Proverbs 8:15

"Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power."

Key Reflection

This verse underscores Wisdom's sovereignty, indicating that true counsel and knowledge come from God, who possesses both understanding and the ability to act effectively in the world. It highlights the divine origin of wisdom and its practical application.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Not only the common life of common men, but the exercise of the highest sovereignty, must have this Wisdom as its ground. Compare with this passageProverbs 8:15-21the teaching of1 Kings 3:5-14. The word rendered “princes”Proverbs 8:15is different from that inProverbs 8:16; the first might, perhaps, be rendered “rulers.”

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