“It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.”
Silence is golden. It is best for some people just not to talk. I have often heard it said; it is better for people to think you are a fool than to speak and remove all doubt. The ignorance that comes out of some mouths would almost be impressive if it weren't first so repulsive.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 says, “It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.”
Often what is said is not born out of wisdom but is steeped in selfish desires. Instead of speaking truth that is needed, it is easy and tempting to resort to statements of half-truths or outright falsehoods that are either self-serving or excessively non-confrontational.
Notice carefully what the Holy Spirit writes in Ecclesiastes 7:5, it is better to be rebuked by the wise. It is curious that this concept is so difficult to hear and practice in the spiritual world, but in the medical word, it is expected and understood. When we go to get tests done, we do not expect the doctor to manipulate the results to tell us were healthy when our own body is destroying itself from the inside. Imagine the outrage if you were healthy and you go for a check-up, and the doctor diagnoses you with a horrible disease, and the only cure is costly and invasive treatments. Some go to doctors for truth yet when the great Physician, Jesus Christ, offers the prescription for an eternal life they seek only good news.
This life is fleeting, like a vapor of smoke that is here today and gone tomorrow but our souls have an eternal destination and will never die. About which is more important to hear the truth? Consider your eternity, are you willing to accept the rebuke that comes from the wise or will you cling to the soothsayers who sing the songs of fools?
Let your light shine!