What good do I have planned for today?

My goals for today should include at least one good scheme. Can I think up some nice thing to do for my wife? For my children? For my neighbor? For the guy that pumps my fuel? For every tenth customer? For the postal clerks?

Wow! So many people who could benefit from some good deed or word…from me! So many opportunities for me to devise some blessing for someone else!

“Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good” (Proverbs 14:22).

Now for two bonus verses from Proverbs 14. 🙂

“He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated” (17).

“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly” (29).

“Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly” (Proverbs 13:16).

Deal with knowledge — reject evil surmisings — avoid jumping to conclusions — beware of reading between the lines — stick to the facts.

I think Fellow E (and possibly others?) is avoiding me because of what Fellow S might have said about/against me. It appears Fellow J may have tried to take action against me because of Fellow S.

Do you see the absence of knowledge?!

Like it says in Zechariah 8:17 — “And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour.”

OK, fine — but what if the evil is a matter of knowledge rather than just imaginings?

“The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.” (Proverbs 15:2).

I need prudence and wisdom to deal only with knowledge…and that in a right way.