Proverbs 26 -- Hazardous to One's Pride
This chapter opens with 11 verses excoriating the fool, including the famous v. 11, "As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly."
Ah, but be careful before getting too comfortable in assuming that the verses are talking about someone else. We feel superior to the fool for 11 verses, only to find the sting in verse 12.
[12] Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Oops, is it too late to sign up for the role of fool? Given the namesake of this blog, this chapter and particularly v. 12 struck me this morning.
Ah, but be careful before getting too comfortable in assuming that the verses are talking about someone else. We feel superior to the fool for 11 verses, only to find the sting in verse 12.
[12] Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Oops, is it too late to sign up for the role of fool? Given the namesake of this blog, this chapter and particularly v. 12 struck me this morning.
Posted by William T. Bogart on
Monday February 26, 2007 at 8:08am