Instruction that Causeth to Err
“Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.” (Proverbs 19:27 KJV)
Don’t listen to bad advice! That is easy to say, but how can we know if the advice is good or bad? Solomon gives us a simple “rule of thumb” on this. If it would cause you to go against what you know to be right or true, then it is not good advice. This proverb demands that one cease from hearing such instruction.
At first the unwise counsel may seem good, but once you put it into practice you may see that it is taking you down the wrong path. If you determine this is the case, then stop following. If you continue to walk according to ungodly counsel it will lead you into sin. You must strive to know God’s word so that you will have the ability to discern between wise counsel and errant instruction.
Read Psalms 1:1-6; 2 Timothy 3:16-17