Posted on 08/08/2017 8:28:19 AM PDT by OneVike
Proverb 8 (NKJV)
The Excellence of Wisdom
Wisdom Is Everlasting
01 Does not wisdom cry out,
00 And understanding lift up her voice?
02 She takes her stand on the top of the high hill,
00 Beside the way, where the paths meet.
03 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
00 At the entrance of the doors:
04 "To you, O men, I call,
00 And my voice is to the sons of men.
05 O you simple ones, understand prudence,
00 And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
06 Listen, for I will speak of excellent things,
00 And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
07 For my mouth will speak truth;
00 Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
08 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
00 Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
09 They are all plain to him who understands,
00 And right to those who find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver,
00 And knowledge rather than choice gold;
11 For wisdom is better than rubies,
00 And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
12 "I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
00 And find out knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;
00 Pride and arrogance and the evil way
00 And the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
00 I am understanding, I have strength.
15 By me kings reign,
00 And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
00 All the judges of the earth.
17 I love those who love me,
00 And those who seek me diligently will find me.
18 Riches and honor are with me,
00 Enduring riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
00 And my revenue than choice silver.
20 I traverse the way of righteousness,
00 In the midst of the paths of justice,
21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
00 That I may fill their treasuries.
22 "The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way,
00 Before His works of old.
23 I have been established from everlasting,
00 From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
00 When there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains were settled,
00 Before the hills, I was brought forth;
26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields,
00 Or the primal dust of the world.
27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
00 When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
28 When He established the clouds above,
00 When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
29 When He assigned to the sea its limit,
00 So that the waters would not transgress His command,
00 When He marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman;
00 And I was daily His delight,
00 Rejoicing always before Him,
31 Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
00 And my delight was with the sons of men.
32 "Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
00 For blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction and be wise,
00 And do not disdain it.
34 Blessed is the man who listens to me,
00 Watching daily at my gates,
00 Waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoever finds me finds life,
00 And obtains favor from the LORD;
36 But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul;
00 All those who hate me love death."
Please continue praying I will find something. I am beginning to drive my wife crazy being home all the time.
I adjust not ready, nor do I want to retire at 60. I am just to darn young for the pasture.
May the Good Lord open a great door of opportunity!
27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
00 When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
Yeah...science!
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, I have strength.
Some of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Wisdom
Understanding
Counsel
Fortitude
Knowledge
Piety
Fear of the Lord
>>(1) Doth not wisdom cry?<<
Listen to the calls of heavenly wisdom—to the voice of the Son of God. Careless soul! Shall this divine call be slighted when the allurements of sin and vanity have had power to arrest thine ear?
>>(5) O ye simple, understand wisdom; and ye fools, be of an understanding heart<<
The great Teacher calls the simple and fools to hear. And where else can they hear such excellent things? Worth are they of the attention of princes!
—Charles Bridges (1794–1869) excerpted from his classic work on Prov. 8
“I hate pride and arrogance!” Proverbs 8:13
Take heed of pride and haughtiness of spirit. Pride is the great master-scar of the soul; it will bud and blossom—it cannot be hidden. Pride is the leprosy of the soul, which breaks forth in the very forehead! Pride is . . .
the sum of all vileness,
a sea of sin,
a mother sin, a breeding sin—
a sin which has all sorts of sin in its womb!
In pride, all vices are wrapped up together in a bundle!
“The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished!” Proverbs 16:5
God will have nothing to do with proud people.
He won’t come near such loathsome lepers!
Therefore as ever you would enjoy God’s presence,
arm yourself against pride,
watch against pride, and
pray hard against pride!
Thomas Brooks (1608–1680) was an English non-conformist Puritan preacher and author
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