Our Scripture for today is Proverbs 1:22.
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways?
How long will scoffers delight in their scorn?
and fools hate knowledge?”
There have been a few times in my life when I dug myself into a hole and then kept on digging. I’ll bet you have too. One pundit asked, what is the first thing you do when you dig yourself into a hole. The answer is: stop digging. I wish I had known that sooner.
Today’s proverb describes three kinds of people who do not stop digging. They keep on messing up and never repent. They are the simple, the scorners, and the fools. This text tells us how to identify them.
Number 1. The simple:
The simple are naive, impressionable people who are open to all kinds of influences, both good and bad.
Number 2. The scorers:
The texts asked, “ How long will scoffers delight in their scorn?” Scorners are those who treat wise counsel with contempt; nothing is sacred or serious to them. When God or righteousness comes up, their answer is always contempt.
Number 3. The fools:
Fools are those who senselessly refuse instruction. They are conceited and opinionated in their ignorance. “The fool has said in his heart, ‘there is no God.”’ (Psalms 14:1).
A simpleton, a scorner, and a fool.
I try to avoid being one of those three. It doesn’t end well for them.
I’m Lonnie Davis
And these are thoughts worth thinking.