Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible recap.

As we continue in Proverbs, we read more of Solomon's words.

Chapter 13 juxtapose the consequences of walking in wisdom and walking in foolishness.

He almost makes it sound like the wise person will live a charmed life and have exactly

zero problems.

Think about the wise as person you know.

Are they suffered at all in their life?

And wouldn't they probably say that they're suffering is what has produced some of their

wisdom?

I know my suffering has certainly taught me things I wouldn't have learned otherwise.

Wisdom and suffering aren't mutually exclusive like Proverbs can occasionally make them

seem.

So at bears repeating, these Proverbs are general guidelines for wise living, not promises

or prophecies.

So the good news for all of us is that if we're having a hard time, it doesn't necessarily

mean we're foolish.

And it might mean we have a chance to grow in wisdom, which will always last longer than

the suffering itself.

Speaking of wisdom, verse 20 is one of my favorites from this chapter.

It says, whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer

harm.

You've probably heard the quote that's attributed to Jim Rohn that says, you're the

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