Ecclesiastes 7:19-22
19 Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city. 20 Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins. 21 Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you. 22 For you also have realized that you likewise have many times cursed others.
We are all sinners. Don’t get all in a tizzy about the stupid things people say because we have said plenty of stupid things ourselves.
Wisdom is more important than wise counsel. There are many smart and wise people who come to very different conclusions on everything. We must be grounded and strengthened with our own wisdom. As to old saying goes, “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” I have an economics degree and the old joke is if you stacked up all the economists in the world you still couldn’t reach a conclusion. That is the problem, wise council does not necessarily lead to wise decisions.
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