(Pro 4:7 KJV) Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
This month in Proverbs, I am reading from the NIV. The NIV puts in a phrase here that made me look at how others translated.
Proverbs 4:7 (NIV) The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.The NIV seems to have the idea that everything you have financially, emotionally, socially, should be invested in achieving wisdom and understanding. As I look at other translations, I see nuances of this idea.
As you look at this, you need to understand a couple of things that are repeated in the book of Proverbs.
(Pro 1:7 KJV) The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
(Pro 9:10 KJV) The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.Noticed that both of these began with the fear of the Lord. I understand that to mean not the craven fear of phobias, but the fear of respect and awe, and being overwhelmed with grandeur and holiness.
So? The message of Proverbs , repeated time and again, is that wisdom is something we must have. It also implies that it is available. This might be a good day to start your search you have not already.