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| 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my sayings, and, my commandments, wilt treasure up by thee; |
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| 2 So that thou direct, unto wisdom, thine ear, bend thy heart, unto understanding; |
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| 3 Yea if, for understanding, thou cry aloud, for knowledge, utter thy voice; |
Liftest up thy voice – Many who thus pray for knowledge do not seek it as "hid treasure," and therefore do not find it. R493:2*
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| 4 If thou seek her as silver, and, like hid treasure, thou search for her, |
If thou seekest her – Webster says that "in Scripture theology, wisdom is true religion," religion signifying "any system of faith and worship." R179:1*
Those who are so anxious for truth as to be willing to sacrifice other things to get it are the ones for whom God prepared it. R367:1
Some would rather be always unsettled than go to the necessary labor of "proving" by diligent study of the Scriptures what is good and what is erroneous. Such indifference will expose them to error. R651:6
Some, even amongst the Lord's friends, rebuke others for their earnestness in seeking truth, instead of encouraging it. R2730:4
As silver – Why is the Bible not more plain? Why is gold hid deep in the earth? It is a question of character. Desire, will, energy, determination and faithfulness will be rewarded. R24:4*
When found, silver has to be separated from materials, useful in themselves, but detracting from the value of the silver. So the child of God needs to "rightly divide the word of truth." (2 Tim. 2:15) R179:5*
What was necessary for our fathers to know of truth is not enough for us to know, any more than the supply of silver at the discovery of America was sufficient for the world at the present time. R179:4*
As for hid treasures – Why hidden? That it may not be found until needed. R179:2*
God has provided truth only for those who hunger and thirst after it. Many are too indifferent or too engrossed with money-getting and pleasure-seeking to dig for the truth. R1832:4
Miners have lights upon their heads and sometimes prostrate themselves in their search. We need to be humble and have our minds illuminated with the spirit. R179:5*
If you would find it you must be ever on the lookout. If you would see its beauty you must brush aside the weeds of error and the brambles of bigotry. If you would possess it you must stoop to get it. R9:1
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| 5 Then, shalt thou understand the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of God, shalt thou find. |
Understand – A duty to find out all Possible of God's "system of faith." R179:2*
Find the knowledge – The Lord will bless every real truth-seeker. For such alone truth was written, to such alone it will be revealed. R501:5
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| 6 For, Yahweh, giveth wisdom, out of his mouth, knowledge and understanding; |
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| 7 Yea he treasureth, for the upright, safety, A shield [is he] to them who walk in integrity, |
Sound wisdom – Contrariwise, the spirit of devils produces the spirit of an unsound mind. R2185:2
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| 8 To him that observeth the paths of justice, yea, the way of his men of lovingkindness, he doth guard. |
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| 9 Then, shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, and equity–every noble course. |
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| 10 When wisdom entereth thy heart, and, knowledge, to thy soul, is sweet, |
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| 11 Discretion, shall watch over thee, understanding, shall preserve thee:– |
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| 12 To rescue thee from the way of the wrongful, from the man that speaketh perverse things; |
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| 13 From them who forsake the paths of rectitude, to walk in the ways of darkness; |
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| 14 Who rejoice to do wrong, exult in the perversities of the wrongful; |
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| 15 Whose paths, are twisted, and they are tortuous in their tracks: |
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| 16 To rescue thee, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who with her speeches seduceth; |
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| 17 Who forsaketh the friend of her youth, and, the covenant of her God, hath forgotten; |
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| 18 For she hath appointed, unto death, her house, and unto the shades, her courses; |
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| 19 None who go in unto her, come back, neither attain they unto the paths of life: |
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| 20 To the end that thou walk in the way of good men, and, the paths of the righteous, that thou observe. |
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| 21 For, the upright, shall abide on the earth,–and, the men of integrity, shall remain therein; |
For the upright – All who desire fellowship with God through Christ during the Millennial age. E30
Dwell In the land – Under the terms of the New covenant. E30
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| 22 But, the lawless, out of the earth, shall be cut off, and, traitors, shall they tear away therefrom. |
But the wicked – Who refuse the divine offer of reconciliation. E30
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