Eccles. 10:20
Now old Solomon has gotten to meddling. Haven't we all had a moment (or more than one) where we have said something about someone else and regretted it as soon as it left our lips? The hint for not doing that is given in this passage. "Don't even think about it." So often we think the hurtful words, the condemning judgments, the harsh criticisms. We may have no intention of ever saying them, but they are bullets in the loaded gun we call our mouth. Boy, have I got some work to do!
20 Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king,
nor in your bedroom curse the rich,
for a bird of the air will carry your voice,
or some winged creature tell the matter.
nor in your bedroom curse the rich,
for a bird of the air will carry your voice,
or some winged creature tell the matter.
- When have you said something bad about someone in secret/behind their back?
- When have you done this and they found out about it?
- How careful should you be in what you say about others?
- What is the warning here?
- Why does Solomon make the point using kings and rich men?
- Who can you say something bad about? [Consider Eph. 4:29]
Now old Solomon has gotten to meddling. Haven't we all had a moment (or more than one) where we have said something about someone else and regretted it as soon as it left our lips? The hint for not doing that is given in this passage. "Don't even think about it." So often we think the hurtful words, the condemning judgments, the harsh criticisms. We may have no intention of ever saying them, but they are bullets in the loaded gun we call our mouth. Boy, have I got some work to do!
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