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I. DISCOURSES ON WISDOM chs. 1--9 >
B. Instruction for Young People 1:8-7:27 >
3. Wisdom as a treasure chs. 2-3 >
The giver of wisdom 2:6-9
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The searcher for wisdom will find what God gives when he or she searches revelation (v. 6). The knowledge of how to live comes with the knowledge of God (v. 7). The success in view is correct behavior (vv. 7-9). Lovers of wisdom are godly (v. 8, Heb. hasidim, loyal sons of the covenant).
This is another passage in which we can see the difference between Hebrew wisdom literature and that of other ancient nations. Solomon identified Yahweh as the source of wisdom. Only through relationship with Him can a person be truly wise and experience the blessings of wisdom.
