Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Proverbs 1:3
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

In this one book, there is instruction in all of these areas and more. The person who learns and lives by the teachings of the godly and wise will be instructed in wisdom.

While wisdom is a skill that comes gradually, it can be imparted through the discipline of teaching. We are not born wise; we become wise. We must learn. God's way for people to learn is complex, but it almost always involves learning from those who have a track record before us.

The Proverbs instruct us in justice. As stated, real wisdom is the capacity to act rightly and exercise moral discretion, making just decisions. The Proverbs teach us that selfishness and injustice do no one good in the final analysis.

Good judgment is a by-product of studying the Proverbs as is equity. Throughout the many verses of this teaching are admonitions to act with fairness and judge between good and evil, wisdom and foolishness, and right and wrong.

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