Who is the Wise Guy?

      Have you ever found yourself in a bad situation?  Our pastor often prays that he should say what should be said and not to say what shouldn't be said."  It is a very good prayer and one that is necessary for all of us.  There are those things that should remain unsaid but that is not always the case.  There are those times in our lives when we just seem to blurt something out and then wonder why we said that and also, how we can get out of the possible repercussions.  Our tongues often gets us into trouble.  It should have been refrained but it just wasn't and now we find ourselves in a heap of trouble.  More than once, I have gotten myself into trouble at a church dinner right after I have preached or taught in the morning hours.  I become relaxed and just don't think before I speak and that's where the problem begins.  Proverbs 5:1-4 says, "My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.  For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil  But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword." 
      The writer of Proverbs brings forth a number of separate proverbs that certainly apply to our daily lives.  In the beginning of the book, the writer speaks much about wisdom and falling prey to sinful activities.  It seems that the person lacks wisdom and proceeds as the ox does when it goes to slaughter.  It just keeps moving along not knowing what's coming.   Sad to say, but the illustration fits most of us rather well.  It was said of a leader who had a bit of a problem in the sin area, "Never was so much given up for so little."   Perhaps we should read the first 10 chapters of the Book of Proverbs every month.  We are all going to be involved with interacting with people today and in the days ahead.  As we converse and exchange thoughts with one another, may we all think about wisdom as it is mentioned in this passage.  We should praise God today for the wisdom that He supplies.