Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 19. I will then key in on the first part of verse 10: Luxury is not fitting for a fool. The dictionary tells us that a fool is a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person. An example of someone who acted the fool is Gehazi, Elisha's servant. If you didn't get a chance to listen to Monday's podcast (October 17th), I invite you to listen to that podcast prior to listening to this one. However, I did a quick recap of Naaman being cured of his leprosy. After being cleansed, he returns to the house of Elisha and offers him a reward for his healing. Elisha refused, and told Naaman that he wouldn't receive anything from him. However, Gehazi wanted part of this "reward." I will read Chapter 5, verses 20-27 in its entirety. I will then go over three very important truths we can learn from this lesson. 1. Though shalt not covet - (I will read Exodus 20:verse 17), the 10th commandment. I will then take a New Testament verse going over the same thing in 1 Timothy 6: 10 - the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Gehazi simply became covetous (and simply couldn't see the repercussions of what would happen to him if he went through with his plan. 2. Think before you act. Obviously, this is something that he did not do. There was no conceivable chance that he was not going to be found out if he did this. His boss was a prophet and could read him like a book. He could tell him everything that he did or was going to do. 3. Acting foolishly often has consequences. Boy, did he end up regretting what he did. He ended up with leprosy and the prophet Elisha spoke over him that his descendants would also have it. Acting the fool can certainly end up badly for you!
