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Thursday... It just is so easy.

 

Proverbs 9:11-12 (NLT), "Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life. If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer."

Thursday... It just is so easy.

There are so many voices within us that want to be heard and followed but the voice of wisdom makes all the difference. Yes it does.


But it is so easy to follow those other voices, it really is but wisdom is so important.

Proverbs 9:11 (NLT) says, "Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life." But those other voices are so loud. They are hard to ignore.

Now I have found the book of Proverbs to be a place I need to go on a regular basis and I believe it has added years to my life. Yes, verse 12 is so true, "If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit." And the next part is also true, "If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer."

Verse 10 is so important. It says, "Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgement."

Now the Amplified Bible says verse 10 this way. It says, "The [reverent] fear of the LORD [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence], and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight."

But I'm really smart, that's one voice. But I have to give up my way, that's another voice. And there are so many more voices in there. And it is important to know that those other voices are a lot louder. The voice of God is the quiet one but it is the "the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence]."

Now, this is important to remember, "Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life. If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit." And also, "If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer." And that is definitely another voice. The voice of scorning wisdom.

So verse 6 (AMP) says, "Leave [behind] your foolishness [and the foolish] and live. And walk in the way of insight and understanding." Now that is wisdom. Let's listen to that voice. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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