Our reference passage details another safeguard that wisdom offers those who have it, as it prevents them from succumbing to the subtlety of flattery, seduction, and ultimately sexual sins, be that fornication or adultery.
Another benefit of wisdom, which we shall consider today, is its ability to insulate one from perversion, both in human form and situations. The Bible passage says wisdom in the heart delivers one from those who are perverse in speech, immoral in ways, delights in evil and perversity,
The benefit of wisdom we shall consider today is its safeguard abilities. Wisdom has the capacity to shield someone who possesses it from evil and calamity. It is arguably the best safeguard around to keep one from falling and failing.
Today, we consider understanding the third companion of wisdom and the benefits it endows to whoever possesses it. Unlike the other terms we have considered, understanding is not so easy to define without recourse to its root word. The Oxford Dictionary defines it as ‘the ability to understand something.’
Let us now examine these entities closely in relation to the benefits they promise to those who possess them. The companion of wisdom that we will consider today is knowledge.
