God's Wisdom and Ours - Part 2

The Bible has a great deal to say about the divine gift of wisdom.

Proverbs 1-9

Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Proverbs 4:7

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life. Proverbs 4:13

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding, Proverbs 3:13

Wisdom is personified and made to speak in her own cause:

Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. 35 For whoever finds me finds life and receives favour from the LORD. 36 But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death. Proverbs 8:34-36

The picture throughout is on God's readiness to give wisdom, pictured as wisdom's readiness to give herself, to all who desire the gift and take the steps necessary to obtain it.

Likewise:

Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Ephesians 5:15-17

Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Colossians 4:5

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. Colossians 1:9

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. James 1:5