Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding. A modern author says the "chief good must unite the following qualities: It must be intellectual, or adapted to the higher and nobler part of our nature; attainable by all, of whatever sex, age, or mental conformation; unimpaired by distribution; independent of the circumstances of time or place; incapable of participation to excess; composed essentially of the same elements as the good to be enjoyed in a future state." I. "SUMMUM BONUM" DESCRIBED. 1. Consists in the possession of the highest knowledge. 2. In the application of the highest knowledge. II. "SUMMUM BONUM" SOUGHT. 1. Attentively. 2. Constantly. 3. Lovingly. 4. Supremely. III. "SUMMUM. BONUM" ENJOYED. It will be three things to us. 1. A guardian. 2. A patron. 3. A rewarder. (D. Thomas, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.WEB: Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding. |
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