PROVERBS‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,”

GOLD NUGGETS

We established yesterday that the personification of wisdom by Solomon is simply using a literary device to make a point. I believe that the personification of wisdom is to prepare the way for the Paul’s great statement in 1 Corinthians 1:24 that Christ is “the power of God and the wisdom of God”. If this is so, then it suggests that the divine purpose underlying the personification of wisdom in Proverbs is not simply to impress on us to absorb set of rules but to hint that true wisdom lies in a Person. That Person is none other than our Lord Jesus Christ. Christianity moves beyond the wisdom of Solomon, which, by the way, commends itself to non-Christians. Christianity points to the fact that the highest wisdom comes from a relationship with the Jesus who is the fountain of all wisdom. Knowing the principles of wisdom is one thing and knowing the Person in whom all wisdom resides is another. “The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence], … ‭‭(Proverbs‬ ‭9‬:‭10‬ ‭AMP‬‬).” May the wisdom of God lead us to safety at all times.
SHALOM – Peace: God’s universal blessings to you.