Pro 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. - - - You should understand your way. You should know and plan for what you are going to do and how and when you are going to do it.
Pro 14:12 There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. - - - Many ways seem good, so in your plans make sure you are going where God wants, and not some other way. God’s way is always safest.
Pro 14:15 The simple believes every word: but the prudent man looks well to his going. - - - Think about the direction you go and be wary of your counselors. Every word of counsel should be examined and re-examined. All should contribute to the building of God’s kingdom.
Pro 14:18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. - - - The simple inherit folly because they have not made any plans. They get whatever Satan brings their way. The prudent see their plans unaffected by evil; they get them accomplished.
Pro 14:23 In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only to penury. - - - Plans are good, but if you only talk or write of them, and never work them, they are useless. You have to take action on your plans adjusting them along the way.
Character and righteousness do not just happen. They are built step by step on a daily basis. They do not exist in us because of some naturally inborn, unchangeable part. They are not like our body type that has been given us from birth. When we need them, if we have not been developing them, they will not be there.
