Proverbs 2

The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security

1 My son, if you will receive my words and treasure my commandments within you,

2 Make your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to understanding;

3 For if you cry for discernment, lift your voice for understanding;

4 If you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures;

5 Then you will discern the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God.

6 For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

8 Guarding the paths of justice, and He preserves the way of His godly ones.

9 Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity and every good course.

10 For wisdom will enter your heart and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

11 Discretion will guard you, understanding will watch over you,

12 To deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things;

13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness;

14 Who delight in doing evil and rejoice in the perversity of evil;

15 Whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways;

16 To deliver you from the strange woman, from the adulteress who flatters with her words;

17 That leaves the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God;

18 For her house sinks down to death and her tracks lead to the dead;

19 None who go to her return again, nor do they reach the paths of life.

20 So you will walk in the way of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous.

21 For the upright will live in the land and the blameless will remain in it;

Reflection

Have you ever felt like you couldn’t find the answer to a question you had? In today’s reading, not only do we see why wisdom is so valuable, but we also read that God is ready and willing to give us wisdom if we just ask! This doesn’t mean that He will answer all of our questions as soon as we ask, but He will help us to discern what is right. God doesn’t withhold things from us because He thinks it’s fun, or because He is a mean Father. His timing is much different than ours (2 Peter 3:8), but to those who ask and seek understanding, it will be given (Matthew 7:7-8).

Reflect

According to the passage, what are some characteristics of wisdom? What are the promises that we are given when we ask God for wisdom?

Engage

Have you asked God for wisdom? What are some areas in your life where you need wisdom?

An Extra Mile

Read Matthew 7:7-8

Take five minutes in a quiet space and ask God for wisdom in your life. Talk to Him about areas where you feel you are doing well, where you are struggling, where you want answers. God is a good Father and wants to hear it all! When we ask, He answers.

Today’s reflection provided by YOUVERSION Reading Plan: 30 Day Challenge: A Walk Through Proverbs