Stewardship of Wisdom

Proverbs 10:14 (KJV) Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

The NET is a paraphrase.  I don’t care if the letter “T” stands for translation, it isn’t.  And sometimes a paraphrase gives you an insight or at least shakes your brain up so you see what’s really there.  I had that experience in this verse.

Proverbs 10:14 (NET) Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

Storing up, hit me a little harder than laying up.  When I checked other translations, the idea of storage was common, so the NET is not unique.  That got me to thinking about not sharing everything I know.  That’s probably a good idea.  I don’t think there is a spreadsheet that keeps track of how much wisdom we have stored up in the archives of our mind.  There must be something there.  But the idea here is to build up a reserve.

One of the great qualities of knowledge is that just because you share it doesn’t mean that you loose it.  In fact, it may be that by sharing certain ideas, it causes you to think deeper, and thus increase your understanding of what God has to say to you.

So?  Take in as much as you can.  Review it on a regular basis.  If you get a chance to share it when someone will listen, then feel free.