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“A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident” (14:16 NKJV). If we fear the Lord, we will hate evil (8:13; see Ps. 97:10; Rom. 12:9). The self-confident person isn’t wise. Joshua was self-confident and lost a battle (Josh. 7); Samson was self-confident and became a prisoner (Judg. 16:20ff.); Peter was self-confident and betrayed the Lord three times (Luke 22:33–34). “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Cor. 10:12 NKJV). Wise people don’t take unnecessary chances and experiment to see how close they can get to the precipice without falling off. Wiersbe, W. W. (2010). The wiersbe bible study series: proverbs. Colorado Springs, CO: David C Cook.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 16:40:55 +0000

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