10 Choose [wisdom’s] instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
18 With [wisdom] are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 [Wisdom’s] fruit is better than fine gold;
what [wisdom] yields surpasses choice silver.
The selected verses in Proverbs 8 are very powerful. Here is what we come away with when we take these verses seriously …
1) When compared with gold, silver and precious rubies … possessing wisdom is of far greater value
2) We have a choice. We are challenged to choose the instruction of wisdom rather than wealth
3) The irony is … when we choose wisdom, then riches, honor and enduring prosperity follow
4) When we make wealth our goal we risk having neither wealth nor wisdom. When we make acquiring wisdom our goal, we gain both.
Since God has made His message to us in Proverbs 8 crystal clear, why do we so often make chasing after wealth our focus while ignoring the challenge to gain true wisdom?
Could it be that this is the root of so many of our day to day problems and much of our financial stress?
God’s Word says we have a choice. What are we choosing?
