Contemplative Bible Reading

Proverbs 18:2 (New International Version)

A fool finds no pleasure in understanding
but delights in airing his own opinions.

Steven Covey sold millions of copies of his “Seven Habits…” book and turned that into a financial empire. One of his habits is something like:

Seek first to understand then be understood.

Aha, that comes right from this Proverb. The fool wants to be understood first, last, and at all times in between. The fool has no interest in understanding the other person.

I have benefited many times from following Covey’s  concept or shall I say from following the Proverb. Once again, someone uses the Bible and succeeds wildly. Once again, we prove that the Bible holds wisdom in this and eternal life.