Proverbs 3:13
How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who gains understanding.
For her profit is better than the profit of silver
And her gain better than fine gold.
She is more precious than jewels;
And nothing you desire compares with her.
Long life is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and honor.
Her ways are pleasant ways
And all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who hold her fast.
The LORD by wisdom founded the earth,
By understanding He established the heavens.
By His knowledge the deeps were broken up
And the skies drip with dew.
My son, let them not vanish from your sight;
Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
So they will be life to your soul
And adornment to your neck.
Then you will walk in your way securely
And your foot will not stumble.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;
For the LORD will be your confidence
And will keep your foot from being caught.
{{ there are a couple things i found interesting here;
One: Wisdom is most always referred to as She
Two: She is stated to be more valuable than silver or find gold
Three: We are told "Do not be afraid of sudden fear"
One:
This stuck out to me because in this world most would rather gravitate to those who the world think is handsome or beautiful, and all is ratted on looks, when in the reality of things looks have no great value.
One can be the best looking and be the most useless. I understand why when true value comes from wisdom and understanding
And keeping sound wisdom and discretion takes more time and effort than finding someone who looks handsome or beautiful, or that new shinny vehicle, phone, new clothing, you can fill in the blank.
We are so occupied thinking money, stuff and things will fill the need in our lives; that money, stuff and things will bring us wealth that we miss the true wealth that is available to us.
Father God lets us know straight out that wisdom, understanding and knowledge from Him are of so much more value then even silver and refined gold.
Mankind thinks searching out wisdom takes too much time and effort,
And that is true it takes way more time and effort to something of great value compared to going along with the world and the ways of the world.
But as is stated in Proverbs 3
to pursue wisdom brings true wealth,
You will gain understanding.
You will gain a long life,
You will gain riches,
You will gain Honor,
You will gain peace,
You will gain life,
And you will live a happy life.
Wisdom is truly beautiful:
To find one who has found wisdom from the Lord God you then have truly found beauty,
For their life will be full of understanding, honor, peace their life will have true joy,
for they will live a life of sound wisdom and discretion.
To live a life of Discretion:
Is to live a life that operates by;
common sense,
that is sensible,
that is levelheaded,
one that is prudent,
will have the ability to responsible decisions,
the quality of having or showing discernment or good judgment.
These things are of more value than a bank vault full of Silver and gold.
Proverbs 3:13-18
How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who gains understanding.
For her profit is better than the profit of silver
And her gain better than fine gold.
She is more precious than jewels;
And nothing you desire compares with her.
Long life is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and honor.
Her ways are pleasant ways
And all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who hold her fast. }}
So let’s honesty take a deep look inside,
Are you pursuing wisdom?
Or have you taken the essay road and just followed after the world?
Gaining worldly wisdom, worldly knowledge?
Rather than to take the time in the word of GOD, and taking hold of the wisdom there in,
Holding the word of GOD in your heart, binding it to your heart, your soul, your spirit.
Is your life a life of;
understanding
True riches, (friends, the thing that you truly need to live – food clothing and shelter)
honor,
peace,
are you truly living a happy life.
Think about it.
Seek first His Kingdome and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.
Matthew 6:33
Godly Wisdom should be your desire not the worldly wisdom.
and the third sudden fear:
having Godly wisdom gives the holder of it a sound mind,
the mind of understanding, with the ability to quickly defuse fear.
Let Wisdom be your friend and
Go with GOD and He will go with you.