For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, and her gain than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. Proverbs 3:14, 15
Better: good, rich, valuable in estimation, compare to something (better than)
Proceeds, Profits: commerce, gain, merchandise
Silver: sliver as merchandise,
Gain: profits
Gold: decision, diligent, fine gold
Precious: precious, highly valued
Rubies: value
All: entirety, whole
Desire: delight, pleasure, all things to be desired, longing
Cannot compare: incomparable, no match
"Her, she" refers to the Wisdom that was sought after and found in verse 13.
Think of the most valuable thing you can think of..... wisdom supersedes that! Compare anything to wisdom and that thing will fall short. Wisdom is the greatest treasure one can attain.
Think about this for a moment. When something breaks, or when we have an emergency, we want those helping us to have the GREATEST wisdom possible. For example, when our car breaks down we don't call for a surgeon to come fix it. Rather we call an auto mechanic, one who has knowledge about cars and the experience in fixing cars—in other words, WISDOM.
As we live life, God offers us Wisdom so that we can enjoy peaceful refreshment (Proverbs 3:8) and make the best decisions in life as we live our lives in accordance with God's Wisdom. Proverbs 2:7 tells that God is storing up Wisdom for us (#TreasureUp), it's available. And then Proverbs 2:7 and 8 explain that because Wisdom is so valuable, God provides a Supreme Body Guard to protect us as we live in obedience to wisdom!
Wisdom is incomparable to the most valuable things we can imagine. And it's readily available. But without a heart that is permeated with a deep sense of reverence for God, sadly, we ignore the incomparable resource and try to live on our own lacking knowledge.
Incomparable—to the more valuable thing—it's available. The question is will I seek after it and take hold of it?
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