Proverbs 8:32–36
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
Our culture is allergic to sharp antitheses, to clear, binary choices. It prefers the mushy middle, the gray area, the non-committal shrug. It presents us with two ways, and only two ways. The book of Proverbs is a master class in this great divide. It does not offer ten steps to a slightly improved you. It presents two women, Lady Wisdom and Dame Folly, and they are both calling out in the streets, bidding for your allegiance. You cannot flirt with Wisdom and then go have a drink with Folly. Every decision you make, every word you speak, every thought you entertain, is a step down one of these two paths. In this high point of Proverbs chapter 8, having revealed her eternal origins, co-eternal with God Himself, Lady Wisdom now turns from her cosmic resume to make a direct, personal appeal.