William J. Stewart | Lessons from the book of Proverbs Proverbs 9:1-18 Solomon has been contrasting wisdom and folly in the first several chapters of Proverbs. It culminates in our present text. Both wisdom and folly are personified in the text, and both make an appeal for the young man to follow after her.
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Wisdom Explained
William J. Stewart | Lessons from the Book of Proverbs Proverbs 8:12-36 The latter portion of Proverbs 8 extols the value of wisdom. Solomon tells us of those who are governed by it, of the LORD’s use of it, and then makes a plea to his son (and us) that we also subscribe to wisdom’s…