Proverbs 10:14

The book of Proverbs gives us a lot of instruction on a lot of different subjects. One subject that can keep us in God’s wisdom is Godly Follower-ship. Who we follow; where we follow; how we follow are all spoken about in Proverbs. Here is one of them about storing knowledge:

Proverbs 10:14 (ESV)

The wise lay up knowledge,

but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

We have bank accounts to hold what we store up in regard to money.   We have a garage for what we store up in vehicles and play toys.   We have closest for what we store up by way clothes.   We even have jewelry boxes to care for our shinny things.   But, were do we store the importance stuff ... like knowledge?   God takes care of that according to this proverb.   The wise man will "store" up knowledge making God the provider of it and the keeper of it for us.  He gives knowledge.   In Genesis 3 we read that Adam and Eve were supposed to stay away from the Tree of the Knowledge and good and evil.   Wise men are able to store up this knowledge.   They learn God's Word and Fear The Lord.  That gives them wisdom.   Wise men get more wisdom and store it up with God and in His Word.   On the opposite side we have the foolish.   The mouth of the fool ruins him.   He runs his mouth.  He loses all that he has.   His ruin is at hand.    If we are believers in Christ we store up knowledge and have it at our disposal.  Fools are running on empty and will have nothing when they need it.  Storing up knowledge is taking God’s Word and preaching to our minds.  Storing up knowledge is taking a passage of God’s Word and praying it into our hearts.  Storing up knowledge is fearing the Lord in all circumstances.  Storing up knowledge IS NOT running your mouth to show everyone what you know.   That is what the fool does.   He/she loves to impress others with what they know.   Yet, compared to those who fear the Lord, they know nothing.  That lack of knowledge will be their ruin.