Bible Verses About

“The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways.” Proverbs 14:8

This Bible verse about wisdom has always really struck me.  It seems so simple.  Can just thinking about your life and where you fit in the grand scheme really be called prudence and wisdom?  But everyone does that, don’t they?  Or do they?  Who among us takes the time out of their busy lives to just sit down and think about their lives.  Most of us get so busy with the mundane day to day, that we never really stop and think about why we’re doing what we’re doing.  Something that my favorite author, Henry David Thoreau, once said, goes along well with this verse.  He said, “We ought to be men first and citizens afterward.”  I agree with him.  Before I just go off to be a productive member of society, working for 40 years at a job and buying a nice home, shouldn’t I spend some time thinking about what it really means to be a man, and how to live my life in a way that I can be proud of?

Because of Solomon’s words in the verse above, I often try and take time to just sit down and think about my ways.  I like to know that I’m living intentionally, that I’m not just doing what I have to to survive, but that I’m really trying to become a better man and live a life that I can be proud of.  I hope this Bible verse inspires you to take some time out of your busy day and just reflect on your life as a whole and where you really fit in in the grand scheme of life.  You won’t be sorry you did.