Proverbs 3:13,15,18-19

"Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
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She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
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She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens."
Proverbs 3:13,15,18-19


This is a really cool scripture.  One of my friends showed it to me yesterday and this morning it just popped right back into my head. :)  The scriptures refer to wisdom as a woman frequently, and here we learn a lot about her. :)  She is more precious than rubies. :)  she is a tree of life... this comparison is interesting, as compared to Lehi's dream where the Tree of Life represented the Love of God... how are the two related?  And then, even more intriguing... the Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth. :)  Obviously something to be desired. :)  And other things aren't to be compared to her.  We were just talking at work about this... not the scripture, but we were talking about the difference between giving people knowledge... information, and actually teaching them how to *use* the information to make their jobs easier.  I think that is a cool thing about God (among b'zillions of others) ... that he has *all* the information, has all knowledge... and he also knows how to act on all of it... wisdom.  Information isn't that hard to acquire in this technologically savvy society... but knowing how to apply it, knowing what to do and what decisions to make... that's a lot more difficult.  Which I suppose is why we are here, trying to learn a little wisdom. :)