Babbling Or Bubbling?

The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. (Proverbs 18:4)

The difference between babbling or bubbling is like the difference between foolishness and wisdom. Have you ever started talking about something and quickly realized you were in over your head, like treading water in deep end of a pool? So it is with the words of a man’s mouth. Foolish speech that gushes forth can quickly overwhelm us and submerge us into deep waters. But on the other hand, the wisdom that is stored up in a man’s heart can be like a deep reservoir. You can be one that others look upon as a deep person and not shallow and superficial. The source of deep waters can be defined as foolishness or wisdom. Most of us don’t have a problem filling a deep pit of foolishness…we’re babbling some sort of foolishness continually. Where does this come from? Our hearts are a constant source of what the mouth will speak. In other words, some of us are filled to the brim with foolish thinking that flows out in foolish speaking. But if the deep pool is a reservoir of wisdom, the source is different. Wisdom is a fountain, bubbling like a brook…the thought of that sound comforts me greatly. So does a never ending supply of wisdom. And if I am tapped into that fountain, God Himself, then I can be seen as deep in the things of life that really matter…knowing God…and knowing how God wants me to live. The wise counsel for us today is to shut off the babbling so we can listen to the bubbling!