Many people are knowledgeable about many detailed things, but they are not wise. In fact, they may be closed to new things since they feel they already know it all; but their life may be falling apart at the same time since they don’t put their knowledge into practice. Solomon wrote Proverbs to tell us how to live closely to the Lord as we put into practice what we are learning. A Proverb may be thought of a short wise concise saying that calls us to action and helps us make wise choices.
Solomon tells us we need to seek after wisdom in earnestness if we are to make good choices. In Proverbs 22 he says, “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)…For the Lord gives skillful and godly Wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Solomon tells us a word for today, to search for wisdom as we would for hidden treasure. We are not to be wise in our own eyes but seek wisdom that comes from the Lord. That means listening to Him and repenting when we need to be corrected and then following in obedience. God has so much wisdom stored up for us, if we will but seek Him!
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