What is wisdom? Does occupying the top of life's heap mean you have it? Does being near the bottom mean you do not? Wisdom can certainly help you acquire wealth, influence people, or succeed at your career, yet it involves more than knowledge alone. It is also a matter of understanding God's perspectives in applying what you know and having the character to act accordingly. That is why true wisdom, the kind that begins with fear of the Lord, frequently runs counter to what our culture values and applauds. Proverbs deals with the relationship between heaven and earth on a practical level that covers the broad swath of human activity. In this commentary, Paul Koptak shares perspectives on Proverbs that reveal ageless truths for our twenty-first-century lives and explores the links between the Bible and our own times.
