![]() ![]() It is also associated with the heights of heaven as well, the highest area, which would be the perfect place to be seen and heard by the people on the streets below. marom) are an elevated area of land, which is often connected with the meaning of an advantaged, a desirable area. On the heights beside the way: Here the heights (Heb. Proverbs 8:2-3 Updated American Standard Version (UASV)Īt the place of the paths she takes her stand Īt the entrance of doors she cries aloud: She makes herself available in places where most people can be found, to get out her message. In other chapters, Solomon gives the counsel to the reader himself, but here he uses lady wisdom, as a personified character, to counsel us throughout chapter 8. Solomon introduces wisdom to the reader as a gracious woman. 2:5 9:10 18:15) Give forth her voice can be rendered “understanding raise her voice.” The strong and bold voice of wisdom and understanding are heard loud and clear throughout the entire inhabited earth. One who possesses understanding can see the big picture (the entire matter) and not just the isolated facts. tebunah) is the ability to see how the parts or aspects of something are connected to one another. Today, the wisdom of God is freely available to virtually all.ĭoes not understanding give forth her voice: Here understanding (Heb. Without it we would make one foolish mistake after another. 6:8) Wisdom is vital, especially in this time of human imperfection. The wise person is often contrasted with the foolishness or stupid person. It is the balanced application of that knowledge to answer difficulties, achieve objectives, sidestep or ward off dangers, not to mention helping others to accomplish the same. m ā (h)) is sound judgment, based on knowledge and understanding. ![]() The Greek word for “love” ( agap ē) in 1 John 4:8 in the expression “God is love” is also in the feminine gender, yet that does not make God feminine. The fact that “wisdom” is always in the feminine gender, as Hebrew assigns gender to its nouns (as is true of many other languages), this does not negate that wisdom is being used figuratively to represent the Son of God. 8:1) Here, wisdom is being used figuratively to represent the Son of God, as many Christian Bible scholars have right understood it. There wisdom is personified, characterized as though able to speak and act. Proverbs 8:1 Updated American Standard Version (UASV)ĭoes not understanding give forth her voice?ĭoes not wisdom call: What is written regarding the Word in the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures is remarkably in agreement or harmony with the description given at Proverbs 8:22-31. It may seem unusual though, as we find wisdom being personified, as though it were a real person. The question that begs to be asked from verse 13 of chapter 3 is, ‘where can true wisdom be found? Where do we obtain understanding? Finally, why is it more priceless than gold itself? Well, look no further, because Solomon will answer these questions for us, right here in Proverbs chapter 8. Proverbs 3:13-15 Updated American Standard Version (UASV)ġ4 for the gain from her is better than gain from silverĪnd nothing you desire can compare with her. 9 Blessed be Jehovah your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel, because Jehovah loved Israel forever, he has made you king, that you may execute justice and righteousness.” 8 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants who stand before you continually hearing your wisdom. You have added wisdom and prosperity to the report that I heard. 7 But I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. “When the queen of Sheba observed all the wisdom of Solomon and the house which he had built, the food of his table, the seat of his servants, the manner of his servants and their clothing, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he offered in the house of, she was breathless.”ġ Kings 10:6-9 Updated American Standard Version (UASV)Ħ Then she said to the king, “The report which I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom. King Solomon, son of the renowned King David, was not only very wise, but constructed some buildings that are wonders of the ancient world, wrote poetry, penned thousands of proverbs, built a kingdom up that was truly a foretaste of what peace on earth would look like, and brought in over 200 million dollars a year. ![]() ![]() Andrews is the Chief Translator of the Updated American Standard Version (UASV). ANDREWS (AS in Criminal Justice, BS in Religion, MA in Biblical Studies, and MDiv in Theology) is CEO and President of Christian Publishing House. ![]()
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