Tile Biblical
Posted in Uncategorized on 12/28/2008 01:39 am by admin
What does this biblical quote actually mean?
“For wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired must not be compared unto her.”
On the wall tiles in our kitchen there are various quotes dotted around and this is one that always struck me! I know it’s from Proverbs (I think?) but I’m not sure what the actual meaning of it is, and was just wondering!
Thanks everybody. Now you’ve explained it seems exceedingly simple haha, not sure why I didn’t figure that out!
And to the few immature ones – get a life. I’m not personally Christian, I’m just interested, but I have the ability to respect the faith of others. You should try it, it can’t be a fun life being so bitter and judgemental.
Wisdom in the Biblical context is having the ability to accomplish an end through wise means.
An example can be found in I Kings where Solomon employed his wisdom to discern the true mother of a child claimed by two women. This is just one example of wisdom:
16 Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, “My lord, this woman and I live in the same house. I had a baby while she was there with me. 18 The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one in the house but the two of us.
19 “During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him. 20 So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I your servant was asleep. She put him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast. 21 The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t the son I had borne.”
22 The other woman said, “No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.”
But the first one insisted, “No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine.” And so they argued before the king.
23 The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’ ”
24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king. 25 He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
26 The woman whose son was alive was filled with compassion for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!”
But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!”
27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.”
28 When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.
I Kings 3:16-28
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