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So, is it possible to be intelligent and still be foolish? Lydia Brownback says it is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Fools can be some of the brightest people around\u2014in terms of intellect\u2014but they want their own way\u2014they refuse to take advice. They don\u2019t listen to godly counsel. They don\u2019t immerse themselves in Scripture. They are not informed by the Word of God. So, it is not about brain power. It\u2019s about all the traits, that go into wisdom, and seeing ourselves in relation to God\u2014that\u2019s humility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Tuesday, September 24<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We\u2019re going to zero in on the subject of wisdom today and talk about how we acquire that kind of skill in everyday living. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p>And welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. So, when did you move from being foolish to being wise? [Laughter] Or when do you\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Is that\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014plan to?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> That\u2019s where I was going with you! [Laughter] I was going, \u201cYou\u2019re assuming that I\u2019ve made it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> That you\u2019ve been there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> In fact, I read something, recently, about some fresh research that was done\u2014when men truly grow up and are no longer boys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Forty-two\u2014forty-two years of age.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s really depressing. [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> It really is depressing. I forget what it was for women; but I think it was in the 20s or, maybe, early 30s\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014which just means that they are not going to match-up well together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I would say\u2014back to trying to have some integrity to answer your question\u2014I would say, \u201cWhen I said, \u2018I do,\u2019 and took responsibility to love and to care for Barbara, was the point in which I commenced to begin to move from foolishness to wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> There is something about that \u201cI do\u201d moment that does kind of force you into a new path of wisdom because you\u2019ve got a lot of responsibility now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Well, wisdom calls us away from self into a dependence upon God\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> So does marriage!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Well, that\u2019s where I was going with that, too. There are two things that are going to do it\u2014marriage and children\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014they are going to press you hard against God and really force you to seek God for wisdom on an everyday basis. And we have a guest who believes that whole-heartedly. In fact, she\u2019s put\u2014I hate to say that you put your heart between two covers in the form of a book\u2014but that really could be what <em>A Woman\u2019s Wisdom <\/em>is all about\u2014written by Lydia Brownback. Lydia\u2014welcome back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Thank you. It\u2019s great to be here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Lydia is a writer. She is a speaker\u2014travels across the country, speaking for women\u2019s groups\u2014and lives in Syracuse, New York. In her book, she talks about wisdom, and foolishness, and folly. One of the things we want to talk about today is really what the majority of the book is about\u2014which is:\u00a0 the six major areas that the book of Proverbs really equips us to have godly skill in everyday living.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, I have to ask you about these six areas, too, because one of the things that has always frustrated me about Proverbs is that I\u2019m a sequential person. I like things to kind of: \u201cThis follows this\u2026.This follows this.\u201d Proverbs is a crazy-maker for a guy like me\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> I can imagine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014because I\u2019ll be reading something that\u2019s about weights and measures\u2014and the next verse I\u2019m reading\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> It\u2019s about ants!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes! And it\u2019s like, \u201cHow does that high-end to that?\u201d Some of it just seems really random.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Well, it is put together that way. There are paragraphs and different poems throughout. Theologians will break all that down for us. I think most of us just go to it, though, and look at the little snappy proverbs as a self-contained unit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> These are tweets; aren\u2019t they?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> They are very much like tweets, yes. I would say of these six I chose were those that I think women of every age\u2014but maybe, especially, now, at the beginning of the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century\u2014where we need wisdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> And you started off saying, \u201cWhere women need help from Proverbs is with their tongues\u201d?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes; yes. There are so many proverbs about our tongues\u2014about what we say\u2014our words. There is either wisdom or folly in our words. We see that in the Epistle of James, in the New Testament, and how the tongue is\u2014it sets a whole world on fire. We can destroy our lives and relationships with our tongue, or we can build up with our tongue.<\/p>\n<p>I think, for women, one of the <em>amazing<\/em> things is\u2014 is in our role as helper in marriage. If you think about: \u201cWhat is the main way we help?\u201d\u2014it is with our tongues. It is through influence; and this isn\u2019t manipulative influence to try to get our own way. It is using our tongues to build up\u2014whether it is to build up with encouragement\u2014it is always to build up, in God\u2019s Word. That is a majestic calling by God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> I want to make sure we don\u2019t rush past too fast what you said. It is possible for someone to destroy her life through her words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> She can choose words to say that will ruin her life, <em>or<\/em> she can say words that will bring life to her life; right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes; yes. We are <em>known<\/em> by our words. You know somebody by what they say. And if you think\u2014there are so many different types of speech that are highlighted in Proverbs. There is lying. There is flattery. There is gossip\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Slander.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> \u2014slander, angry words. Then,\u2014it\u2019s amazing how Proverbs even talks about how we talk. It talks about tone of voice and the wisdom in giving thought to our words and having a gentle tone of voice versus the folly of being quick to speak and slow to hear. It talks\u2014it equates relational health with our words, too.