Proverbs 8:12

MORE REASONS FOR HEEDING THE WORDS OF WISDOM

"I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling,

And find out knowledge and discretion.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil:

Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way,

And the perverse mouth do I hate.

Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge:

I am understanding; I have might.

By me kings reign,

And princes decree justice.

By me princes rule,

And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

I love them that love me;

And those that seek me diligently shall find me.

Riches and honor are with me;

Yea, durable wealth and righteousness.

My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold;

And my revenue than choice silver.

I walk in the way of righteousness,

In the midst of the paths of justice;

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance,

And that I may fill their treasuries."

"I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling ..." (Proverbs 8:12). Anchor Bible's rendition of this is, "I am Wisdom. My neighbor is intelligence. I am found in company with knowledge and thought."[9]

"Counsel is mine ... I have might" (Proverbs 8:14). "The things mentioned in this verse are attributes of God Himself."[10]

"By me kings reign" (Proverbs 8:15). "Not only in the common lives of common men, but also in the exercise of the very highest sovereignties, men must have this Wisdom in order to succeed."[11] "Proverbs 8:17-21 teach men how to make life a success, in the worldly sense."[12] However, it is in the application of the principles of the true Wisdom in the moral and spiritual phases of one's life that by far the greatest rewards of Wisdom are to be received.