Proverbs 1

We must comprehend the Bible to be able to receive the wisdom it contains. In the written Word of God
are the instructions to make wise, just, fair decisions. The fear of the Lord begins our quest for knowledge. Satan looks for the innocent, naïve person to devour. We must be wise as serpents and as gentle as doves. Everything that we have, every talent that we have been given is a gift from God. These gifts are to be used for His glory out of our great love for Him. God chastens those He loves, if you hear God's rebuke, listen! In God's infinite wisdom He has given us a book of instructions, the BIBLE….read it! If you do not understand it seek wise counsel. In Him you will find life and the knowledge to live it wisely.

2 To know wisdom and instruction,

To perceive the words of understanding,

3 To receive the instruction of wisdom,

Justice, judgment, and equity;

4 To give prudence to the simple,

To the young man knowledge and discretion—

5 A wise man will hear and increase learning,

And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

6 To understand a proverb and an enigma,

The words of the wise and their riddles.

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,

But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

22 "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?

For scorners delight in their scorning,

And fools hate knowledge.

23 Turn at my rebuke;

Surely I will pour out my spirit on you;

I will make my words known to you.

32 For the turning away of the simple will slay them,

And the complacency of fools will destroy them;

33 But whoever listens to me will dwell safely,

And will be secure, without fear of evil."

The NKJV says this: The verbs to know, to perceive, and to receive refer to the ways we acquire wisdom. A person develops discipline in life by applying words of insight. Wisdom affects living much the way the skills of artists affect the practice of their craft. Biblical wisdom involves all of life; it involves a change of behavior and a commitment to justice. A wise person has learned by experience how to distinguish what is true, praiseworthy, and good from what is false, shameful, and bad. No one finishes the study of wisdom; there is always more to learn. The fear of the Lord is the most basic ingredient in wisdom.
All wisdom depends on knowledge of God and submission to His will. To know something but not to know God overturns the value of having knowledge in the first place. Fools have rejected the fear of the Lord. Spreading a net in the sight of the bird one wishes to trap would be a fruitless task. Yet the fool is less sensible than the bird; he will watch the trap being set and get caught in it anyway. The study of wisdom is a matter of life and death. This dismal warning ends with a promise of life to the few who will listen; they will find safety and ease.