<\/p>\n<p>An interesting link that Proverbs makes is between lying and hatred. It says twice that liars hate the people they are lying to\u2014that underneath lies, there is hatred. If you think that sounds kind of extreme\u2014until you realize, \u201cWhat is lying about?\u201d It\u2019s hiding a truth from somebody. It\u2019s, basically, saying: \u201cI don\u2019t want to let you in here. I don\u2019t want you to know the reality.\u201d It\u2019s creating a barrier. In that sense, it\u2019s the opposite of love, which is why it\u2019s hatred.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you really think about what these proverbs are saying about our tongue and the consequences for foolish words versus the benefits for wise words, you see why it shapes the course of our lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Sometimes, the problem can be too many words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Early in my ministry, I was working with high school students. Barbara and I were starting out our marriage. We were working together on a team that had a single woman who talked a lot. Now, I had my own issues; okay? So, this was a long time ago. So, we\u2019ve all grown a good bit since this occurred; but I remember, after just hearing her talk, incessantly\u2014and just almost beating everyone to death with words\u2014I\u2019m going to call her Pam. I said: \u201cPam, I\u2019d like to give you an assignment. I\u2019d like you to go to the book of Proverbs and study what God tells you and who God tells you to listen to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s a great lesson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Well, you know, truthfully, it was one of those inspired moments that had to be God speaking to a young man, trying to help this young lady, because she needed the help; alright? She went off and did the homework. She came back, about a month later, with this <em>vast<\/em> study of the book of Proverbs about who to listen to.<\/p>\n<p>It was\u2014first of all, it was built around listening to God and His Words through the book of Proverbs, listening to a godly father\u2014Solomon to his son\u2014listening to godly counsel of friends and acquaintances\u2014who have got a good sense of what God expects of us in daily living. Honestly, her life began to change. She began to change, in terms of talking too much, to beginning to listen a little bit more.<\/p>\n<p>I think, whether it is men or women\u2014this book\u2014the book of Proverbs is going to aid them in really having greater skill in knowing how to use their words to build up and not tear down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> And there is wisdom. So, it is wise ears, as well, as wise tongue. That\u2019s really what your story illustrates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> When you were working through this and looking at all that the Proverbs have to say about different kinds of sins of the tongue, were there any places where your toes got particularly stepped on?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Oh, probably every single one. [Laughter] You know, I think gossip is a big one, in terms of not just speaking it, but we\u2019re guilty of gossip every time we are a willing listener. Proverbs tell us why gossip is such a hard thing to avoid\u2014why we all fall into it so easily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> What is gossip, first of all? I mean, I think, sometimes, we, maybe, misunderstand the definition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s a great question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. When you say, \u201cI want you to pray for So-and-so because here\u2019s what\u2019s going on;\u201d isn\u2019t that gossip?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> We can spiritualize gossip and call it prayer concern, yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> I think gossip is taking the light and sharing a truth, or a falsehood, about somebody else that we really shouldn\u2019t be talking about. I get asked sometimes: \u201cWell, how do I know? Is it wrong\u2014is it gossip if I go get third-party help when I\u2019m having trouble with a friend, or with my husband, and I need some advice? Is it gossip to share the struggle I\u2019m going through?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I would say, \u201cNo, think about your heart motivation.\u201d That\u2019s what makes the difference between gossip and the desire to build up and to bring healing to a problem area. If we go to our pastor or a close, trusted friend and tell them about a situation, then, that is\u2014there is wisdom in that. We want advice on how to solve a problem.<\/p>\n<p>When we are sharing it\u2014just because it is enjoyable to talk about it\u2014then, that\u2019s gossip. And you know what? I think our hearts always know the difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Here has been one of the ways I\u2019ve helped guard my own heart in this area. I\u2019ve always thought to myself, \u201cWould I share what I\u2019m sharing the way I\u2019m sharing it if the person I\u2019m talking about was standing right here with me?\u201d If there was any deviation\u2014if I would share it differently, if I would slant it a little different way or use a little different tone\u2014then, I\u2019m probably gossiping, at that point.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s a great way to put a check on yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Proverbs 10: 18 says, \u201cThe one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.\u201d Slander is when you falsely accuse someone,\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> \u2014or twist the truth a little bit, or just say something about somebody with malicious intent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> That happens in marriage. Can you imagine? I mean, that can happen in the intimate relationship between a husband and a wife\u2014when, in the heat of the moment, rash words can begin to destroy a partnership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Oh, absolutely!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You know, I\u2019ve never regretted my silence; but I have regretted my words. I want us to move to another topic that the book of Proverbs talks about. This is one that applies to all of us\u2014but especially, parents, who are coaching their kids about how to find a good friend because we don\u2019t have skill in really knowing how to select friends. Explain what the Bible talks about\u2014about friendships\u2014and spotting a friend who is wise and not a fool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> You know, I think Proverbs is a great help in this regard. You can really sum it up in one proverb that says, \u201cAs iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.\u201d I think what we need to find, in our lives, are those iron friendships. We\u2019re going to have many different types of relationships in our lives, and friendships of different degree.