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Wisdom is Practical Self-Awareness
Commentators explain that true wisdom is not about abstract knowledge but practical self-understanding. It involves knowing your own path, ensuring it aligns with God's will, and understanding the ultimate destination of your life's journey. As one scholar notes, it is the biblical equivalent of the famous maxim, 'Know thyself.'
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Albert Barnes
On Proverbs 14:8
18th Century
Theologian
The Hebrew counterpart to the Greek “Know thyself.” “The highest wisdom is for a person to understand his own way. The most extreme folly is self-d…
Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 14:8
19th Century
Bishop
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way— To look to it carefully that it is such as God would have it; but
John Gill
On Proverbs 14:8
17th Century
Pastor
The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way The way of his calling, in which he should abide, and how to manage …
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Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 14:8
17th Century
Minister
We are travellers, whose concern is not to spy out wonders, but to get to their journey's end; to understand the rules we are to walk by, also the …