We do actually need to make room for other’s opinions in our lives. It is scriptural to seek wise counsel. It’s when the opinions are ubiquitous that we have to consider them for what they are. Some like to talk just to be heard. Others like to give what only sounds like good advice. But what sounds good at first, may not actually be good for us in practice.
Proverbs 18:2: “A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.” Some are more interested in expressing opinions than they are in understanding things themselves. If you see a person in a group just soaking in the commentary of others, it’s generally a sign of greater wisdom than the one who only blurts out whatever thought comes to them. Good opinions are usually a reflection of the person they come from: wise and more concerned with helping an individual than in promoting themselves.
Proverbs 19:27: “Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.” You can usually tell the value of opinions by watching the results they produce. That’s when wisdom dictates it’s best to either look for different advice, or begin to apply some wisdom of your own. I don’t think wisdom will continue to elude you if you truly look for it with honest intent. If you just stop listening to bad advice, that’s a start. Wisdom isn’t like knowledge, in that you have to acquire a bunch of it before you can use it; wisdom is simply properly applying the knowledge you already do have.
Proverbs 10:19: “In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.” A multitude of words is something generally frowned upon in the Bible. Jesus made this clear when He reprimanded the Pharisees for praying long prayers saying, “…they think they will be heard for their many words.” Jesus wasn’t impressed with a lot of words; neither should we be. Jesus was more concerned with the heart than outward appearances. And it’s clear that too many words can easily get us into trouble. And sometimes holding our tongue is the wisest thing we can do.
Romans 14:1: “Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.” We can easily get caught up in casting about opinions in the heat of debate. But it’s important to consider: is the topic at hand really that important? Also, are you causing harm to a new believer by needlessly introducing conflict to a situation? Some things are better left unexplored. It’s especially true when we can cause harm to someone new in the faith who is just trying to get their bearings.
Galatians 1:10: “For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.” I suppose the most important thing about our opinions is who we are really trying to impress. Are we trying to impress others with our knowledge and advice? Or are we trying to help others with some valuable insight we might have to offer in order to be pleasing to God? One thing about our words—they should be independent of the opinions of men, and they should be dependent on the opinions of God.
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Proverbs 18:2: “A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.”
Proverbs 19:27: “Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.”
Proverbs 10:19: “In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.”
Romans 14:1: “Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.”
Galatians 1:10: “For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”