Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 3:13

"Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding." — Proverbs 3:13 (ASV)

The first beatitude of the Proverbs introduces a new lesson. "Getteth understanding," literally as in the margin, probably in the sense of "drawing forth from God’s store, from the experience of life" (Proverbs 18:22). The preciousness of wisdom is dwelt on here, not the use to be made of it.