<\/p>\n<p>You know, we have acquaintances\u2014and we want to be friend<em>ly <\/em>to everybody\u2014but those we let into our lives to the degree that they can hold influence over us\u2014that\u2019s the kind of friendship where you really want to have an iron friendship. And those\u2014I think the best way to tell if we have one and what that is\u2014is somebody else who loves the Lord, somebody who is seeking to grow in their faith, and someone we can be upfront about our sin, and be open to being called out on our sin, and who\u2014that friend welcomes us pointing that out in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t mean that every time we get together with that friend we have to talk about spiritual things; but it does mean that, after we\u2019re with that friend and over the long-haul of the friendship: \u201cDo we find ourselves spiritually edified?\u201d and, \u201cDo we find ourselves flourishing as a person\u2014the person God has made us to be\u2014or do we find ourselves diminishing?\u201d That is\u2014flourishing and diminishing\u2014in terms of our walk with God and with our personhood. So, that\u2019s kind of what we are supposed to look for in a friendship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> The Proverbs repeatedly talk about the importance of with whom you spend time with. Paul talked about it over in First Corinthians 15:33. It\u2019s one of the most-oft quoted verses, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>: \u201cBad company corrupts good morals.\u201d Proverbs 13:20 says, \u201cThe companion of fools <em>will<\/em> [emphasis added] suffer harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u201cBut if you walk with the wise\u201d\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cyou become wise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> You become wise; right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And we want to train our children\u2014our grandchildren\u2014to be wise about who is a fool and who is a wise person. Describe a fool. Help a mom, right now, better and more accurately describe what a fool looks like to her son or daughter because moms and dads need to be equipping their kids to spot a phony and know what the real thing looks like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Dennis, you might read Proverbs 6:16-19. That\u2019s where it tells us six things that the Lord hates:<\/p>\n<p>One is \u201chaughty eyes\u201d. That\u2019s a way of saying somebody is arrogant\u2014somebody is conceited. They are not humble.<\/p>\n<p>It talks about \u201ca lying tongue\u201d. Somebody who lies is not a good option for a friend.<\/p>\n<p>And \u201chands that shed innocent blood\u201d \u2014that\u2019s, basically: \u201cDo we murder? Do we murder with our words? Do we murder with our attitudes and outlooks? Are we always slandering or putting people down?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another thing that the Lord hates is \u201ca heart that devises wicked plans and feet that make haste to run to evil\u201d. Does someone constantly want to go get in trouble, and is looking for trouble, and is drawn into things that they know their parents won\u2019t like?<\/p>\n<p>And another thing is a \u201cfalse witness who breathes out lies\u201d\u2014there is that liar again.<\/p>\n<p>And \u201cone who sows discord among brothers\u201d. That is somebody who is always stirring up fights, and quarrels, and disagreements, and gossiping\u2014all those different things that come from the tongue\u2014is egging other people on all the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And if your child is running around with people who are demonstrating one or more of these characteristics\u2014as a mom or a dad\u2014what you need to do, I think, is take them to the Proverb\u2014Proverb 6:16-19\u2014read this. Instead of telling them\u2014ask them\u2014to say: \u201cNow, how is So-and-so demonstrating any of these qualities here? Think that through with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s great advice. I think, also, to tell them what this is really saying\u2014when it comes to friendship is\u2014\u201cWe are always conformed to what we center our interest and love upon.\u201d So, if we are going to choose friends that exhibit these qualities\u2014in Proverbs 6\u2014we are going to find ourselves conformed to that, eventually. It will rub off on us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Do you remember\u2014in the doctor\u2019s office, when you were a kid, there was a magazine called <em>Highlights<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes, of course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Did you ever read <em>Highlights<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Oh, yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. They always\u2014I would always turn to try and find it. They always had a couple of panels with two kids\u2014Goofus and Gallant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> And Gallant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Do you remember Goofus and Gallant?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> We used to cut out Goofus and Gallant from <em>Highlights<\/em>. We taped it into a notebook for our kids so that they could just read through because Goofus was always doing foolish stuff. Gallant was always doing the honorable\u2014the high-character things. Our kids\u2014we\u2019d use that language around the house\u2014we\u2019d say: \u201cNow, are you acting more like Goofus or you acting like Gallant; right now? Are you being wise, or are you being foolish? How about your friend? Is your friend being more like Goofus or more like Gallant?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was funny how many times they would bring that up. They would say, \u201cYou know what So-and-so did today? It made me think of when Goofus did\u2026;\u201d you know? It was just relatable for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s great. I think <em>all<\/em> of Proverbs\u2014all through\u2014there are so many things about relationships and friendships\u2014taking a child through the book of Proverbs and finding\u2014isolating\u2014<\/p>\n<p>In the back of my book, I\u2019ve listed all the proverbs that have to do with friendships and relationships\u2014and then, maybe, doing a study of those Proverbs with your child to find out why\u2014not just to\u2014you\u2019re not trying to say, \u201cThis kid over there is bad.\u201d It\u2019s, basically, to say: \u201cThis is where he is going astray. This is where he doesn\u2019t line up with the Lord. This is why, as your parent, I don\u2019t want you to be following that road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Proverbs 27:9 says, \u201cOil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.\u201d Now, we\u2019ve been looking at the counterfeit\u2014the foolish\u2014for a moment. This is a picture of the wise friend. These are the kind of friends you need to have, as an adult\u2014but also, train your child to know how to spot, and spend time with, growing up\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> And to <em>want<\/em> as a friend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> \u2014to train your children to <em>want<\/em> this kind of friend. And\u201d earnest counsel\u201d; that is: \u201cDo they steer us <em>toward<\/em> good things\u2014positive things? Are they\u201d\u2014that flourish or diminish aspect, again\u2014\u201cDoes this friendship cause me to flourish or diminish?