My focus is brought to the words of wisdom and their gifts in this chapter.

The Simple gain prudence from wisdom. Prudence is careful good judgement that allows someone to avoid danger or risks. We also call this common sense, which is sadly not as common as we would like it to be. Wisdom and prudence help The Simple to be aware and think about their actions and thoughts.

The Foolish gain understanding which helps expand their knowledge base to realize that there are possible better and wiser ways and paths. They learn to not be limited to just their own knowledge base, but to observe, learn, and understand others.

Please check out The Three Problem People of Proverbs to better understand the difficulty with The Simple and The Foolish and how these gifts of wisdom help these qualities to learn and grow.

May you be blessed as the words of wisdom are right, true, and just. They are not wicked, crooked, or perverse. May our words reflect wisdom and not their opposites.