Today, I am reading and commenting on  Proverbs 9-13.

Today’s passage begins with the writer telling us that both Wisdom and Folly invite us to follow them.  Wisdom seeks to offer us the benefits of learning and discipline, while Folly tempts us with the pleasure of getting away with what we know to be wrong.  The writer than goes on to give us one short proverb after another which illustrate what he means.  The mocker, the fool, hates those who call them out for doing wrong, while the wise love when someone shows them how they could act better.  The fool gets angry and combative when they feel like someone is trying to give them orders, while the wise recognize the benefit of listening to those with authority.  The wicked foolishly scheme  to gain unearned wealth while the wise delight in working to acquire more wisdom.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.