Get Wisdom

“Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them…The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding” (Proverbs 4:5, 7).

In an episode on the classic Andy Griffith show, Barney told Andy he should just let Opie, “decide for himself” how he wanted to live. That was, after all, part of growing up.

Andy had these words of wisdom.

“No, I’m afraid it don’t work that way. You can’t let a young’n decide for himself. He’ll grab the first flashy thing with shiny ribbons on it. Then, when he finds out there’s a hook in it, it’s too late. Wrong ideas come packaged with so much glitter that it’s hard to convince ’em that other things might be better in the long-run. All a parent can do is say “wait” and “trust me” and try to keep temptation away.”

That, my friends, is what the Bible calls wisdom.

What Barney said might sound good, but is terrible advice.

Solomon told his son, “Get wisdom…The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom.”

Wisdom doesn’t just come to you. It’s something you need to pursue, something you need to work hard at.

So, my friends, “Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get wisdom.”