My Daily Pause

 ¹ My children, listen to your father’s teaching;
pay attention so you will understand.
² What I am telling you is good,
so do not forget what I teach you.
³ When I was a young boy in my father’s house
and like an only child to my mother,
⁴ my father taught me and said,
“Hold on to my words with all your heart.
Keep my commands and you will live.
⁵ Get wisdom and understanding.
Don’t forget or ignore my words.
⁶ Hold on to wisdom, and it will take care of you.
Love it, and it will keep you safe.
⁷ Wisdom is the most important thing; so get wisdom.
If it costs everything you have, get understanding.
⁸ Treasure wisdom, and it will make you great;
hold on to it, and it will bring you honor.
⁹ It will be like flowers in your hair
and like a beautiful crown on your head.” – Proverbs 4:1-9 NCV

The modern versions of this passage seem to dance around the fact that verse 2 is talking about the Torah. The King James says ²For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

Solomon’s advice to seek wisdom, specifically God’s law, is passed down from his father and he considers it his family responsibility. What if more families remembered this and taught their children the thing that will take care of them, honor them and make them great?

Those of us in the New Testament age have been given the wisdom we are to seek and pass on. Take a look at 1 Corinthians 1:30 for details!