“My SON, if you receive my words and
treasure up my commandments within you, making your ear attentive to skillful
and godly Wisdom and inclining and directing your heart and mind to
understanding {applying all your powers to the quest for it};
Yes, if you cry out for insight and raise
your voice for understanding. If you seek {Wisdom} as for silver and search for
skillful and godly Wisdom as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the
reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of {our
omniscient} God.
For the Lord gives skillful and godly
Wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. He hides away sound
and godly Wisdom and stores it for the righteous (those who are upright and in
right standing with Him); He is a shield to those who walk uprightly and in
integrity.
That He may guard the paths of justice;
yes, He preserves the way of His saints. Then you will understand
righteousness, justice, and fair dealing {in every area and relation}; yes, you
will understand every good path.
For skillful and godly Wisdom shall enter
into your heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to you. Discretion shall watch
over you, understanding shall keep you.”
Prov. 2:1-11 Amplified Bible
The
following is taken from Our Daily Bread, the devotion for 1/3/11
“When my husband, Carl, pursued a relationship with me while we were
dating, he was serious about it. He called. He wrote notes. He asked thoughtful
questions. He bought me flowers, candy, books, dinner, and other gifts. He
spent a lot time and effort in his pursuit of me.
Way back in the 10th century BC, Solomon recommended that
kind of serious commitment when pursuing something else—wisdom. A dictionary
definition of wisdom, ‘understanding what is true, right, or lasting,’ sounds
crucial if we want a life that glorifies our holy God.
Maybe that’s why Solomon used so many active verbs in Proverbs 2 to describe our needed
efforts to gain wisdom. He said, ‘incline your ear,’ ‘apply your hear,’ ‘cry
out.’ ‘lift up your voice,’ ‘seek her,’ ‘search for her’ (vv.2-4).
Seeking wisdom takes effort, and Scripture tells us where it can be
found: ‘For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and
understanding.’ He isn’t storing up wisdom for Himself; ‘He stores up sound
wisdom for the upright’ (.6-7).
Seek God with all your heart. He is the source of all wisdom for your
life. –Anne Cetas
What will it profit when life here Is
o’er,
Though great worldly wisdom I gain,
If seeking knowledge I utterly fail
The wisdom of God to obtain?
–Nelson
You can acquire much knowledge, but
true wisdom comes only from God.”
“These are
the wise sayings of Solom0n, David’s son, Israel’s king—Written down so we’ll
know how to live well and right, to understand what life means and where it’s
going; A manual for living, for learning what’s right and just and fair; To
teach the inexperienced the ropes and give our young people a grasp on reality.
There’s something here also for seasoned men and women, still a thing or two
for the experienced to learn—Fresh wisdom to probe and penetrate, the rhymes
and reasons of wise men and women.” Prov. 1-6 Mess.
verse 7 “Start with God—first step in learning is bowing down to
GOD; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.”
God, speaking to Job:
"Who has put wisdom in the mind? or who has given understanding to the heart?" Job 38:36 NKJV
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