I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Proverbs 1-4.

    The purpose of the Book of Proverbs is to teach wisdom and discipline. Today’s passage focuses on the advantages of wisdom and a basic primer on what it is. Wisdom teaches us to do what is right, just, and fair. If you lack wisdom, study the proverbs of this book and you will gain wisdom. If you are already wise, study the proverbs of this book and you gain more wisdom. There is no such thing as begin too wise.

    Wisdom comes from listening to your parents’ instructions and learning from what they try to teach you. Wisdom cries out to anyone who will listen. It does not require great mental ability to be wise. Wisdom begins with fear of the Lord. The first step on its path is recognizing that the pleasures promised by sin are a trap. Sin fails to deliver the full measure of pleasure which it promises and leads to unpleasant consequences later.

    Wisdom teaches us not to be enticed by evil people, even when we do not know what is wrong with their plan. The wise recognize that they can never have complete understanding. They know that kindness and loyalty are positive values, even when abandoning them seems to be the best course of action (it never is). Never fall into the trap of thinking you are wiser than God. It may seem that the commands He has given us are too constraining to fulfill His love. The truly wise know that there is a reason for those commands, even when they cannot see what it could possibly be. Fix your eyes on God and doing His will. Do not let the distractions of this life redirect you towards evil.