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Proverbs 8:6

Wisdom is the sweetest sound on earth. Have you heard her? She calls to you (8:1-5). She speaks only of excellent and right things (8:6). She loves truth and hates wickedness (8:7). Her every word is righteous, and she never speaks frowardly or perversely (8:8). Her lessons are all plain and correct to those who fear and love the God of heaven (8:9).

Solomon personified wisdom as a lady, who invites you to receive her and the wonderful blessings she brings (8:1-10). He continued the personification by detailing the great things that accompany her (8:11-21). Then he exalted her by showing her eternal existence with God (8:22-31). He concluded by extending her invitation again (8:32-36).

The words of God's mouth, the revelation of pure wisdom, were more precious to Job than his necessary food (Job 23:12). David found those same words more valuable than much fine gold and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb (Ps 19:10). Though a king, he claimed them as his heritage forever, because they rejoiced his heart (Ps 119:111). The prophet Jeremiah also found them to be the joy and rejoicing of his heart (Jer 15:16).

Peter once followed Jesus into a high mountain with James and John. There he saw Jesus glorified and talking with Moses and Elijah (Matt 17:1-9). God the Father thundered from heaven to keep the attention and focus on His beloved Son. What an experience! Peter heard God's words from heaven in the presence of earthly and heavenly witnesses! But he declared later that the Scriptures are more sure (II Pet 1:16-21)! And he exhorted his readers to do well by taking heed to the glorious words recorded in the Bible! Believe it!

How excellent are the words of the Bible? They tell about the origin of the heaven and the earth, all things in them, and our first parents! They tell about sin and the origin of death, which no man can explain. They tell about a Creator God that befriends men by His own gracious choice. They tell how to please Him and obtain His blessings in life. They tell what wonderful things are waiting in the next life for those that obey Him. The secrets of the universe are opened and explained to humble Bible readers (I Cor 2:6-16)!

The Bible tells of the first sin with a promise attached of coming redemption by the woman's Son (Gen 3:15)! It tells about Isaac finding Rebekah, Jacob loving Rachel, Joseph ruling Egypt, Moses leading Israel out, David killing Goliath, Jesus being born to a virgin named Mary, His death on the cross for the sins of His elect, and His resurrection from the grave and ascension into heaven. These things are a great mystery (I Tim 3:16)! They are entirely unknown by the world's educators and philosophers and scientists.

The Bible is the only source of ancient history, and it has the greatest poetry from the best human heart in the Psalms. It has the finest wisdom from the wisest King in the pithy sayings of Proverbs. It summarizes the greatest philosophical experiments ever in Ecclesiastes, and it presents the most passionate romance in the Song of Solomon. But the gospels describe the transcendent transaction of the great and dreadful God adopting some men and women from rebellion and condemnation to be His sons and daughters!

Or would you rather hear some of this world's filth? How about Carl Sagan's egotistical ravings about origins? Or do you prefer the original hallucinations of Charles Darwin? Will you warm yourself with a romantic song from Elton John about his lover Daniel? Or do you prefer Michael Jackson promising to be there for you? Should we seek among Rome's pantheon of gods for a story that compares to the Bible? Or does knowing those gods were the results of ignorance and drinking too much wine dull your interest?

Do you desire right things? Wisdom has them for you! She only speaks right things! The Bible teaches the value of human life by demanding capital punishment for murder (Gen 9:4-7)! Glory! It condemns bitterness or treachery of a husband toward his wife and expects him to be overwhelmed by her lovemaking and childbearing (5:19; Col 3:19; Mal 2:10-16). It condemns drunkenness, but commends wine to cheer the heart of man; it condemns gluttony, but commends feasting as an act of worship to God (Deut 14:26).

It teaches men to work hard, wives to submit, children to obey, masters to be just and equal, servants to not answer back, citizens to pay taxes, and rulers to remember their Ruler! It endorses gracious speech, kindness to animals, support for the poor, saving money, careful sanitation, modest clothing on women, and honor to old parents. It condemns odious women, religious hypocrisy, sexual defrauding, backbiting and talebearing, abortion, gambling, religious moneymaking, and sarcastic jesting.

The Bible defines love in the most exquisite and thorough sentence ever composed (I Cor 13:4-7). It personifies wisdom as a delightful woman in an appealing and powerful way (8:1-36). It describes and details the loftiest ideal of womanhood (31:10-31). It proves, explains, and promises the resurrection of dead bodies (I Cor 15:1-58). And it tells of a wretched sinner that found total mercy and forgiveness at Jesus' feet (Luke 7:36-50).

But above all the Bible tells about the most glorious, successful, and kind Prince the world has never imagined, even the Lord Jesus Christ, the beloved King and Saviour of His elect (Ps 45:1-17; Song 5:9-16; I Tim 6:13-16; Rev 5:1-14; 19:11-16). From the beginning of the Bible to the end, the Scriptures bear testimony to the most glorious Man ever - Jesus the Son of God (Gen 3:15; John 5:39; I John 4:1-6; 5:5-13; Rev 22:20-21).

What are you doing with Lady Wisdom? Is your Bible collecting dust on the nightstand? Is it a pain for you to struggle through a chapter a day? If you resent the wisdom of God's word, you must love death (8:36). If you love her, you will find her and much more (8:11,17-18). You are blessed to have read this proverb today, for you are offered excellent things and right things kept secret for many generations (Matt 13:16-17). Amen.

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