Heralds Digest

  “ Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools. The great God who formed everything Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages .” Proverbs 26 : 9 - 10 NKJV People generally agree that everyone has a trace of madness, but with varying degrees of management skills. While the scriptures do not disagree with this fact, it unveils the root in human reverence or disrespect on the relevance of the great God in life’s daily engagements. It is normal for fools to dance naked in the public. Abnormality arises only when the mindful respond disproportionately to the naked dance in public. For example, “ Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him (verse 4)” and “ Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes (verse 5)” support a mindful response, which can ignorantly snowball into an accident of mindless madness. Therefore, the only recipe against mindless madness in life is the believer...

  “ Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes .” Proverbs‬ ‭26‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Those that specialize in conflict resolution and anger management have always relied on biblical principles; but without the grace of God, no one is capable of managing the silver lining that separates the wise from a fool. When the scriptures say “ Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him ”, it suggests the use of silence treatment by the grace of God during the moments of hot expressions of emotions. Why speak when no one is listening, except when one has been injected with a dose of foolishness? And when the scriptures admonish “ Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes ”, it recommends a sober treatment by the same grace of God, especially at intervals when a fool can digest questions, interventions, and responses for possible reconsideration ...