Welcome to Day 2010 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

The Book of Proverbs - Chapter 1 – Daily Wisdom

Welcome to Wisdom-Trek! I am Guthrie Chamberlain, but my grandkids call me Gramps. We are on Day 2010 of our trek. One habit I have practiced nearly every day for the past 45+ years of my adult life is to read the chapter in the book of Proverbs that corresponds to the day of the month. This single habit has been the catalyst for gaining wisdom and creating a living legacy. Adopting this habit can do the same for your life. The realization that God’s Wisdom is the only true wisdom drives me to seek God’s wisdom each day, and there is no better way to do this than to meditate on God’s book of Wisdom. Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. So we are on a daily trek to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Today I will read Proverbs 1.

The Book of Proverbs - Chapter 1

¹ These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. ²Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. ³Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair. ⁴These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young. ⁵Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance ⁶by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles. ⁷Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

A Father’s Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom

⁸My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. ⁹What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck. ¹⁰My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them! ¹¹They may say, “Come and join us. Let’s hide and kill someone! Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent! ¹²Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave; let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death. ¹³Think of the great things we’ll get! We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take. ¹⁴Come, throw in your lot with us; we’ll all share the loot.” ¹⁵My child, don’t go along with them! Stay far away from their paths. ¹⁶They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder. ¹⁷If a bird sees a trap being set, it knows to stay away. ¹⁸But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed. ¹⁹Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life.

Wisdom Shouts in the Streets

²⁰Wisdom shouts