Wisdom vs Foolishness
Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

PCdc Commentary

Wisdom is contrasted with foolishness.
Looks like Wisdom is preferred.

Wisdom Is Absolute
Proverbs 9:1-6

1
Wisdom has built her house;
she has set up its seven pillars.
2
She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;
she has also set her table.
3
She has sent out her servants, and she calls
from the highest point of the city,
4
“Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense she says,
5
“Come, eat my food
and drink the wine I have mixed.
6
Leave your simple ways and you will live;
walk in the way of insight.”

PCdc Commentary

The principles of Wisdom are completed.
She has already built her house.
Her meat is already prepared.
Her wine is already mixed.
Her table is already set.

There is no room for evolution here.
What was wise for for these people is wise for me:
Adam, Able, Noah, Abraham,
Moses, David, Solomon,
The Prophets, Apostles, and Disciples,
and Jesus.

Wisdom is absolute, not relative, but absolute.

Wisdom vs Gold And Silver And Rubies
Proverbs 8:1-11

1
Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
2
At the highest point along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3
beside the gate leading into the city,
at the entrance, she cries aloud:
4
“To you, O people, I call out;
I raise my voice to all mankind.
5
You who are simple, gain prudence;
you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
6
Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7
My mouth speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.
8
All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
9
To the discerning all of them are right;
they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10
Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
11
for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.”

PCdc Commentary

Verses 10-11
Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.

Physical treasures are valuable and temporal.
Wisdom is priceless and permanent.
I am tempted to reference Matthew 6:19-20,
but I will not because it is not directly related.

My Family vs The Adulteress
Proverbs 7:1-5

1
My son, keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
2
Keep my commands and you will live;
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3
Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5
They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.

PCdc Commentary

Resist the seductive words of the adulteress
by embracing your sister, Wisdom
and your relative, Insight.

Free Yourself From Your Debt QUICKLY
Proverbs 6:1-5

1
My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,
if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
2
you have been trapped by what you said,
ensnared by the words of your mouth.
3
So do this, my son, to free yourself,
since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:
Go to the point of exhaustion
and give your neighbor no rest!
4
Allow no sleep to your eyes,
no slumber to your eyelids.
5
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

PCdc Commentary

I had the opportunity to attend an outstanding session of the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University on this passage.
It made me get my lazy bones focused on paying off my debt.

Do everything possible to get out of debt QUICKLY!
Dave Ramsey: Gazelle Intensity shows you how.