Wisdom Personified

Wisdom Personified

Proverbs 31:10-31

“To become wise is to become a disciplined person, given not to impulsiveness but to self-examination, to circumspection, and to clear thinking.”   — Timothy Keller, God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs

1. Wisdom is revealed in the management of the . (vs. 10-19)

2. Wisdom is revealed in to the poor and the outcast. (vs. 20-26)

“Children are meant to understand compassion and comfort because they have received compassion and comfort — and this should be in the family setting. A family should be a place where comfort is experienced and understood, so that the people are prepared to give comfort to others.” — Edith Shaeffer, What is a Family?

3. Wisdom is revealed in the of others. (vs. 27-29)

“Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger and not your own lips.”       Proverbs 27:2

4. Wisdom is revealed in the of the Lord. (vs. 30)

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7