Tag: The Value of Wisdom - Proverbs 2-3

Proverbs 2:1-6

My son, if you receive my words

and treasure up my commandments with you,

making your ear attentive to wisdom

and inclining your heart to understanding;

yes, if you call out for insight

and raise your voice for understanding,

if you seek it like silver

and search for it as for hidden treasures,

then you will understand the fear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God.

For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

Tag: The Value of Wisdom

Proverbs was written to give us wisdom.   In 1 Corinthians 2 we read that Christ IS wisdom.  So, when we talk about wisdom we have to talk about having a relationship with Christ.  By God's definition, the world can not have wisdom.  According to the last verse of the above passage, wisdom is a gift from God.  The world can't have understanding and knowledge.  The above passage states, "... from his mouth come knowledge and understanding."   The world can "know" things. They can "know" a lot of things.  But, to get spiritual knowledge and understanding, only God can open their eyes to that, via their relationship with Christ.   The above passage talks about how much we value wisdom.  We are to "value" it more than any thing else.  We have to seek it more than any thing else.  We have to search for it more than any thing else.  That is when God reveals it to us.