Proverbs 26:12: Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Insight
Arrogant self-assumption and fancied superiority to all instruction place a man hopelessly beyond the reach of help. The out-and-out fool, who does not pretend to anything better than his folly and iniquity, is easier delivered than the egotist who makes a great profession of knowledge and piety but is thoroughly in love with his own ways. 1
Application
Paul express similar wisdom in Romans 12:16:
Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
A fool is someone who writes their own press report about themselves, then they are so excited to read their news clipping in the morning paper, and sadly, they actually believe everything they wrote about how great and wonderful they are. Avoid that nonsense immediately. Best to find your identity in Christ and in His Word.
Motivation
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. Luke 18:11
The wretched man who is humbly seeking His grace will never be a fool. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, keep me in a place of dependency upon You, and not myself.
1. Ironside, H. A. (1908). Notes on the Book of Proverbs. Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux Bros.
