PROVERBS ‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ ‭AMP

“Do not turn away from her (Wisdom) and she will guard and protect you; Love her, and she will watch over you.”

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GOLD NUGGETS

What exactly is wisdom? Some say wisdom is synonymous with knowledge. However, there’s vast difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is the capacity to understand and retain what one is taught. Wisdom is the ability to put that knowledge to best and effective use. If knowledge is the same thing as wisdom, then, as Paul Larsen points out, “There are many wise’ men who are fools.” Our colleges and universities cram information into the minds of thousands of people. However, knowledge by itself does not stop them from making a mess of their lives. Education is not an immunity from foolishness. When we get into the higher stages of education, we think that we know it all, but if this attitude is not checked, then we will soon demonstrate what it means to be a fool. A “fool” in Proverbs is not someone who can’t pass a literacy or numeracy test. He’s someone who thinks he knows what life is all about but doesn’t. Those whom the world recognises as “wise” may, from heaven’s standpoint, be the biggest fools. May the Lord help us to know and understand that from and in him is the highest wisdom. SHALOM – Peace: God’s universal blessings to you.