Though good advice lies deep within the heart A person with understanding will draw it out. Pro:20:5 Advises are everywhere. Even good advises. As we hear it, it goes into our heart. We might not be able to practicalise it as we hear it. But a wise man thinks about it and brings it back from his heart in the right time and applies into his life. A fool doesn't pay heed to it. Just brushes it off, pushing it under the carpet as if he never heard it. Be wise. Be a man of understanding. Image credit: https://www.istockphoto.com/search/2/image-film?phrase=sweeping+under+the+rug
Avoiding a fight is a mark of honour Only fools insist on quarreling. Pro:20:3 The normal path is to start or continue on a quarrel. For the world's teaching is to pin your point. If you do not stand for yourself, who else will stand for you? The Kingdom perspective is different. Walk the extra mile, show the other cheek as well, is what the master teaches. Picking up a fight is easy normalcy. But avoiding by keeping quiet is the difficult one. You might seem to have lost the battle. But it is foolish to insist on quarreling. To keep on blabbering is useless. Learn to keep quiet. Let others win. Your identity is not based on whether you win this or not. Your identity is that you are a child of God. That doesn't change if you win or lose. Even if you are on the right side, by keeping quiet you let God do the talking. God will work for your benefit. God will do the convincing. God will work on your behalf. He will bring a solution as you keep quiet and let Him. I