Better is One Day in God's House

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Proverbs 15:15-17:
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.
16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
The wisdom, the cheerfulness, the discipline (etc) that being within God's flock makes other parts of life significantly less impactful. Food and money are certainly great things to have, but they are only temporary satisfactions. There are plenty of rich full people who are dreadfully unhappy, but the esteem of God is powerful. However, that is not to say Christians are always happy. Life still happens and life is difficult. But as the title of the post and Psalm 84:10 says:
10 Better is one day in your courtsthan a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

Not All Information Leads to Knowledge

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Proverbs 15:14:
14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

Although I believe the internet has mostly been a boon to learning, there is a legitimate concern that it has become more difficult to discern unbias information. This has been a problem since at least the time of Proverbs. The Bible is clear that gaining a better understanding of the yourself, God, and the world is a worthwhile task. However, what this verse reveals is that the act of learning is not the same as learning. The wise seek wisdom. The "scoffers" are unable to hear wisdom. We are always learning, it's important to stay on guard that we are finding truth and not just confirming our own lies.