Week 77 Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5–8

For the Lord gives wisdom. - Proverbs 2:6 (NIV)

Do we have what’s called common sense? If you read warnings on products, you have to wonder. Here are two crazy examples.

On a hair dryer: Never use while sleeping. (If this sounds impossible to you, know it actually happened, and the person’s bed caught on fire!)

On a washing machine: Do not put any person in this washer. (A college student jumped into the washer.)

The Bible has a book all about common sense (and if these warnings show us anything, it’s that common sense is not so common!). The book of Proverbs shares tiny, bite-sized pieces of advice called proverbs.

Read these two amazing proverbs about friendship:

“As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” (27:17). (We need each other to be the best we can be!)

“Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy” (27:6). (True friends are honest; enemies aren’t.)

Do you want to get wise? Check Proverbs out. You’ll discover dazzling jewels of wisdom if you listen carefully to its tiny proverbs.

Jesus, thanks for giving us an entire book about wisdom. Whatever choices I face today, help me choose wisely.