The Seven Pillars of Wisdom..Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars...crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness

the pillar carry the weight of a brilliant tradition and reach wisdom on a eternal pillar with a dose of madness, so it's busy working under the Book of Proverbs is about all wisdom. The book is a compilation of wise sayings that were composed by King Solomon who was the wisest man who had ever lived. What was Solomon’s purpose for giving us Proverbs? Solomon tells us in the very first six verses: Proverbs 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; 1:3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 1:4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
1:5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: 1:6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
True biblical wisdom involves God’s wisdom for right living and relationships; it requires the same understanding that God has concerning how we are to live and conduct ourselves; it refers to the knowledge of God or of the things that belong to God as related in His whole Word. The Book of Proverbs is all about wisdom and gives us much instruction in wise living according to God’s righteousness while living in a world that is hostile to the laws and principles of God.
When Solomon succeeded David as king over Israel God appeared to him in a dream and promised him anything he asked. Solomon requested that God would provide him with an understanding heart and the ability to discern between good and evil so as to rule the people of Israel with equity. This shows that even as a young man Solomon’s focus was on wanting to be wise. Solomon’s answer pleased the Lord so much, that along with wisdom and understanding, God granted him riches and honor more than any other king, either before, or after Solomon. A demonstration of his wisdom came shortly after when two prostitutes were brought before him to judge over their dispute as to who was the rightful mother of the living son after one son had died. Solomon was given divine insight and then used that insight in wise handling of the situation that brought out who the true mother was and he was able to rightly judge in her favor. From this case, all Israel heard of the wise judgment of Solomon and this too brought him much respect and honor. 1 Kings 3:27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 3:28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment. It was evident to all that King Solomon possessed extraordinary wisdom in many areas. Besides being a wise judge and ruler, he was also a prolific writer, poet, an expert botanist/biologist, a builder and artist, and a skilled statesman. His wisdom in architecture and management made Israel into the most excellent nation in all of the East. As a diplomat, he made treaties and alliances with the surrounding countries and this brought peace to his kingdom throughout most of his career. And of course, it was Solomon who built the beautiful Temple in Jerusalem.
All of this wisdom was given to him by God. Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt, he was the wisest of all men. He became famous throughout the land for his wisdom.
1 Kings 4:29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 4:30 And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 4:31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
4:32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. 4:33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
4:34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
As a side note: although God had gifted Solomon with unsurpassed wisdom, sadly, Solomon allowed his many wives to turn his heart away from God and he turned to idols. In spite of this, his words and teachings are recorded in Scripture for our edification and learning. In all of his writings Solomon teaches much on the value of seeking after wisdom. (In this series we will focus on the subject of wisdom and not on why Solomon departed from following after God.) This is what Solomon had to say in regard to the importance of obtaining wisdom:
Proverbs 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Ecclesiastes 2:13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness
In the first chapter of Proverbs Solomon introduces the purpose of his proverbs: to know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding, and with that he sets the theme for the whole Book. In verse 20 of the first chapter he begins to speak of “wisdom” as a person. He calls this person “Wisdom” and uses feminine pronouns when telling us what she does and what she says.
He calls wisdom “she” and says she utters her voice in the streets and in the place of concourse; or in other words she is shouting out to the common people trying to get their attention in the places where they gather and mingle or perhaps congregate to hear the latest news.
Proverbs 1:20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 1:21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, The use of one thing (perhaps a common thing we all can relate to) to depict another thing (such as a deep spiritual truth) is a common tool that writers of Scripture often use to vividly get a message across. One of these literary tools is to use metaphors to illustrate certain attributes as things or persons speaking. An example is when the the voice of Abel’s blood cried out to God from the ground (Genesis 4:10).
Of course literal blood of a person does not have a voice, neither can it speak. God was referring to the red stain on the ground of Abel’s shed blood that attested to the fact that Cain had killed his brother. In this way God is using poetic language to bring about a vivid image to the reader of the crime scene. (Another clear example of the use of allegories and symbolism is in Ezekiel 17, which is just one of many metaphors given to us throughout the Bible.)
The writers of Scripture (all of whom were inspired by God) use many types of metaphors, imagery, similes, symbolism, parables, allegories, and analogies as tools to bring home a profound message or teaching. Jesus Himself used these various literary tools throughout His ministry here on earth.
Depending on God’s intent, they can be used to make things seem more relevant and understandable to those who read Scripture; or they are sometimes used to hide or cloud the meaning from those who are not seeking after God, those who do not care about truly trying to obey His every Word.
Luke 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Only those are who called and have God’s Holy Spirit can understand the mysteries of the Kingdom of God and the truth contained in the Bible. And it is only when we are doing all His commandments that God grants understanding; the more we seek to obey Him, the more understanding we will have for: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments….” (Psalm 111:10) The things of God are foolishness to those who are not being led by God’s Spirit for it is only by God’s Spirit that God’s concepts and principles can be discerned. Even the most brilliant and learned men and women in the world cannot understand the spiritual things of God if they are of the world and are not seeking a relationship with Him.

1 Corinthians 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the
2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
2:11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Those who are called in this age and are diligent to learn the spiritual things of God will someday be privileged to teach those who could not understand these things in this present age. Those who are carnal now will be called in the ages to come and if they repent and embrace all of God’s ways they too will eventually come to understand the wisdom of God.
In Proverbs Solomon uses the symbol of a woman on several occasions to teach his students certain lessons. In some instances he refers to a certain kind of woman as “the strange woman” which depicts a prostitute, [which can be a symbol for false religions] a type of all the things or persons that tempt us away from God and the keeping of His Words.
Then at other times he uses the idea of a woman as “wisdom” symbolizing the character quality of God, the same quality we must seek and incorporate into our own character. In these cases she (wisdom) is something that leads us toward God and to the keeping of every Word of God. As we embrace God’s wisdom we will take on more and more of His mind and will become like Him (the perfect man as we saw in Matthew 5 in our study of the Beatitudes) and the more we heed and take on the wisdom of God, the more we are shaped into God’s divine image, for He is the very essence of wisdom.

The concept of wisdom as a woman is first introduced in Proverbs 1:20. “She” cries out to mankind wanting them to listen to her and depart from their folly. She wants the attention of spiritually lost men and women so she raises her voice in order for all to hear her words and hear her counsel.
When Solomon uses wisdom as a “she” he is using a poetic metaphor which depicts a very wise person who is speaking on behalf of God and who wants to reach out to us on a very personal level. In this way he desires to leave a very profound and sober impression upon our minds, for the things he is trying to impart is vitally important to all men.
This an analogy of God calling and exhorting humanity to depart from their foolishness and then seek the knowledge that will save them and deliver them from being destroyed by their folly. He says to seek wisdom for it will lead to life, but if we refuse to forsake foolishness we will be destroyed.
Wisdom is personified as a woman and speaks in the first person of godly wisdom. Read the word “wisdom” as “the wisdom of God” and see the wonderful power of Solomon’s poetic message:
Proverbs 1:20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
1:21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
1:23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
Toward the end of this chapter is a stinging indictment against all who will not heed the voice of wisdom; but then in the last verse a wonderful promise to all those who WILL hearken unto her (wisdom).
Proverbs 1:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:
1:30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
1:32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
In Proverbs 8 Solomon goes back to the metaphor of wisdom crying out to humanity: “Unto you O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of men.” (Verse 4)

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