Bible Study for 20th July 2021
WISDOM
- What is wisdom?
The purpose of the first 4 Proverbs is to ‘impart wisdom for godly living’
Here are some quotes:
Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; wisdom is humble that he knows no more. -Cowper
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. -James
God grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change, courage to change things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. -Niebuhr
No man is wise enough by himself. -Plautus
He who provides for this life, but takes no care for eternity, is wise for a moment, but a fool forever. -Tillotson
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. -Spurgeon
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is knowledge of our own ignorance. -Spurgeon
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. . . . -Tennyson
True wisdom consists not in seeing what is immediately before our eyes, but in foreseeing what is to come. -Terence
- How do we gain wisdom, how many ways can you think of?
- How does worldly wisdom differ from God’s wisdom? I Kings 3:5-12 Is worldly wisdom enough? Obadiah 1:2-8
- How should we use the wisdom God gives us? Proverbs 3:13-26, 2 Chronicles 1-13
- What does the Bible say we should do if we lack God’s wisdom and what do we have to do to gain it? James 1:5
- Does the amount of God’s wisdom that you have depend on how old you are or how long you have been a Christian? Why? 2 Chronicles 34:1-3