Homilist Proverbs 7:7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, Understanding or reason is the glory of human nature. It is the "candle of the Lord," to light us on our destiny. Where this is not, you have a traveller on a devious path without light, a vessel on a treacherous sea without rudder or compass. Who is the young man void of understanding? 1. One who pays more attention to his outward appearance than to his inner character. He sacrifices the jewel for the casket. 2. One who seeks happiness without rather than within. But the well of true joy must be found in the heart, or nowhere. 3. One who identifies greatness with circumstances rather than with character. But true greatness is in the soul, and nowhere else. 4. One who is guided more by the dictates of his own nature than by the counsels of experience. He acts from the suggestions of his own immature judgment. He is his own master, and will be taught by no one. 5. One who lives in show and ignores realities. He who lives in these pursuits and pleasures which are in vogue for the hour, and neglects the great realities of the soul and eternity, is "void of understanding." (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,WEB: I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding, |
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