Proverbs 8:8-9 (ESV)
All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
They are all straight to him who understands,
and right to those who find knowledge.
Wisdom is calling out to mankind. That is the theme of chapters 8 and 9 of Proverbs. We learn all we need to know about wisdom in Proverbs, but these two chapters in particular give us great insight. The above two verses are an example of that insight. We learn a few things about proverbs from just these two verses:
1. Wisdom has no unrighteous in her. The verse line of the above states that “all the words” are righteous. This is a truth we are not used to in our lives. We don’t listen to anyone with the mindset that “all” their words are true. We are hesitant toward some and skeptical toward all. But, wisdom, whenever she speaks (in God’s Word) is always speaking right and truth.
2. Wisdom has nothing crooked in her words, nothing twisted. When we listen to people, most of them tell us truth. But they typically tell us only the truth they want us to hear. They give us a truth that allows us to come to a conclusion they want us to believe. But they don’t always tell us “all” truth. If we have “all” truth we might come to a difficult conclusion. Politicians do this all the time. They tell us the truth. But the truth is twisted and crooked because we are not told all truth. When confronted they tell us it is our fault since the part they told us was the truth.
3. The more we hear Wisdom the more understanding we get about wisdom. This might be one of the most potent truths in Proverbs. To those who seek to understand her, Wisdom give us more of her. Those who find her will find more understanding and more knowledge. She is always giving us more as we seek her more.
Wisdom is available to all and the more we find her and seek her the more she opens up to us and invites us to have more. Whereas Folly kills and limits our knowledge, Wisdom expands our capacity for even more Wisdom.
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