Proverbs Chapter 8
The
Spirit Of Wisdom
:1-11 Does not Wisdom cry out and
Understanding lift up her voice? She takes her stand on the top of the hill,
beside the way, where the paths meet. (Matthew 7:13-14) She cries out by the
gates, at the entry to the city, at the entrance of the door; (this is the
place where leaders would sit and talk of current events and the issues of the
day) “To you O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of men. O you simple (naive)
ones, understand prudence,* and you fools,** be of an understanding heart (our
inner being). Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, and from the
opening of my lips will come right things; for my mouth will speak
Truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are
with righteousness; nothing crooked or perverse is in them. They are all
plain to him who understands, and right to those who find Knowledge. Receive my
Instruction and not silver and Knowledge rather than choice gold; for Wisdom is
better than rubies and all the things one may desire cannot be compared with
her. (Job 28:20-28; Jeremiah 5:20-25; Psalm 19:7-14; Matthew 15:18-19;
Ephesians 1:15-21; 1 Timothy 2:7; James 1:2-8, 3:13-18)
:12-21 “I Wisdom dwell together
with Prudence and find out knowledge and Discretion. The Fear of JEHOVAH
is to hate evil; (Proverbs 3:7-8; Isaih 11:1-3; Luke 12:4-5) pride and
arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate. Counsel is
mine and sound Wisdom; I am Understanding, I have strength. (Ecclesiastes
7:19) By me kings reign and rulers decree Justice. By me princes rule and
nobles, all the judges of (Righteousness) the earth. I Love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently will find me. (Isaiah 55:6; Jeremiah 29:12-13;
Matthew 6:33) Riches and honor are with me, enduring riches and
Righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold and my
revenue than choice silver. I traverse the Way of Righteousness, (Hebrews
10:19-22) in the midst of the paths of Justice, that I may cause those who Love
me to inherit wealth, that I may fill their treasuries. (Matthew 6:18-24)
:22-31 JEHOVAH possessed me at the
beginning of His Way, before His Works of old. I have been established from
Everlasting, from the beginning, before there was ever an earth. (Psalm 90:1-2)
When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no
fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the
hills, I was brought forth; while as yet He had not made the earth or the
fields, or the primal dust of the world. (Proverbs 3:19-20; Isaiah 43:10-13) When
He prepared the Heavens I was there, when He drew the circle on the face
of the deep, when He established the clouds above, when He strengthened the
fountains of the deep. When He assigned the sea its limit, so that the waters
could not transgress His Command, when He marked out the foundations of the
earth, (Genesis 1:1-10; Revelation 4:11) Then
I was beside Him as a Master Craftsman; and I was daily His
Delight, Rejoicing always before Him, Rejoicing in His inhabited world and my
delight was with the sons of men.
:32-36 Now therefore listen to me
my children; for Blessed are those who keep my ways (Matthew 7:13-14) hear
Instruction and be Wise and do not disdain it. Blessed is the man who Listens
to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors; (Proverbs 9:1-6;
Matthew 11:19) For whoever Finds me Finds Life and Obtains Favor from JEHOVAH!
But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; (being) all those who hate me
love death.” (Psalm 50:16-23; Proverbs 5:11-14; Revelation 16:9, 11, 21)
* prudence: ‛ormâh = trickery
or (in a good sense) discretion:-guile, prudence, subtilty, willy,
wisdom.1
** fools: kecîyl from kâcal
= probably fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly”-fool (ish).
A judgment that GOD reserves for Himself,1 Matthew 5:21-22.
1 Strong’s Exhaustive
Concordance with Hebrew Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries, MacDonald Publishing
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