Today I was reminded that one of the purposes of scripture is to convict:
2 Timothy 3:16-17: All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man [or woman] of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
I am reading through Proverbs, which I try to do a couple of times a year, and this is the verse that knocked me upside the head this morning:
Proverbs 12:15:
The vexation of a fool is known at once,but the prudent ignores an insult.
As one who often speaks first and thinks later, and often doesn't hesitate to share, loudly, what I am unhappy with at that moment. . . OUCH.
I think I have just found my next memory verse, with the goal of remembering that verse before I open my mouth to share my vexation. Who wants to be vexatious? Or a fool? Not me. Like I said, OUCH.
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