Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-22, 9:4-6
Proverbs paints wisdom as an aspect of God, characterized as
female. The words for wisdom are feminine words in both Hebrew and Greek, and
here wisdom is personified as a woman. This wisdom is available to all; from
this busy public place, “the crossroads”, all are invited to come in. (Other
parts of scripture, such as Job 28:12, tell us that wisdom cannot be found by
mortals.) In Proverbs, wisdom is celebrated as a good gift from God, and those
who have it are godly, resisting evil.
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