S3E191 – Proverbs 10: Knowing When To Be Quiet

S3E191 – Proverbs 10: Knowing When To Be Quiet

From Lifespring! Media All Shows by Steve Webb

April 30, 2026 · 10 min · Season 3 · Episode 191

About this episode

This episode discusses Proverbs 10 and the importance of knowing when to be quiet, contrasting wisdom and foolishness.

Transcript Podcast Introduction Today we’ll read Proverbs 10. Afterwards, I’ll have some thoughts to share with you. I’m calling today’s episode “Knowing When To Be Quiet.” Comments on Proverbs 10 There were a lot of topics in this chapter, weren’t there? Where to focus for today? How about this. One thought that comes up repeatedly for me is that a wise person knows that no matter how much he knows, there is still a lot he does not know. And a foolish person thinks he knows it all.  1 Corinthians 8:2 says, “Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much.” Have you ever seen the old TV show, Cheers? There’s a character on the show who is a mail carrier. His name is Cliff Clavin? He’s one of those guys that you often see in a group situation that always acts like an expert about whatever subject comes up in conversation. He puffs up his chest and says, “Oh yeah. Let me tell you about that…” And then he goes on to demonstrate that he really doesn’t know anything about it. Cliff Clavin was a fool. And then on another TV show there is a character that demonstrates wisdom.. It’s the Jesse Stone TV movies that starred Tom Selleck. In that show he plays a…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Webb

Topics covered

  • wisdom
  • foolishness
  • Proverbs
  • communication
  • self-awareness

Keywords

  • Proverbs 10
  • wisdom
  • foolishness
  • communication
  • self-awareness
  • 1 Corinthians
  • Cheers
  • Jesse Stone

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cheers, Jesse Stone, 1 Corinthians

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