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Silent fools seem wise. They say nothing and appear to be smart. – Proverbs 17:28 ERV
Devotion
It seems our verse of the day is telling us that if we can keep our mouths shut, we may be thought of as wise and smart. After all, no one can really tell what’s on your mind when you remain silent. Everyone around you may be speaking their mind and revealing their foolishness, but by remaining silent the thought may occur to them that you may be above all of that.
The great temptation, however, is to reveal everything we know and every opinion we have in conversations. The great temptation is to try and impress people with our knowledge and influence them with our opinions. If you can’t keep your mouth shut, the chances of making a fool of yourself increase greatly. You may even be thought of as the very opposite of wise and smart. People don’t usually enjoy being around someone who is always trying to impress them with their knowledge and always trying to influence them with their opinions.
It would be wrong to interpret our verse of the day as saying we should never again speak in a conversation. If that were the case, all conversation and fruitful communication would cease. The point is that we should be wise about when to reveal our wisdom. We should only join a conversation when it will add something to it, rather than subtract something from it. If the only point of our conversations is to impress and influence people, then it won’t be too long before their opinion of us begins to diminish.
Today, ask the Lord to help us all overcome the need to dominate conversations. With His help, we will not have to force ourselves to be heard; instead, may we be asked to join in. May we also leave room to learn something from someone else.
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