Proverbs 12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Anyone who listens to instructions grows to to be a smart person and as we grow in the knowledge of God we realize our sin and repent. The greatest knowledge that we can have is to know God and his Word. If we are not eager to learn of God, we are like a beast without a conscience or to put it another way, he is as stupid as the brute cattle. A good man is always eager to please God and this pleases God. The man who does not seek God and wishes to do evil all the time God will condemn A righteous man is like a big oak tree planted planted by a river with deep roots, it is hard to be moved even though they are a lot storms we face in our lives. A person who continually refuses to try to do good and insist on being evil will never really ever accomplish anything.In Luke chapter 8 is the story of the seeds that on different kinds of soil. The seed that feel on good ground produced fruit and survived. The seed that feel on bad ground never could take hold so it died. What do we want to be today someone who is planted firm in God’s word or someone who just goes with whatever comes along?