proverbs

The whole book of Proverbs is about wisdom and how to make life work. The verse that struck me the most in chapter 1 though was verse 7

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction"

This verse, in a way, summarizes the whole book of Proverbs. This book is about God's wisdom written in a way that we humans could understand.

In the world's point of view, a fool is someone with low IQ or somebody who's way below average when it comes to intelligence but in a Biblical concept, it's anybody who ignores GOD's wisdom.

As humans, we often fall into doing the wrong things without even thinking of its consequences. And what's worse is when we keep on being wayward Christians, being complacent about the effects of our actions, we lose claim of GOD's promises and protection

24 I called you so often, but you wouldn't come.
I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
25 You ignored my advice
and rejected the correction I offered.
26 So I will laugh when you are in trouble!
I will mock you when disaster overtakes you
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
and anguish and distress overwhelm you.

28 When they cry for help, I will not answer.
Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
29 For they hated knowledge
and chose not to fear the Lord.
30 They rejected my advice
and paid no attention when I corrected them.
31 Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way,
choking on their own schemes.
32 For simpletons turn away from me to death.
Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.


But for those who listen to HIS instructions, HIS promise is this;

33 But all who listen to me will live in peace,
untroubled by fear of harm.

We all need to take GOD's hands and let HIM lead us to the right direction. For me, that's wisdom.