Proverbs 1:20-33
Wisdom shouts in the street,
She lifts her voice in the square;
At the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:
“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded?
And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools hate knowledge?
Turn to my reproof,
Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
Because I called and you refused,
I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
And you neglected all my counsel
And did not want my reproof;
I will also laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your dread comes,
When your dread comes like a storm
And your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
Then they will call on me,
but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,
Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the LORD.
They would not accept my counsel,
They spurned all my reproof.
So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way
And be satiated with their own devices.
For the waywardness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
But he who listens to me shall live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”
{{ The warning from wisdom, Will we listen?
Will we desire Her?
Do you live a life of a scoffer?
( scoffer:
One who shows contempt for wisdom by scorning or mockery, to scoff, to jeer, to ridicule, scorn. )
Do you mock wisdom?
Do you laugh at or criticize wisdom?
Do you make fun of wisdom when confronted by her?
Do you make fun of wisdom in a loud and angry way?
Do you treat wisdom with contemptuous disregard?
Does your life manifest feeling or express deep hatred or disapproval of wisdom?
Do you have feelings or dose your life show contempt towards wisdom?
Only fools hate knowledge. }}
“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
Turn to my reproof,
Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
Because I called and you refused,
I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
And you neglected all my counsel
And did not want my reproof;
I will also laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your dread comes,
When your dread comes like a storm
And your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
Then they will call on me,
but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,
Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the LORD.
They would not accept my counsel,
They spurned all my reproof.
So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way
And be satiated with their own devices.
For the waywardness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
But he who listens to me shall live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”
{{ Will you listen to wisdom, will you grasp hold of her and heed her words?
Or will you wait till it is to late and then be left to your own ways, playing the naïve (the fool) and be killed, destroyed. (condemned to hell for eternity)?
Harsh?
Maybe so, but ether you will fear the Lord your God and grasp hold of wisdom or live the life of the scoffer, the nave (the fool) and parish.
Sometimes the truth is heard to except,
but it is no less the truth and the reality of life.
Repent ecolodge your ways to the Lord,
ask for His forgiveness,
turn your face to wisdom and absorb from her all you can.
Psalms 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever.
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Here are the remaining matches.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Will you grasp hold of wisdom or play the fool?
that chose is yours to make.