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13 "Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding, 14 "for she is more profitable than silver, and her revenue is better than gold.
15 "She is more precious than jewels; nothing you desire can equal her.
16 "Long life is in her right hand; in her left, riches and honor.
17 "Her ways are pleasant, and all her paths, peaceful.
18 "She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who hold on to her are happy.”
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Here we find the glowing picture of happiness.
Here in we find out why wisdom matters and what wisdom actually creates.
Here’s the main theme of this passage.
Who’s happy (NKJV, CSB) (or “blessed”, ESV, NIV, or NASB)?
It’s those who find wisdom and those who acquire understanding and those who hold on to her (v13 & 18).
Solomon has already exhorted us to earnestly seek after wisdom (2:1-5 read it).
And here in chapter 3 we have this great incentive.
Happiness!
13 "Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding,” ()
Happiness, as defined by scripture is different than the happiness as defined by the world.
This blessedness describes a state of being that derives from walking rightly with God and having His seal of approval upon you.
No great distinction should be made here between ‘wisdom’ & ‘understanding’.
The words mean skill, experience, or shrewdness.
To ‘find’ these jewels is a prized experience.
It is God’s gracious creation and is thus inherent in the created order.
God alone knows where wisdom dwells and where it originates (, );
no other living being possesses this knowledge about wisdom (see ).
44 "“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied.
Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.”
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Baker, W., & Carpenter, E. E. (2003).
The complete word study dictionary: Old Testament (p.
337).
Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers.
44 "“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied.
Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.”
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Kitchen, J. A. (2006).
Proverbs: A Mentor Commentary (p.
82).
Fearn, Ross-shire, Great Britain: Mentor.
To find such insight is precious indeed.
45 "“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
46 "When he found one priceless pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it.”
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Those two parables are very similar, but they illustrate the immense value of the Kingdom, the joy it gives to those who (by God’s grace alone) find it!
Their is a willingness to forsake all things to gain it.
Jesus’ parables display the heretofore hidden kingdom of heaven (v.
35), but its worth remains hidden from most people.
Those who discover its priceless value, however, like a man who finds treasure in a field or the trader in pearls, gladly sacrifice anything and everything to obtain it ().
Remember what Paul said?
8 "More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.
Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ” ()
Sproul, R. C. (Ed.).
(2015).
The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (2015 Edition) (p.
1696).
Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust.
Paul found this happiness.
14 "for she is more profitable than silver, and her revenue is better than gold.”
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Here the benefits of wisdom are counted up.
Wisdom is counted up as being worth much more than silver or gold.
Do you want to know in Scripture what else has a value that exceeds silver and gold?
God Word!!
72 "Instruction from your lips is better for me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.”
() 127 "Since I love your commands more than gold, even the purest gold,” ()
10 "[Your instructions] are more desirable than gold— than an abundance of pure gold; and sweeter than honey dripping from a honeycomb.”
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God’s Word is of more value than all the silver and gold.
“In the beginning was the WORD”.
A person who exchanges the worlds gems in place of God’s gems forfeits it all!!!
17 "Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.”
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The pursuit of riches opens up a person’s life to a world of evil influences!!
6 "But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 "For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out.
8 "If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
9 "But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
10 "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”
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The gaining of this worlds riches will prove as dung and dross on the day of judgement.
15 "She is more precious than jewels; nothing you desire can equal her.” ()
The “jewels” spoken of here were like a red coral of some kind () and were regarded as extremely valuable in the ancient world.
But “MORE” desirous than the finest gem is the wisdom of God.
( ; ; cf 31:10).
Then the second line of v15 presses the point home and makes this very personal!
15 "She is more precious than jewels; nothing you desire can equal her.” ()
But here, the uniqueness of wisdom’s worth sets her apart as unique among all others.
25 "Who do I have in heaven but you?
And I desire nothing on earth but you.” ()
4 "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.”
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5 "He satisfies you with good things...” ()
16 "Long life is in her right hand; in her left, riches and honor.”
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The mention of the right and left hand together signifies wisdom’s generosity and readiness to give.
Nothing held in wisdom’s embrace is withheld from the one who will seek her.
What’s in her right hand?
Long life.
And in her left she holds forth the lesser, but still valuable, gifts of physical resources (8:18-21).
The one who embraces wisdom will live long, have
plenty to sustain himself throughout his many years, and
will be respected and praised by those in his network of relationships.
That these rewards are grace gifts and not guarantees in this world should be obvious.
The wicked often prosper and live long lives (, ; ), but theirs is illegitimate pleasure and there is no peace with it.
"The Lord’s blessing enriches, and he adds no painful effort to it.”
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Likewise, the righteous often die young, poor and in obscurity (),
yet they die well and the riches of eternity await them.
"The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.”
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17 "Her ways are pleasant, and all her paths, peaceful.”
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Here wisdom’s virtues continue to be praised.
These “ways” and “paths” describe the substance and direction of a person’s life as they make their way through this world.
12 "It will rescue you from the way of evil— from anyone who says perverse things, 13 "from those who abandon the right paths to walk in ways of darkness,” ()
The design of the evil man is to depart from the light and walk in the darkness!
They want to throw off the restraints of wisdom.
Look at the “path” that is left behind: “right paths”.
That is, the path of the upright!
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