\u201d\u2014and to help a child to crave\u2014to desire that kind of influence in his or her life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Proverbs talk about the wounds of a friend being something that is a good thing. It doesn\u2019t feel good when you get wounded; but when you know it\u2019s a friend, you know that it is a surgeon with a scalpel\u2014not a mugger, with a knife\u2014that\u2019s coming at you; right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes. Whether you are a child or an adult, this is what we need in friendship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And back to what I said earlier\u2014we all need godly skill in everyday living. That\u2019s what the book of Proverbs gives us. It equips us with God\u2019s perspective of friendships\u2014of our words in our relationships\u2014so that we can build up and not tear down. What\u2019s the proverb about the woman who was the nag?\u2014\u201cIt\u2019s better to go in a corner\u201d\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s better to dwell on the roof of a housetop than with a contentious woman inside\u201d\u2014I can\u2019t think of the exact verse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I\u2019ve often thought of that proverb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> You\u2019ve often thought of that proverb?!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I really have. I\u2019ve thought, \u201cMan! That\u2019s really not speaking very well of somebody who\u2019s contentious\u2014who is nagging.\u201d And of course, you know what\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Oh, you\u2019ve not thought of that because of anything personal?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Oh, no!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay. [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> In fact, I just want to brag on Barbara\u2014not that Barbara is perfect because she\u2019s shared enough\u2014here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>\u2014our listeners know that\u2019s not the case\u2014but as I was going through your book, I just kept thinking, \u201cI\u2019m really married to a good woman!\u201d I mean, she is\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That is wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014really\u2014she is really a good woman. I don\u2019t ever have to wonder about her words. I don\u2019t\u2014I really don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever heard her lie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Dennis, it\u2019s interesting that you say that because one of the traits that I bring out\u2014near the end of the book, about the Proverbs 31 woman\u2014is that the only time it mentions her relationship with her husband in that poem is it talks about how her husband trusts her.<\/p>\n<p>He trusts her because she keeps his confidences. She doesn\u2019t put him down. She doesn\u2019t pick on his faults and failures. She doesn\u2019t try to use him to fulfill her own expectations and agenda for what she wants out of life. She builds him up. So, he trusts her to let him be who God made him to be and drive him toward the Lord. That\u2019s what you are describing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> So, maybe\u2014for some of the men, who are listening today, who are married\u2014maybe, they need to come home from work today\u2014and after both of you have kind of settled in and you\u2019re fully both home\u2014take your wife\u2019s face in your hands, look her in the eyes, and say: \u201cYou know what? You are really a great woman. You are a Proverbs 31 woman.\u201d Then, don\u2019t say anything, guys, because you may mess it up and you may not get a point! You may not get a single point out of the deal. [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> You know, I\u2019m thinking\u2014as we\u2019ve talked about how powerful the Proverbs are\u2014I\u2019m thinking of moms, who are listening, who may want to get a copy of this book and, this fall, go through it with a teenage daughter\u2014the two of you do it as a study together in the book of Proverbs. It would be a <em>great<\/em> tool for a parent and a young teen\u2014or older teen\u2014to go through together.<\/p>\n<p>Go to FamilyLifeToday.com for more information about Lydia Brownback\u2019s book, <em>A Woman\u2019s Wisdom: How the Book of Proverbs Speaks to Everything<\/em>. You an order from us, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY, 1-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800- \u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>I was in a meeting with a friend, a couple of days ago. My friend leaned over, in the middle of the meeting\u2014we were talking about one of the resources that <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> has created. He leaned over and he said\u2014he said: \u201cI just talked to my daughter. She is using this particular resource with her kids.\u201d And he said, \u201cIt has really been helpful.\u201d He said, \u201cI appreciate what you guys are doing.\u201d I smiled, and thanked him, and told him to thank his daughter for listening and for putting to work some of the resources that we\u2019ve designed and created, here, at <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It really is a collaborative effort\u2014our team working here and listeners, like you, who help make all that we do at <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> possible. We just want to take a minute and say how thankful we are for listeners, like you, who get in touch with us and make donations to help support this ministry. In fact, this week, if you can help with a donation, we\u2019d love to send you, as a thank-you gift, a CD\u2014a conversation we had with Joanne Kraft\u2014a mom who said, \u201cLife just got too busy for her.\u201d So, she called a time- out and took her family on what she called a \u201cRadical Sabbatical\u201d. We\u2019ll send you that conversation, along with Dr. Tim Kimmel\u2019s book, <em>Little House on the Freeway<\/em>. Hope that those resources can, maybe, help you adjust the pace around your house.<\/p>\n<p>Go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click the button that says, \u201cI CARE\u201d. When you make a donation, of at least $25, we\u2019ll send those two resources to you. Or call 1-800-FL-TODAY. Make the donation over the telephone. Again, ask for the \u201cBusyness Bundle\u201d when you get in touch with us so we\u2019ll know to send those resources out to you. Or you can request the resources and send a donation by mail. Our address is: <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, P. O. Box 7111, Little Rock, AR. And the zip code is 72223.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I hope you can join us back again tomorrow. Lydia Brownback will be here again. We\u2019re going to talk about emotions and what the Proverbs have to say about how we respond to our emotions. I hope you can tune in for that.<\/p>\n<p>I want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, and our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>We are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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Lydia Brownback points us to the Proverbs to discover new wisdom for everyday living.