Reading:
Proverbs 30:24-33

“If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth” (32).

I have done both. (At least one of them as recently as yesterday.)

And I continue to harvest the bitter fruit. (As do my wife and children.)

But what’s with the closing part of the verse?

Maybe it means that, when I realize my thinking is messed up, I should at least restrain my speech so I don’t audibly broadcast what’s going on in my heart.

Maybe my Spanish Bible has an ending different enough to clarify the meaning….

Nope.

[Turneth not away for any (Proverbs 30:30)]
from Proverbs 30:30

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One thought on “Messed Up Thinking”

  1. For the answer, keep reading: (NIV) v. 33

    “For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife. ”

    One of my complaints lately about our society is that people whine and complain and criticize so much. If you spout off bad stuff, it will only stir up negativity in others. My mom used to say (and Disney confirmed it through Thumper in “Bambi”). “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”

    Wise words, and timely. Our society SO needs to hear this!!!

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