Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Proverbs 11:9-14
by: Grace Crouch.
I think of Thumper from the movie Bambi when I read this scripture. Always saying the wrong thing, his mother would often remind him of his father’s words of wisdom. In an embarrassed and shy tone, Thumper would repeat, “If you can’t say nothin’ nice, don’t say nothin’ at all.”
“A man of understanding remains silent” (Proverbs 11:12b, RSV).