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2013-09-24.pdf","transcript_content":"<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> There is a difference between intelligence and wisdom; right? So, is it possible to be intelligent and still be foolish? Lydia Brownback says it is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Fools can be some of the brightest people around\u2014in terms of intellect\u2014but they want their own way\u2014they refuse to take advice. They don\u2019t listen to godly counsel. They don\u2019t immerse themselves in Scripture. They are not informed by the Word of God. So, it is not about brain power. It\u2019s about all the traits, that go into wisdom, and seeing ourselves in relation to God\u2014that\u2019s humility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Tuesday, September 24<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We\u2019re going to zero in on the subject of wisdom today and talk about how we acquire that kind of skill in everyday living. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p>And welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. So, when did you move from being foolish to being wise? [Laughter] Or when do you\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Is that\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014plan to?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> That\u2019s where I was going with you! [Laughter] I was going, \u201cYou\u2019re assuming that I\u2019ve made it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> That you\u2019ve been there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> In fact, I read something, recently, about some fresh research that was done\u2014when men truly grow up and are no longer boys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Forty-two\u2014forty-two years of age.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s really depressing. [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> It really is depressing. I forget what it was for women; but I think it was in the 20s or, maybe, early 30s\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014which just means that they are not going to match-up well together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I would say\u2014back to trying to have some integrity to answer your question\u2014I would say, \u201cWhen I said, \u2018I do,\u2019 and took responsibility to love and to care for Barbara, was the point in which I commenced to begin to move from foolishness to wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> There is something about that \u201cI do\u201d moment that does kind of force you into a new path of wisdom because you\u2019ve got a lot of responsibility now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Well, wisdom calls us away from self into a dependence upon God\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> So does marriage!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Well, that\u2019s where I was going with that, too. There are two things that are going to do it\u2014marriage and children\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014they are going to press you hard against God and really force you to seek God for wisdom on an everyday basis. And we have a guest who believes that whole-heartedly. In fact, she\u2019s put\u2014I hate to say that you put your heart between two covers in the form of a book\u2014but that really could be what <em>A Woman\u2019s Wisdom <\/em>is all about\u2014written by Lydia Brownback. Lydia\u2014welcome back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Thank you. It\u2019s great to be here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Lydia is a writer. She is a speaker\u2014travels across the country, speaking for women\u2019s groups\u2014and lives in Syracuse, New York. In her book, she talks about wisdom, and foolishness, and folly. One of the things we want to talk about today is really what the majority of the book is about\u2014which is:\u00a0 the six major areas that the book of Proverbs really equips us to have godly skill in everyday living.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, I have to ask you about these six areas, too, because one of the things that has always frustrated me about Proverbs is that I\u2019m a sequential person. I like things to kind of: \u201cThis follows this\u2026.This follows this.\u201d Proverbs is a crazy-maker for a guy like me\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> I can imagine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014because I\u2019ll be reading something that\u2019s about weights and measures\u2014and the next verse I\u2019m reading\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> It\u2019s about ants!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes! And it\u2019s like, \u201cHow does that high-end to that?\u201d Some of it just seems really random.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Well, it is put together that way. There are paragraphs and different poems throughout. Theologians will break all that down for us. I think most of us just go to it, though, and look at the little snappy proverbs as a self-contained unit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> These are tweets; aren\u2019t they?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> They are very much like tweets, yes. I would say of these six I chose were those that I think women of every age\u2014but maybe, especially, now, at the beginning of the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century\u2014where we need wisdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> And you started off saying, \u201cWhere women need help from Proverbs is with their tongues\u201d?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes; yes. There are so many proverbs about our tongues\u2014about what we say\u2014our words. There is either wisdom or folly in our words. We see that in the Epistle of James, in the New Testament, and how the tongue is\u2014it sets a whole world on fire. We can destroy our lives and relationships with our tongue, or we can build up with our tongue.<\/p>\n<p>I think, for women, one of the <em>amazing<\/em> things is\u2014 is in our role as helper in marriage. If you think about: \u201cWhat is the main way we help?\u201d\u2014it is with our tongues. It is through influence; and this isn\u2019t manipulative influence to try to get our own way. It is using our tongues to build up\u2014whether it is to build up with encouragement\u2014it is always to build up, in God\u2019s Word. That is a majestic calling by God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> I want to make sure we don\u2019t rush past too fast what you said. It is possible for someone to destroy her life through her words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> She can choose words to say that will ruin her life, <em>or<\/em> she can say words that will bring life to her life; right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes; yes. We are <em>known<\/em> by our words. You know somebody by what they say. And if you think\u2014there are so many different types of speech that are highlighted in Proverbs. There is lying. There is flattery. There is gossip\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Slander.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> \u2014slander, angry words. Then,\u2014it\u2019s amazing how Proverbs even talks about how we talk. It talks about tone of voice and the wisdom in giving thought to our words and having a gentle tone of voice versus the folly of being quick to speak and slow to hear. It talks\u2014it equates relational health with our words, too.<\/p>\n<p>An interesting link that Proverbs makes is between lying and hatred. It says twice that liars hate the people they are lying to\u2014that underneath lies, there is hatred. If you think that sounds kind of extreme\u2014until you realize, \u201cWhat is lying about?\u201d It\u2019s hiding a truth from somebody. It\u2019s, basically, saying: \u201cI don\u2019t want to let you in here. I don\u2019t want you to know the reality.\u201d It\u2019s creating a barrier. In that sense, it\u2019s the opposite of love, which is why it\u2019s hatred.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you really think about what these proverbs are saying about our tongue and the consequences for foolish words versus the benefits for wise words, you see why it shapes the course of our lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Sometimes, the problem can be too many words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Early in my ministry, I was working with high school students. Barbara and I were starting out our marriage. We were working together on a team that had a single woman who talked a lot. Now, I had my own issues; okay? So, this was a long time ago. So, we\u2019ve all grown a good bit since this occurred; but I remember, after just hearing her talk, incessantly\u2014and just almost beating everyone to death with words\u2014I\u2019m going to call her Pam. I said: \u201cPam, I\u2019d like to give you an assignment. I\u2019d like you to go to the book of Proverbs and study what God tells you and who God tells you to listen to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s a great lesson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Well, you know, truthfully, it was one of those inspired moments that had to be God speaking to a young man, trying to help this young lady, because she needed the help; alright? She went off and did the homework. She came back, about a month later, with this <em>vast<\/em> study of the book of Proverbs about who to listen to.<\/p>\n<p>It was\u2014first of all, it was built around listening to God and His Words through the book of Proverbs, listening to a godly father\u2014Solomon to his son\u2014listening to godly counsel of friends and acquaintances\u2014who have got a good sense of what God expects of us in daily living. Honestly, her life began to change. She began to change, in terms of talking too much, to beginning to listen a little bit more.<\/p>\n<p>I think, whether it is men or women\u2014this book\u2014the book of Proverbs is going to aid them in really having greater skill in knowing how to use their words to build up and not tear down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> And there is wisdom. So, it is wise ears, as well, as wise tongue. That\u2019s really what your story illustrates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> When you were working through this and looking at all that the Proverbs have to say about different kinds of sins of the tongue, were there any places where your toes got particularly stepped on?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Oh, probably every single one. [Laughter] You know, I think gossip is a big one, in terms of not just speaking it, but we\u2019re guilty of gossip every time we are a willing listener. Proverbs tell us why gossip is such a hard thing to avoid\u2014why we all fall into it so easily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> What is gossip, first of all? I mean, I think, sometimes, we, maybe, misunderstand the definition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s a great question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. When you say, \u201cI want you to pray for So-and-so because here\u2019s what\u2019s going on;\u201d isn\u2019t that gossip?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> We can spiritualize gossip and call it prayer concern, yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> I think gossip is taking the light and sharing a truth, or a falsehood, about somebody else that we really shouldn\u2019t be talking about. I get asked sometimes: \u201cWell, how do I know? Is it wrong\u2014is it gossip if I go get third-party help when I\u2019m having trouble with a friend, or with my husband, and I need some advice? Is it gossip to share the struggle I\u2019m going through?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I would say, \u201cNo, think about your heart motivation.\u201d That\u2019s what makes the difference between gossip and the desire to build up and to bring healing to a problem area. If we go to our pastor or a close, trusted friend and tell them about a situation, then, that is\u2014there is wisdom in that. We want advice on how to solve a problem.<\/p>\n<p>When we are sharing it\u2014just because it is enjoyable to talk about it\u2014then, that\u2019s gossip. And you know what? I think our hearts always know the difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Here has been one of the ways I\u2019ve helped guard my own heart in this area. I\u2019ve always thought to myself, \u201cWould I share what I\u2019m sharing the way I\u2019m sharing it if the person I\u2019m talking about was standing right here with me?\u201d If there was any deviation\u2014if I would share it differently, if I would slant it a little different way or use a little different tone\u2014then, I\u2019m probably gossiping, at that point.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s a great way to put a check on yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Proverbs 10: 18 says, \u201cThe one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.\u201d Slander is when you falsely accuse someone,\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> \u2014or twist the truth a little bit, or just say something about somebody with malicious intent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> That happens in marriage. Can you imagine? I mean, that can happen in the intimate relationship between a husband and a wife\u2014when, in the heat of the moment, rash words can begin to destroy a partnership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Oh, absolutely!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You know, I\u2019ve never regretted my silence; but I have regretted my words. I want us to move to another topic that the book of Proverbs talks about. This is one that applies to all of us\u2014but especially, parents, who are coaching their kids about how to find a good friend because we don\u2019t have skill in really knowing how to select friends. Explain what the Bible talks about\u2014about friendships\u2014and spotting a friend who is wise and not a fool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> You know, I think Proverbs is a great help in this regard. You can really sum it up in one proverb that says, \u201cAs iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.\u201d I think what we need to find, in our lives, are those iron friendships. We\u2019re going to have many different types of relationships in our lives, and friendships of different degree.