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THE SOURCE OF WISDOM
Ultimately in God
Prov.
2:6 “For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
Prov.
3:19 “The Lord by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens.”
Prov.
21:30 “There is no wisdom and no understanding And no counsel against the Lord.”
Prov.
30:3 “Neither have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.”
Parents
Prov.
4:5 “Acquire wisdom!
Acquire understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.”
Prov.
4:11 “I have directed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths.”
Prov.
5:1 “My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding;”
Prov.
23:19 “Listen, my son, and be wise, And direct your heart in the way.”
Wise men
Prov.
1:5 “A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,”
Prov.
22:17 “Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;”
Creation
Prov.
6:6-11 “Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise, Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler, Prepares her food in the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest.
How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
“A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest”— Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man.”
Prov.
30:24-28 “Four things are small on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer; The shephanim are not mighty people, Yet they make their houses in the rocks; The locusts have no king, Yet all of them go out in ranks; The lizard you may grasp with the hands, Yet it is in kings’ palaces.”
ACTIONS OF THE WISE
Hears Others
Prov.
1:5 “A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,”
Prov.
2:2 “Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding;”
Prov.
8:33 ““Heed instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it.”
Prov.
12:15 “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.”
Prov.
13:10 “Through insolence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.”
Fears The Lord
Prov.
1:7 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
Prov.
9:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”
Seeks, Asks, Searches
Prov.
4:7 ““The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, get understanding.”
Prov.
18:15 “The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.”
Prov.
23:23 “Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.”
Makes Wisdom His Best Companion
Prov.
7:4 “Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding your intimate friend;”
Prov.
10:23 “Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool, And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.”
Prov.
14:33 “Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the hearts of fools it is made known.”
Prov.
17:24 “Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.”
Accepts reproofs/commands
Prov.
9:8-9 “Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.”
Prov.
10:8 “The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will be ruined.”
Prov.
13:1 “A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.”
Prov.
21:11 “When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.”
Prov.
29:15 “The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.”
Thinks Before Acting
Prov.
10:14 “Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.”
Is Humble
Prov.
11:2 “When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom.”
Wins Souls
Prov.
11:30 “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.”
Walks With Other Wise Men
Prov.
13:20 “He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.”
Looks For Purpose In Life
Prov.
14:8 “The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But the foolishness of fools is deceit.”
Turns From Evil
Prov.
14:16 “A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless.”
Teaches Others
Prov.
15:7 “The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so.”
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