Proverbs 1:32

Proverbs 1:32 "For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them."
As she nears the end of her speech, Wisdom does not shy away from that which has puzzled the righteous since the days of Job. Wisdom declares the destruction of the simple and the foolish as well as identifies the cause of their demise. For the simple, it is their “turning away” or their intentional ignorance of wisdom. For the fools, it is their prosperity. Wisdom does not avoid acknowledging the reality that fools can and do prosper in this life.
The fact that fools experience prosperity often confounds the righteous. The righteous Job asked the question, “Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?” (21:9). The prophet Jeremiah asked, “Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper?” (12:1). Asaph struggled with the prosperity of the foolish as evidenced by his words in Psalm 73 when he said, “my feet were almost gone; my steps h…
As she nears the end of her speech, Wisdom does not shy away from that which has puzzled the righteous since the days of Job. Wisdom declares the destruction of the simple and the foolish as well as identifies the cause of their demise. For the simple, it is their “turning away” or their intentional ignorance of wisdom. For the fools, it is their prosperity. Wisdom does not avoid acknowledging the reality that fools can and do prosper in this life.
The fact that fools experience prosperity often confounds the righteous. The righteous Job asked the question, “Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?” (21:9). The prophet Jeremiah asked, “Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper?” (12:1). Asaph struggled with the prosperity of the foolish as evidenced by his words in Psalm 73 when he said, “my feet were almost gone; my steps h…