<\/p>\n<p>You know, we have acquaintances\u2014and we want to be friend<em>ly <\/em>to everybody\u2014but those we let into our lives to the degree that they can hold influence over us\u2014that\u2019s the kind of friendship where you really want to have an iron friendship. And those\u2014I think the best way to tell if we have one and what that is\u2014is somebody else who loves the Lord, somebody who is seeking to grow in their faith, and someone we can be upfront about our sin, and be open to being called out on our sin, and who\u2014that friend welcomes us pointing that out in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t mean that every time we get together with that friend we have to talk about spiritual things; but it does mean that, after we\u2019re with that friend and over the long-haul of the friendship: \u201cDo we find ourselves spiritually edified?\u201d and, \u201cDo we find ourselves flourishing as a person\u2014the person God has made us to be\u2014or do we find ourselves diminishing?\u201d That is\u2014flourishing and diminishing\u2014in terms of our walk with God and with our personhood. So, that\u2019s kind of what we are supposed to look for in a friendship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> The Proverbs repeatedly talk about the importance of with whom you spend time with. Paul talked about it over in First Corinthians 15:33. It\u2019s one of the most-oft quoted verses, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>: \u201cBad company corrupts good morals.\u201d Proverbs 13:20 says, \u201cThe companion of fools <em>will<\/em> [emphasis added] suffer harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u201cBut if you walk with the wise\u201d\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cyou become wise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> You become wise; right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And we want to train our children\u2014our grandchildren\u2014to be wise about who is a fool and who is a wise person. Describe a fool. Help a mom, right now, better and more accurately describe what a fool looks like to her son or daughter because moms and dads need to be equipping their kids to spot a phony and know what the real thing looks like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Dennis, you might read Proverbs 6:16-19. That\u2019s where it tells us six things that the Lord hates:<\/p>\n<p>One is \u201chaughty eyes\u201d. That\u2019s a way of saying somebody is arrogant\u2014somebody is conceited. They are not humble.<\/p>\n<p>It talks about \u201ca lying tongue\u201d. Somebody who lies is not a good option for a friend.<\/p>\n<p>And \u201chands that shed innocent blood\u201d \u2014that\u2019s, basically: \u201cDo we murder? Do we murder with our words? Do we murder with our attitudes and outlooks? Are we always slandering or putting people down?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another thing that the Lord hates is \u201ca heart that devises wicked plans and feet that make haste to run to evil\u201d. Does someone constantly want to go get in trouble, and is looking for trouble, and is drawn into things that they know their parents won\u2019t like?<\/p>\n<p>And another thing is a \u201cfalse witness who breathes out lies\u201d\u2014there is that liar again.<\/p>\n<p>And \u201cone who sows discord among brothers\u201d. That is somebody who is always stirring up fights, and quarrels, and disagreements, and gossiping\u2014all those different things that come from the tongue\u2014is egging other people on all the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And if your child is running around with people who are demonstrating one or more of these characteristics\u2014as a mom or a dad\u2014what you need to do, I think, is take them to the Proverb\u2014Proverb 6:16-19\u2014read this. Instead of telling them\u2014ask them\u2014to say: \u201cNow, how is So-and-so demonstrating any of these qualities here? Think that through with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s great advice. I think, also, to tell them what this is really saying\u2014when it comes to friendship is\u2014\u201cWe are always conformed to what we center our interest and love upon.\u201d So, if we are going to choose friends that exhibit these qualities\u2014in Proverbs 6\u2014we are going to find ourselves conformed to that, eventually. It will rub off on us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Do you remember\u2014in the doctor\u2019s office, when you were a kid, there was a magazine called <em>Highlights<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes, of course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Did you ever read <em>Highlights<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Oh, yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. They always\u2014I would always turn to try and find it. They always had a couple of panels with two kids\u2014Goofus and Gallant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> And Gallant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Do you remember Goofus and Gallant?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> We used to cut out Goofus and Gallant from <em>Highlights<\/em>. We taped it into a notebook for our kids so that they could just read through because Goofus was always doing foolish stuff. Gallant was always doing the honorable\u2014the high-character things. Our kids\u2014we\u2019d use that language around the house\u2014we\u2019d say: \u201cNow, are you acting more like Goofus or you acting like Gallant; right now? Are you being wise, or are you being foolish? How about your friend? Is your friend being more like Goofus or more like Gallant?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was funny how many times they would bring that up. They would say, \u201cYou know what So-and-so did today? It made me think of when Goofus did\u2026;\u201d you know? It was just relatable for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That\u2019s great. I think <em>all<\/em> of Proverbs\u2014all through\u2014there are so many things about relationships and friendships\u2014taking a child through the book of Proverbs and finding\u2014isolating\u2014<\/p>\n<p>In the back of my book, I\u2019ve listed all the proverbs that have to do with friendships and relationships\u2014and then, maybe, doing a study of those Proverbs with your child to find out why\u2014not just to\u2014you\u2019re not trying to say, \u201cThis kid over there is bad.\u201d It\u2019s, basically, to say: \u201cThis is where he is going astray. This is where he doesn\u2019t line up with the Lord. This is why, as your parent, I don\u2019t want you to be following that road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Proverbs 27:9 says, \u201cOil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.\u201d Now, we\u2019ve been looking at the counterfeit\u2014the foolish\u2014for a moment. This is a picture of the wise friend. These are the kind of friends you need to have, as an adult\u2014but also, train your child to know how to spot, and spend time with, growing up\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> And to <em>want<\/em> as a friend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> \u2014to train your children to <em>want<\/em> this kind of friend. And\u201d earnest counsel\u201d; that is: \u201cDo they steer us <em>toward<\/em> good things\u2014positive things? Are they\u201d\u2014that flourish or diminish aspect, again\u2014\u201cDoes this friendship cause me to flourish or diminish?