Good Wisdom Hunting

On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.

As a high school principal, I had students who could not figure out why teachers were hard on them.

They concluded that the teachers just had it in for them for no particular reason, unless it was because they did not try to be favorites like those students who were clearly the teachers' pets. These "oppressed" students lacked sense. They could not make the connection between their poor behavior and lazy work habits and the way their teachers regarded them. I would try to explain how the teachers probably were harder on them than the others because of their (the students') attitude and behavior. But no, they couldn't believe that would be the real reason.

How refreshing is the person, though, with understanding. Instead of the nonsensical thought pattern of the fool, clear commonsense wisdom comes forth. It is such a delight to be around the person who is able to cut through ambiguity and faulty reasoning and to speak wisdom. How refreshing then was Jesus in cutting through the stilted, foggy reasoning of the scribes and Pharisees, and getting to the real truth of biblical principles and commands. Why don't you turn to the gospels and read a passage of his teaching? Delight in the pure wisdom of the one man with perfect understanding.