“Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her” (Proverbs 3:13-15).
This proverb uses terminology common to traders and investors. To speak of gain and profit, the writer takes us into the financial world of gains and losses. Allow me to be a bit cheesy here by saying that this proverb takes us to the trading floor of God’s spiritual stock market.
If we want to make a wise investment in life, we will put all we have into wisdom. Wisdom is where the real pay off is. The gain or profit we receive from wisdom far exceeds that of silver, gold, and precious jewels. As a matter of fact, there is no comparison. Remember that wisdom brings blessing, translated “happiness.” Surely we remember our mother’s telling us that money can’t buy us happiness.
The good news is, wisdom can! Therefore, living wisely is the best investment we will ever make.
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