The first entry for Proverbial Thought was published on April 1st, 2012. It took 2 years, writing every day, to go through the whole book of Proverbs. However, due to various reasons, a few posts were missed. Even worse, several have been lost in the black hole of the digital universe. But today – yes, today! – I wrote a brand new commentary to fill in the space left by an entry that went missing.
I hope you find it to be a blessing.
Proverbs 14:18
“The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.”
Making a Deal
When I was young, there was a very popular game show on television called Let’s Make a Deal. One of the most popular aspects of that show was the opportunity given to contestants to choose their prize. They could choose between what they were initially given, or take a risk and exchange it for something else…usually behind “curtain number 1.”
More often than not, the contestants would choose to take the risk – and it was a risk – and surrender what was in hand (even though they may have not know what that was, either) for whatever was hidden behind one of several curtains.
And, more often than not, as far as I can remember, the contestants usually ended up with something pretty silly, like a lifetime supply of toothpicks. On the…
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The Recovering Legalist 
Funny enough I was watching some videos on probability. put some on my Utube. once preaching is involved and the ambiguity is taken out of the way, the issue becomes one of pride and if a person has the wisdom to step around themselves to choose the right. Its something worth teaching people how to do.