Ecclesiastes 7:5-6 Praise from a fool? Or?????

Good morning all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Ecclesiastes 7:5,6 "Better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool. (6) A fool's laughter is quickly gone, like thorns crackling in a fire. This also is meaningless."

Just take time and read these verses again. We all enjoy praise, it gives a warm feeling, but what does it say? Criticism by a wise person, many times is hard to accept, even though it is to be helpful. Usually a nice encouraging word from a fool does nothing but give us a warm fuzzy feeling but is worthless.

Verse 6 is telling us this will all go away, it all goes away quickly and is worthless, meaningless, and serves no purpose. Tell me what you think about these verses. Love to get your feedback. Verse 5 reminded me of the saying about why do we believe a lie from a stranger faster than we believe the truth from someone we know. Hmmmm!

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny