Wisdom doesn't always help others - Proverbs 8 & 9

I have read "a Proverb a day" for many years. Since today is July 7 I will read the 7th chapter of Proverbs. It has been a habit I have cultivated for years. But, today in our reading we are to read chapters eight and nine, as well. I am always amazed after all those years of reading how much I miss each day and each month. In 9:12 we read, "If you are wise, you are wise to yourself, and if you scoff, you alone will bear it." I know I have read that verse hundreds of times but I have either been too dull or too distracted or too old to remember it and to grasp it. What the verse tells us is that wisdom is a solitary function that we can use. It doesn't help God any. It is for us to use. Man thinks the more wisdom he attains the more valuable that makes him to God. This verse implies that it does not add to my value in relationship with God. It also implies that my wisdom can't necessarily help and add benefit to others. The only way it benefits them is if they are willing to apply the wisdom someone may offer. Otherwise the wisdom of one only benefits the one. The key is to learn wisdom and use it to follow God. But, the wisdom itself is solely for my benefit. My wisdom can't help others and be transferred to them unless they are willing to apply the wisdom themselves and follow the steps of wisdom in Scripture.