In Praise of Wisdom and Proverbs

Listen! Wisdom is calling out.

On the hilltops near the road and at the cross-roads she stands.  At the entrance to the city beside the gates, she calls:

I appeal to all of you; I call to everyone on earth.

are you immature; Learn to be mature.

Are you foolish? Learn have sense.

Listen to my excellent words; all I tell you is right.

What I tell you is the truth, Nothing is false or misleading.

Choose my instruction instead of silver; choose knowledge rather than the finest gold.

I'm Wisdom, I am better than jewels; nothing you want can compare to me.

I'm Wisdom and I have insight; I knowledge and a sound judgment.

I help kings govern and rulers to make good laws, every ruler on earth governs with my help.

I love those who love me; whoever looks for me can find me. I have riches and honor to give, prosperity and success.

The Lord created me first of all, the first of his works long ago.

I was made in the very beginning before the world,

I was there when he set the sky in place,

when he stretched the horizon across the ocean, when he laid the earth's foundations, I Wisdom was there.

I was besides him like an architect, I was his daily source of joy, always in his presence.

Choose me Wisdom for you can never go wrong!

What does wisdom do?

  • Wisdom enables good judgment

  • Wisdom opens your eyes

  • Wisdom gives capacity to increase good judgment 

  • Wisdom is a principle tool

  • Wisdom listens and gives advice

Wisdom adds to your living days.

The story of Wisdom and Proverbs begins with King Solomon the son of David.

King Solomon was king of Israel he succeeded his father David. Having to be left with all the silver and gold that belonged to his father, he was the richest king to rule Israel, after years he still continued to rule in gold and silver that people  from all over the country brought to him because of the Wisdom he asked from God.

Solomon was known to be the wisest men ever lived in the Bible days, even wise men of today refer to his wise written says and proverbs. The bible states that men from all directions of the world heard of what God was doing through Solomon and saw the wise decisions he gave and made around his kingdom, and thought to themselves "we have got to honor this Wisdom". In so doing people brought to the house of Solomon, treasure, gold and silver to his house to such an extend that there was no more room to put all he had . And some of treasures the bible states he gave them out to other people.

That night the Lord came to Solomon in a dream and asked him, What would you like me to give you?

Solomon answered, You always showed me great love and today I rule this Land, as young as I'm. You are as loyal as you were to your servant David. Here I'm amongst people you have chosen to be your own, people that are so many cannot even be counted. So give me the Wisdom I need to rule your people with and to know the difference between good and evil.

God said " I will give you more wisdom and understanding than anyone has ever had.

1 Kings 3

Now when you hear of such wisdom given to such a man who later his fall was so great. Its a puzzle. Solomon's fall was of lack of listening. Depicting that if you are given a warning about something and refuse to believe of it, Great is your fall.

In order to have wisdom you have to have an ear to listen.

Because people warn you to do what they have seen not to work and it may work for now, but later blow in your face. The other dimensional thing that kills is , we think we know, underline the word "think"

"The most thing that gives us challenge, is the one we think we know"

When you have Wisdom that is when you can say, "I know"

How many people have thoughts, dreams, versions and missions about life many! BUT have they tried Wisdom; unfortunately wisdom will not and never be sold at your local store. It can only be gained, its more or less like Experience.

When you have been involved in a task for more than years, you can do the job with your eyes closed. You can give solution without seeing the situation, you even know the cause of it.

Wisdom adds to your living days.

"We don't fail because we don't do things right, we fail because we do right incorrectly" Hector Hlophe