PROVERBS 1

20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

 24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: 30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from FEAR of EVIL

Keep seeking WISDOM for in Understanding her, she is GREAT!

Wisdom as used in this book means living and thinking according to God's truth, ways and design. It means to approach all of life from God's point of view, believing that everything God says is right and true and the only worthy standard by which to live. Gaining wisdom is far better than possessing silver and gold(3:13-14).

It comes only to those who seek it through a proper relationship with God and diligent study of His Word (3:1-3. Christ whom the new testament is the ultimate wisdom of God (1 Cor 1:30, Col 2:3) teaches us that we gain wisdom by abiding in His word by allowing His words to abide in us John 15:7 and by yielding our hearts and minds to the indwelling Holy Spirit (John 14:16-26)