Proverbs 8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
These verses remind most of of something we do not like to hear and that is to listen to instruction and to have enough wisdom to accept it. If we do this it says we will be blessed and that we need to do this daily waiting for a word form God. You may say God does not talk to me every day but He will if you talk to Him, when you call some one on the phone you expect for the other person to talk back to you, so talk to God everyday and see what He has to say. This goes on to say if we seek Him we will find favor with from the Lord which means he responds to us. Lastly it says that any one who does not follow the leading of the Lord and sins is only hurting themselves. It says that all hate the wisdom of God and the love of that was given to us from Jesus Christ love death. This means they will spend eternity in hell with Satan. John 1:4 “In him was life; and the life was the light of men.” Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
This scripture is focusing on the beginning of time and the fact that the wisdom of God was ever present there. It was created even before the earth was and was created for an everlasting time. Verse 24 through 29 let us see that wisdom was there through the whole creation. When the earth was covered by water, before the land masses were formed, before He made the heavens, and when He made the earth round and established boundaries between land and sea wisdom was there. God always knew wisdom was present and a necessary component that man needed. Wisdom rejoiced to be part of creation God and able to see this creation and praise God for what He done. Now again we see where wisdom tells us to hearken unto it and desire to have it and keep its ways so we can be blessed. The blessed of the Lord are the ones who walk in His ways. Those filled with the wisdom of God are wise unto their own salvation. If you are still not attending a church that preaches the truth of God’s word I ask that you find one today and begin learning about the wisdom of God and pray that you may acquire it. We all belong to God as it says in scripture John 1:1-3 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.2 The same was in the beginning with God.3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Proverbs 8:19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
We see hear that what God supplies us with is better than any Gold or silver or any kind riches we might try to obtain on our own. Solomon because of his wisdom and listening to God and being obedient was and would be today the richest man on earth. Other scriptures tell us in James 3:17 “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” James 3:18 “And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.” God leads us if listen to Him in the directions we should go in Isaiah 30:21 “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.” When we do this we have an inheritance of substance and our treasures will be overflowing. The Lord throughout Scripture has not only protected, but prospered His people, that is the promise here, too. God protects and blesses His own, if they will walk in His path.
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
God’s love for man was shown in Him giving us His son. We do not have to question the live He has for us and if we love Him He will reveal Himself to us. If we love God with all our heart and soul He will bless us with more than we could ever imagine. He will bless us in every area of our lives, in houour , riches, and in righteousness. All we have to do is love Him and share His love with everyone we come in contact with.
Proverbs 8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
As we have been learning how important wisdom is we can see that God is the one that puts people in power. We may not want to think it but even if the people who are put in power are not Godly people it means God allowed it to happen. If we know about the children of Israel they asked for a king because everybody had one and so God gave them kings and they found out it was not what they needed. So again this is where wisdom comes into play when we ask God for things be careful to know it is what you need. Be knowledgeable enough to know what and who to ask for in your life because even if we ask amiss we could get what we ask. In Romans 13:1 “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”
Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
We learned earlier that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. If this is the case then we are to hate what God hates. We know evil is not of God and we have already learned that pride is the opposite of being humble. Arrogance just goes right along with pride and has nothing to do with understanding the wisdom of God. Wisdom hates pride and self exaltation above all. Wisdom hates all the bad things we have been talking about and loves the things of the Lord. Wisdom is what brought Solomon all the benefits he had. It gave him the understanding he needed. Understanding is a side benefit of wisdom, as well wisdom is understanding. In Isaiah 11:2, we read, “And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;” Again we see in this scripture just how important wisdom is.
Proverbs 8;10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Here we see just how important wisdom and knowledge are. you cannot put a price on either of them. There is not enough silver and gold in he world that can help anyone gain these two qualities but with them you can accomplish anything. Not even rubies or anything else can compare to the value of the wisdom of
God. Wisdom deals with all things to help us with knowledge to be able to accomplish any task we undertake to do. Wisdom is something we should pray for and strive to obtain every day so that we can use the knowledge we gain from it to make wise decisions. It is also very important to read God’s word to help gain this wisdom and knowledge.
Proverbs 8:7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
We see that wisdom is nothing but truth and everything we speak should be nothing but the truth. Those that like to gossip and tell little white lies and some ever tell big black lies are not speaking from wisdom and it is an abomination to God. We should always strive to speak nothing good things because from our mouth comes blessings and curses. A preacher should always preach nothing but the true word of God and not water it down in any way but also keep it simple so anyone can understand. All of us that know what God has given to share with the world is the knowledge of truth and righteousness and that is what we should do., and not lead people astray by compromising what God’s word says.
Proverbs 8:4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Here wisdom is calling all who listen and heed the word of God. Those that are not learned in the scriptures it is hard for them to understand the wisdom of God. Wisdom ask us to listen and we will be taught the the excellence of God and the things that we here will be the right things. You know sometimes even the smartest people who can quote scripture at random are far from having the wisdom to understand what they are quoting. Likewise they are people who are unlearned, but has faithfully sought God’s guidance, that have more wisdom and understanding than those with a doctorate degree in religion. The best way to get the wisdom and understanding God has for us is to pray for it, spend time in His word and get in good church that teaches the true word of God and where you can fellowship with other believers. Hope you are in church somewhere today.
Proverbs 8:1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
Now we have the scriptures talking of another woman except this one does not wait for the night to come out. Wisdom and understanding both are things that everyone should desire to have because God offers to everyone. The thing is that you have to desire it and pray for it. God has it ready for those who ask for it. The openness and public exposure of wisdom contrasts with the secrecy and intrigues of the wicked adulterers in chapter 7. This wisdom and knowledge is for everyone and it is waiting for those who would allow it come into their hearts and minds.
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." I John 5:7
