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For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
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Wisdom: A Gift, Not an Achievement
All the commentators agree that true wisdom is not something we can achieve on our own, but is a generous gift from God. Albert Barnes states people do not gain wisdom by their own efforts, and John Gill cautions believers not to attribute their understanding to their own diligence but to God's grace. This encourages a posture of humility and dependence on God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
People do not gain wisdom by any efforts of their own, but God gives it according to the laws of His own goodness.
19th Century
Anglican
For the Lord giveth wisdom. — As St. James (Proverbs 1:5) expresses it, He gives it to every man liberall…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the Lord gives wisdom Natural wisdom in all its branches, with all its improvements, and in its utmost latitude …
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Those who earnestly seek heavenly wisdom will never complain that they have lost their labor; and the freeness of the gift does not do away with th…
