Proverbs 8:8 “All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.”
Proverbs is synonymous with WISDOM. It is the “go-to book” for getting heavenly insights for earthly living. To open Proverbs is to open a treasure chest filled with a variety of teachings to guide a person in making decisions that bring life to their life as opposed to making decisions that destroy their life. It is interesting, though, that as helpful as wisdom is, wisdom itself believes it must make numerous appeals to the reader to get wisdom. Starting at chapter 1 up through chapter 9, Proverbs will be revealing wisdom while purposefully pausing to appeal and, if you will, advertising heavily to the reader on why they should be acquiring and applying wisdom. In Proverbs 8, you will find a chapter that is almost completely about the benefits or the ADVANTAGES of wisdom. Notice:
Proverbs 8:1 (the appeal) Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding lift up her voice? 2 (the availability) She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, beside the way, where the paths meet. 3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entrance of the doors: 4 (her audience) “To you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of men. 5 O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
6 (her advertisement) Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, and from the opening of my lips will come right things; 7 For my mouth will speak truth; Wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
In Proverbs 8:8, wisdom wants the reader to know that what you will receive is right and completely trustworthy. She tells of her words being spoken with righteousness, and this connects her words to the character of God, who is righteous. They are pure words. These are true words that can be trusted.
A great way to understand Proverbs 8:8 is to restate that there is no FAKE NEWS with wisdom. There will be nothing misleading with wisdom. Wisdom says what it means and means what it says. When wisdom is applied, it will work. The path that wisdom puts you on gets you to the correct destination. You can TRUST WISDOM. PERIOD!
Wisdom has appealed as well as explained her very character that you can TRUST what is said to you. The choice is now yours as to whether to acquire her with all diligence and then apply what she teaches.
Continue Strong, knowing you can trust God’s wisdom,
And remember to DATE the Word