Oh Be Careful Little Ears What You Hear

"By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, 

but the lips of the wise will preserve them."

Proverbs 14:5

"The simple believes everything, 

but the prudent gives thought to his steps. 

One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, 

but a fool is reckless and careless."

Proverbs 14:15-16

When I was a little girl (that was a long time ago!) we used to sing a little song that went like this:

"Oh be careful little eyes what you see; 

O be careful little eyes what you see;

For the Father up above is looking down in love,

O be careful little eyes what you see.

O be careful little ears what you hear;

O be careful little ears what you hear;

For the Father up above is looking down in love; 

O be careful little ears what you hear.

O be careful little mouth what you say; 

O be careful little mouth what you say;

For the Father up above is looking down in love; 

O be careful little mouth what you say."

"By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for the back." 

Many of the Proverbs are summed up in that little ditty above.   If we would just keep our hasty words to ourselves!  How much grief we would not experience!
Be careful, little mouth, what you say!

"The simple believes everything."  

We must train our ears to discern what is true from what is false.  Sometimes lies are very deceiving; it is often difficult to know  truth from  fiction.  We must be alert, always using God's Word as our hearing aid.  

Be careful, little ears, what you hear!

"The prudent gives thought to his steps." 

Look around.  Where are your steps leading you?  Is the next step allowing you to continue in godly living or leading you off a precipice that will carry you into sin?  Don't be  "reckless and careless."   

Be careful, little eyes, what you see!

Praying for myself  hearing ears, a closed mouth, and open eyes,

Gloria