\u201d\u2014and to help a child to crave\u2014to desire that kind of influence in his or her life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Proverbs talk about the wounds of a friend being something that is a good thing. It doesn\u2019t feel good when you get wounded; but when you know it\u2019s a friend, you know that it is a surgeon with a scalpel\u2014not a mugger, with a knife\u2014that\u2019s coming at you; right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Yes. Whether you are a child or an adult, this is what we need in friendship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And back to what I said earlier\u2014we all need godly skill in everyday living. That\u2019s what the book of Proverbs gives us. It equips us with God\u2019s perspective of friendships\u2014of our words in our relationships\u2014so that we can build up and not tear down. What\u2019s the proverb about the woman who was the nag?\u2014\u201cIt\u2019s better to go in a corner\u201d\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s better to dwell on the roof of a housetop than with a contentious woman inside\u201d\u2014I can\u2019t think of the exact verse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I\u2019ve often thought of that proverb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> You\u2019ve often thought of that proverb?!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I really have. I\u2019ve thought, \u201cMan! That\u2019s really not speaking very well of somebody who\u2019s contentious\u2014who is nagging.\u201d And of course, you know what\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Oh, you\u2019ve not thought of that because of anything personal?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Oh, no!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay. [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> In fact, I just want to brag on Barbara\u2014not that Barbara is perfect because she\u2019s shared enough\u2014here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>\u2014our listeners know that\u2019s not the case\u2014but as I was going through your book, I just kept thinking, \u201cI\u2019m really married to a good woman!\u201d I mean, she is\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> That is wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014really\u2014she is really a good woman. I don\u2019t ever have to wonder about her words. I don\u2019t\u2014I really don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever heard her lie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydia:<\/strong> Dennis, it\u2019s interesting that you say that because one of the traits that I bring out\u2014near the end of the book, about the Proverbs 31 woman\u2014is that the only time it mentions her relationship with her husband in that poem is it talks about how her husband trusts her.<\/p>\n<p>He trusts her because she keeps his confidences. She doesn\u2019t put him down. She doesn\u2019t pick on his faults and failures. She doesn\u2019t try to use him to fulfill her own expectations and agenda for what she wants out of life. She builds him up. So, he trusts her to let him be who God made him to be and drive him toward the Lord. That\u2019s what you are describing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> So, maybe\u2014for some of the men, who are listening today, who are married\u2014maybe, they need to come home from work today\u2014and after both of you have kind of settled in and you\u2019re fully both home\u2014take your wife\u2019s face in your hands, look her in the eyes, and say: \u201cYou know what? You are really a great woman. You are a Proverbs 31 woman.\u201d Then, don\u2019t say anything, guys, because you may mess it up and you may not get a point! You may not get a single point out of the deal. [Laughter]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong> You know, I\u2019m thinking\u2014as we\u2019ve talked about how powerful the Proverbs are\u2014I\u2019m thinking of moms, who are listening, who may want to get a copy of this book and, this fall, go through it with a teenage daughter\u2014the two of you do it as a study together in the book of Proverbs. It would be a <em>great<\/em> tool for a parent and a young teen\u2014or older teen\u2014to go through together.<\/p>\n<p>Go to FamilyLifeToday.com for more information about Lydia Brownback\u2019s book, <em>A Woman\u2019s Wisdom: How the Book of Proverbs Speaks to Everything<\/em>. You an order from us, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY, 1-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800- \u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>I was in a meeting with a friend, a couple of days ago. My friend leaned over, in the middle of the meeting\u2014we were talking about one of the resources that <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> has created. He leaned over and he said\u2014he said: \u201cI just talked to my daughter. She is using this particular resource with her kids.\u201d And he said, \u201cIt has really been helpful.\u201d He said, \u201cI appreciate what you guys are doing.\u201d I smiled, and thanked him, and told him to thank his daughter for listening and for putting to work some of the resources that we\u2019ve designed and created, here, at <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It really is a collaborative effort\u2014our team working here and listeners, like you, who help make all that we do at <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> possible. We just want to take a minute and say how thankful we are for listeners, like you, who get in touch with us and make donations to help support this ministry. In fact, this week, if you can help with a donation, we\u2019d love to send you, as a thank-you gift, a CD\u2014a conversation we had with Joanne Kraft\u2014a mom who said, \u201cLife just got too busy for her.\u201d So, she called a time- out and took her family on what she called a \u201cRadical Sabbatical\u201d. We\u2019ll send you that conversation, along with Dr. Tim Kimmel\u2019s book, <em>Little House on the Freeway<\/em>. Hope that those resources can, maybe, help you adjust the pace around your house.<\/p>\n<p>Go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click the button that says, \u201cI CARE\u201d. When you make a donation, of at least $25, we\u2019ll send those two resources to you. Or call 1-800-FL-TODAY. Make the donation over the telephone. Again, ask for the \u201cBusyness Bundle\u201d when you get in touch with us so we\u2019ll know to send those resources out to you. Or you can request the resources and send a donation by mail. Our address is: <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, P. O. Box 7111, Little Rock, AR. And the zip code is 72223.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I hope you can join us back again tomorrow. Lydia Brownback will be here again. We\u2019re going to talk about emotions and what the Proverbs have to say about how we respond to our emotions. I hope you can tune in for that.<\/p>\n<p>I want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, and our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>We are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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