Proverbs 4:1-9

  Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction,
    and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
  for I give you good precepts;
    do not forsake my teaching.
  When I was a son with my father,
    tender, the only one in the sight of my mother,
  he taught me and said to me,
  “Let your heart hold fast my words;
    keep my commandments, and live.
  Get wisdom; get insight;
    do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
  Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
    love her, and she will guard you.
  The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
    and whatever you get, get insight.
  Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
    she will honor you if you embrace her.
  She will place on your head a graceful garland;
    she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”

(ESV)

STOP! Think a little 🤔 What is God saying to you?

  • What is the writer saying?
  • How do I apply this to my life?

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Solomon wrote to his sons to share some of the wisdom he had learned from his father. Wisdom is grounded in truth that can be passed down from generation to generation. Deuteronomy 6:6-8 tells parents to pass on God’s word to their children. Wisdom is supreme and we should hold it in high value. Wisdom is found in God’s word and provides us with everything we need to live complete lives (2 Timothy 3:16-17). But the Bible also warns us that there is wisdom promoted by the world which is not true wisdom (1 Cor 3:19) and will not result in the protection, honour and crown that this passage speaks of. We do not need to figure out life through trial and error. Wisdom is available to us to prevent us from making mistakes along the way. Do you consider wisdom to be of supreme value? Where do you go to for wisdom?