Our Favorite Proverbs: Proverbs 3:13, Wisdom's Reward
by Marilynn Chadwick
"Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding." Proverbs 3:13 NIV
People talk a lot about profitable investments and especially the ROI, or "return on investment." According to Proverbs, there are very few investments in life as profitable as the gaining of wisdom. Threaded throughout Proverbs are admonitions to seek wisdom. The gain from wisdom is "better than gain from silver, and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her" (Proverbs 3:14,15 ESV).
Do you want to be wise? King Solomon sure…
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