Proverbs - A Parable from a Fool

Proverbs 26:9

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

When someone is seriously intoxicated, they don’t necessarily feel certain pain.  A drunken person can have a thorn in their hand and not even notice it.  When a message intended to give instruction is sent in the mouth of a fool, people won’t even notice the potency or strength in the message.  This is why it is very important that we live as wise women.   When we are living wisely we can give our children and those around us truth and it will be given with strength and power.   The truth we share will be backed up by lives that are built upon that truth.  We won’t be foolish women trying to give parables and instruction that seem pointless and innocuous to our listeners.  As we continue learning the difference between foolish and wise living in the book of Proverbs we will be better equipped to speak the truth and live the truth. The Lord tells us in Hebrews 13:7-8, “Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you, considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.”  The Lord considers the conduct of the messenger and equates the effectiveness of the truth with the example.  As we consider this warning, it should help us not only open our mouths with wisdom but build our lives with it.