Our Relationship with Wisdom via Christ - Proverbs 13

 Proverbs 13:1 (ESV)

A wise son hears his father's instruction,

but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 13:10 (ESV)

By insolence comes nothing but strife,

but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Proverbs 13:14 (ESV)

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

that one may turn away from the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:16 (ESV)

Every prudent man acts with knowledge,

but a fool flaunts his folly.

Proverbs 13:19-20 (ESV)

A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,

but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,

but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

All the above proverbs from chapter 13 have a similar theme:   Listen to wisdom and good happens, turn from wisdom and bad happens.  Throughout Solomon’s proverbs there is a theme that is personified in these two proverbs:

Proverbs 9:10 (ESV)

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,

and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

Proverbs 7:4 (ESV)

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”

and call insight your intimate friend,

Wisdom is having a deep relationship with God based upon our awe and reverence for Him and His ways.   Wisdom is not a set of books and principles.  Although wisdom can be found in books and in Godly principles to guide your life. Wisdom is not years of living and experiences gained.  Although living a long time and learning from experiences can provide a traveling soul with wisdom.  Wisdom is a relationship with God, through Christ.   It is being in awe of God and desiring a deep relationship with Him.   In the above proverbs we read that knowledge, teaching, instruction, and advice can produce wisdom.   But, the proverbs of Solomon are about acquiring knowledge, teaching, instruction and advice that fosters an awe and fear of God in a relationship with Him through Christ, who is wisdom:

1 Corinthians 1:24 (ESV)

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

1 Corinthians 1:30 (ESV)

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

Christ is our wisdom and we are to have an intimate relationship with Him thereby creating in us and dwelling in us, the wisdom of God.