taught [Be determined/resolute in our instruction], and don’t let go of it [slack off]. Keep all that you have learned [Protect it]; it is the most important thing
in [your] life.
I, wisdom, dwell with prudence; those who seek me
Later in the same book of Proverbs, the author says that The Fear of the
diligently will find me.
My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
Lord is the beginning of wisdom and through wisdom a house is built, by
and my revenue than choice silver.
understanding it is established and by knowledge the rooms are filled
I
traverse the way of righteousness,
with all precious and pleasant riches. (Proverbs 9 and 24)
In the midst of the paths of justice,
That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
So, in our calling, how then can we lack this principle thing called
That I may fill their treasuries.
wisdom? Your gifting and passion is accentuated by wisdom. A quick
The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
read through how the artisans of Israel (in Exodus 31) made everything
before His works of old.
the Lord gave instructions for shows that the spirit of wisdom was
I
have
been
established from everlasting,
poured out to them.
from the beginning, before there was ever an earth
When He marked out the foundations of the
For a further understanding of wisdom, I recommend a study of the book
earth,
then I was beside Him as a master craftsman
of Proverbs but as we close this section, see the advice we are given by
(An excerpt of Proverbs 8)
the wisest man on earth as given by God:
Incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding cry out for
discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding; understand the fear of the Lord,
and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come
knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright. When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, To deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things (Proverbs 2)
Knowing that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and that by His wisdom, He laid the foundations of the world, He set
the sky [heavens] in place, using His ·understanding [competence]. With his knowledge, he made springs flow into rivers [the
deeps burst open] and the clouds drop rain on the earth (Proverbs 3, Expanded Bible), I would highly recommend seeking His
wisdom if any measure of success is to be experienced in what He has called you to be.
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