Proverbs 8:1–11
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
The book of Proverbs is not a collection of quaint, disconnected sayings for your grandmother's needlepoint. From the very beginning, it sets before us two ways to live, two paths to walk, two masters to serve. And these two ways are embodied by two women: Lady Wisdom and Dame Folly. These are not just abstract principles; they are living, breathing invitations. Dame Folly, the adulteress, whispers her propositions in the dark alleys and shadowy corners (Proverbs 7). She makes her appeal in the most public, most visible, most trafficked places imaginable. She is not ashamed of her message, and she is not selective in her audience. She is building a city, a glorious city on a hill, and her call is to everyone. Folly builds a city also, a city of man, a city of destruction, but its foundations are lies and its end is ruin.