Proverbs 15:31-33 The ear that listens to life-giving reproofwill dwell among the wise. Whoever ignores instruction despises himself,but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence. The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,and humility comes before honor.
The fear of The Lord is the Beginning of wisdom... But what comes before that? Humility before God. A willingness to listen to Him. An openness to reproof. That word smacks, it stings, it hits us in our pride - reproof. Telling us we are wrong, we are sinful, we are foolish. We need wisdom, and that comes from The Lord. We dishonor God and ourselves when we reject His wisdom, and the reproof that leads to it.
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