“I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.” — William F. Buckley Jr.
Trying to sound smart is a great way to sound silly.
Romans 1:22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
There is a kind of prestige that can only be obtained by debasing oneself. There is a kind of knowledge that can only be acquired by ignorance. Some things are so ignorant, you can only believe them by obtaining an advanced degree from a state school.
1 Corinthians 1:19
I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Pretense and posturing cannot protect one from God. The wisdom from below cannot hold a candle to the wisdom from above. Anything based on abstaining from God will come to nothing.
Psalm 14:1-3
The fool hath said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Fools build on false premises only to find themselves shocked when they discover that wish fulfillment holds no water. The one who tells himself that there is no God is telling others that he is good for nothing.
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.
Even a wise man can out talk his thoughts.
Better to shut your mouth than open yourself up to evil.
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