Proverbs 12

We will each receive insults and accusation from other people. I know that I have been guilty of speaking words that were intended to cause pain to the hearer. I know that I have been accused of fabricated lies and misunderstanding in the past and am confident that I will face them in the future. Verse 16 points out that our reaction in abusive situations determine whether we are wise or foolish. Is we ignore the statements directed at us we are acting wisely. If we fly off the handle and return the same, or greater, pain we are being foolish. The wise imitate Jesus the fool follows the example of Annas.
Stuart