Religion

Proverbs 14:16: The fool in his own judgment wise

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)

Religion

The fool in his own judgment wise
And good, and high in perfect grace,
His blind antagonists defies,
And rages at the faithless race,
Who cautious their assent suspend.
Expect the fruits, and wait the end.

On those who dare his word gainsay
Wild he lets loose his furious zeal;
Sure he himself can never stray,
He freely sends his foes to hell:
They must be all.o'Tophct driven,
He cannot miss his way to heaven.

Impatient of opposers, see
The infallible outrageous saint,
Proud of his fancied liberty,
Till in the trying hour he faint;
Too late his confidence let go,
And sink among the fools below.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Proverbs 14:16: The fool in his own judgment wise.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3327/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Proverbs 14:16: The fool in his own judgment wise.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3327/.

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