Proverbs - Wisdom Produces Commendation

Proverbs 12:5-8

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood:

but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom:

but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

The Lord has given us the mind of Christ.  Rather than listening to the counsels of the wicked, we should be quiet enough to hear His leading within us confirmed by His Word.  The counsels of the wicked are found on television, magazines, web sites, non-Christian co-workers and family members as well as books.  We need to meditate on the Word of the Lord and allow His Word to be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.

Perversion produces foolishness.  Righteousness produces wisdom.  If we are to be esteemed as wise women we had best stay close to the commandments of God.  In Psalm 119:30 we learn that we are to lay HIS judgments before us. We must make a time to focus and expose ourselves to HIS counsels. This will result in priorities and choices that are wise and endure time.