QT 8/5/2024 Prov 23:22-25, Buying wisdom

Proverbs 23:22–25 (ESV) —

22 Listen to your father who gave you life,

and do not despise your mother when she is old.

23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;

buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;

he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.

25 Let your father and mother be glad;

let her who bore you rejoice.

 

NOTE: This is the second chapter in a collection of 30 sayings (1 to 4 verses each in length) that started in Prov 22:20-21 and appears to end at Prov 24:22.

 

The passage above is the sixteenth saying. The verse that stands out to me is verse 23, "… buy wisdom …."  How do you buy wisdom? Well, there are a lot of ways. You can pay to attend a conference or retreat. You can buy a book. You can pay tuition to attend a class, in-person or online. You can pay for an off-the-beaten-path resort where you go and spend a whole day with God reading the word and praying.

 

Those are the most obvious ideas, but a little imagination will turn up other ideas.

 

PONDER:

1. When was the last time I spent money to get wisdom, especially biblical wisdom?
2. Do I really believe that buying wisdom is better than anything else? (Previous verses in Proverbs have suggested it is.)

 

PRAYER: Father, show me things that I can do to get wisdom. I pray I would never be stingy when it comes to buying wisdom.