Rich people may think they are wise, but a poor person with discernment can see right through them. (Proverbs 28:11)When I read this verse, it thought back to the other day. I was listening to a movie star blathering about something they knew nothing about. And the only reason they were talking was because they were a popular movie star and thought that gave them extra wisdom.
However, it was not hard to see that they knew absolutely nothing. They were good at what they did, which was pretending to be somebody else. But they knew nothing about their subject. And it soon became apparent to all but themselves.
Being good in your profession gives you a certain amount of credibility when dealing with your profession. But it doesn’t necessarily make you an expert anywhere else. And the problem comes when you are famous and someone asks your opinion on something. Suddenly you begin to feel that, since you are top of your field, you know a lot about everything else.
And you begin to feel that everyone wants to know. It is a good way to ruin a career. I have heard a lot of people complain that they went to hear someone sing and got blasted with a diatribe against something that they held dear.. the singer or the actor that has to mention how stupid he thinks Republicans are, or how dumb Christians are.
And they mention this at a function that you have aid to go to. You have paid to hear yourself put down.
The problem is, the richer you are, the more you think you know. And, true, you have to know a lot of get rich. However, it doesn’t impart wisdom in all points like you think.
Rich people begin to think of themselves as self-sufficient. They have gotten what they need by their own ability or whatever. And sooner or later, they begin to see themselves as greater than everyone else, even greater than God.
And when that happens, they have lost all that was good. It doesn’t take riches or talent or anything else to see that persona s being foolish.
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