"The Lord gives me wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding." (Proverbs 2:6)
Oh how I want to receive the wisdom from God. Why does it seem so elusive to obtain His wisdom? I don't know, but it doesn't have to be this way. My prayer is that I and my children and all of my loved ones would come to know wisdom. Here some scriptural insights regarding wisdom.
Proverbs 8:10,11,
How do we obtain wisdom?
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy one is understanding." Proverbs 9:10
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." (Proverbs 1:7)
"...Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding." Job 28:28
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever." (Psalms 111:10)
"The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate." Proverbs 8:13
"In Mercy and truth atonement is provided for iniquity; and by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil." (Proverbs 16:6)
"A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident." Proverbs 14:16
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