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箴言［第26章］|Book of Proverbs 26

【不要自以为有智慧】

主讲:丘均发传道

23/12/2022

引言：

这章经文特别带出愚昧人的行事为人，更是警戒我们不要‘自以为有智慧’，以免陷入骄傲敌挡神的愚昧光景，成为比愚昧人更没有指望的愚昧人！

一、没有指望的愚昧人（V1-12)

1.不得尊榮 只得刑罰（V1-3，8)

愚昧人不应该被给予尊榮或名声，因为会使他们错上加错。他们需要的是刑罰，就如驯服野兽要用鞭子和辔，新加坡的律法也有鞭刑。

2. 成事不足 败事有余 （V4-7，9-10)

愚昧人所说的都是愚妄话。他们口中虽说出箴言，但反成为箴言的破坏者。他们也是不可靠的，委托他们做事，不但败事有余，更会深受其害！

3. 愚妄之事 行了又行（V11-12)

愚昧人行愚妄事，行了又行。所以他们就是不断的地重复所犯的罪，重复他的愚昧，还自以为是有智慧的人，而成为最没有指望的愚昧人！

二、根除自以为的智慧 (V13-28)

1．不再赖床当懒惰人 (V13-16)

懒惰的人总有借口，躺在床上转动赖床，不愿起床工作。还以为自己比七个智慧人更有智慧，可以舒服地不劳而获。

属神的真智慧是：游手好闲的，招致贫穷，勤力工作的，得到富足（箴言10:4）；凡是你手可作的，都当尽力去作（传道书9:10）。

2．不借戏耍之名行恶 (V17-19)

用轻率的言语来掩饰和辩解自己的恶行，声称这只是一个玩笑而已，显示此人是极其奸诈的人！只有愚昧人会拿罪恶来开玩笑！求主帮助我们要懂得认罪悔改，不要成为掩饰罪行的愚昧奸人。

3．不可传舌煽动争端 (V20-22)

传舌的人总是唯恐天下不乱，背后搬弄是非，引起争端，就如火上加柴，将小事化大！ 话语是有力量的！愚昧人的传舌带来极大的‘伤害’；智慧人的恩言带出极大的‘造就’。

4．不以诡诈遮掩怨恨 (V24-28)

当心中有怨恨又不表达出来，就会开始撒谎遮掩，然后演变成诡诈的甜言蜜语。最终心藏诡诈设计害人，却变成伤害自己的愚昧人。

总结：

要拥有箴言书的‘真智慧’，前提是‘不要自以为有智慧’； 因为箴言不是写给自以为有智慧的人，箴言是给要得到真智慧的谦卑人写的！
求神帮助我们，常常省察心中是否有自以为聪明的蒙蔽，并寻求属神的真智慧，过得胜的生活！

Proverbs 26: Don't think you're wise
GK611 Morning Devotion
23/12/2022
Speaker: Ps Daniel

Introduction:

In particular, this chapter brings out the behaviour of foolish people, and warns us not to 'think we are wise', lest we fall into the foolishness of pride against God and become even more hopeless than fools!

1. The fools without hope (V1-12)

(1) No honour but punishment (v1-3, 8)

The fool should not be given honour or fame, for it would add to their wrongs. What they need is punishment. Just as a beast is tamed with a whip and bridle, so the Singapore law has caning.

(2) Not making things better but worse (V4-7, 9-10)

The fool speaks foolish words. Though they may speak proverbs out of their mouths, they become destroyers of them. They are also unreliable, and when they are entrusted with a task, they will not only fail, but they will also bring harm to the person entrusted with the task!

(3) Foolish things are done and done again (V11-12)

The fools do foolish things, and do them again and again. So they are the ones who keep repeating the sins they have committed, repeating their foolishness, and still think they are wise, but instead they become the most hopeless fools of all!

2. Eradicate wisdom in your own eyes (V13-28)

(1) Stop being a lazy person in bed (V13-16)

A lazy person always has an excuse to lie in bed and spin and stay in bed, not wanting to get up and work. They think they are wiser than the seven wise men and can comfortably get something for nothing.

The true wisdom of God is that He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. (Proverbs 10:4); Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might (Ecclesiastes 9:10).

(2) Not doing evil in the name of a joke (V17-19)

Using flippant words to cover and justify one's evil deeds, claiming that it was just a joke, shows that the person is an extremely treacherous person! Only a fool would make a joke about sin! Pray that we will know how to confess and repent of our sins and not become foolish treacherous person who cover up their sins.

(3) Do not spread your tongue to stir up disputes (V20-22)

A talebearer is always wishing the world in chaos, stirring up trouble and causing disputes, just like adding fuel to the fire and making a big deal out of a small matter! There is power in words! The tongue of the fool brings great 'harm'; the words of blessings of the wise bring great 'edification'.

(4) Do not cover up resentment with deceitfulness (V24-28)

When there is resentment in your heart and you do not express it, you begin to lie to cover it up, which then turns into deceitful sweet talk. In the end, the heart harbours deceitful designs to harm others, but becomes a foolish person who hurts himself.

Conclusion:

If we want to have the 'wisdom' of Proverbs, then we need to have the prerequisite that we 'do not think we are wise'. For Proverbs is not written to those who 'think they are wise', but to those who humbly want true wisdom!
Pray that God would help us to examine our hearts for the blindness of self-righteousness, and to seek God's true wisdom to live victoriously!

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