Basics

Proverbs 24:14 (KJV) So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. 

You can’t read far in Proverbs without coming across a mention of wisdom.  It is a goal.  It is a method.  It is a personality trait.  It is a necessity.  I was interested today with this final phrase where it talks about being cut off if we don’t have wisdom. 

That could mean different things.  It could have to do with eternal life.  It could mean just that you are looking forward as you go down the road of life.  That’s the part I want to think about today. 

The word “expectation” in King James is usually translated hope not only in this translation but in others.  We have certain ideas about the future that we want to achieve.  We call them hopes.  You might call them plans or expectations.  If you read down through this chapter or really any chapter in Proverbs, you’ll find many suggestions on how you should be living your life that are based in wisdom.  It talks about priorities.  It talks about attitudes.  All of these are involved in achieving the hopes we have in life. 

So?  Knowledge is attainable.  Wisdom is attainable.  They are avenues of achieving the hopes that we have in this life, and of course, eternity.