Read Proverbs 13:1  Our verse talks about a wise son and a scorner.  A scorner is someone who will not listen and makes fun of good things.  Scorners laugh at dirty jokes and make fun of handicapped people.  Scorners laugh when someone spills their drink at Chick Fil-A and make fun of a baseball player who is not quite as good as they are.  When scorners make jokes about someone, others may laugh.  But the person being made fun of does not laugh.  They feel bad and are angry at the scorner.  They don’t forget and will not ever be the scorner’s friend.  Over time, the scorner makes enemies of one person after another until he doesn’t have anyone left who likes him.  He has no friends because he has made fun of everyone.  A wise son is different.  He thinks about how the other person feels before he says anything.  He thinks to himself, “Is it kind, is it true, and is it necessary to say?”  When someone spills their drink at Chick Fil-A, the scorner laughs and points at them, but the wise son runs to get napkins and helps to clean up quickly so his friend is not too embarrassed.  The friend who spilled his drink is grateful for the help and will not forget the good deed.  He will be a good friend that the wise son can count on.  So, our verse says that if we listen to instruction, we are wise, but if we ignore instruction, we are probably a scorner.  Can you think of a time recently when someone helped you out of an embarrassing situation?  Were you glad that they helped?