Wisdom and Understanding in the Proverbs

Proverbs 2:1-5

¹ My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,

² turning your ear to wisdom

and applying your heart to understanding—

³ indeed, if you call out for insight

and cry aloud for understanding,

⁴ and if you look for it as for silver

and search for it as for hidden treasure,

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God.

Verse 1 can begin by ‘reading’ the book of Proverbs. This book is easy to read even when you are new to the Bible. Especially, when you read chapter 10 ~ 31, you will notice that each verse shines inside your heart like the light. This book consists of 31 chapters. So, it is good to read one chapter a day. So, the whole book can be read once a month. What the book promises may be fulfilled if you read it regularly (v1) because you seek wisdom and understanding as described in v2-4. Then the result will be as shown in v5 and Proverbs 2:6-22.

References

[1] The Holy Bible: New International Version (Anglicised Edition, 2011). (2011). (Revised and updated edition). London: Hodder & Stoughton.