Day 61 · Proverbs 1:1–7 · Berean Standard Bible
Wisdom begins with reverence
You do not have to arrive at this reading with all the answers. Proverbs makes room for learners and asks the experienced to keep listening too. Its opening question is not only, “Can I make a good decision?” It is also, “Will my decision be just?” Reverence for God makes our opinions answerable to something beyond our own convenience. For today, begin with one honest question and enough humility to hear an answer.
Proverbs 1:1–7
1 These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
2 for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,
3 and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
4 To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
5 let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
6 by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.