Proverbs 8:32-36

Proverbs 8:32-36

[32] Now therefore hearken  unto me, O ye children:  for blessed  are they that keep  my ways.  [33] Hear  instruction,  and be wise,  and refuse  [34] Blessed  is the man  that heareth  me, watching  daily  at my gates,  waiting  at the posts  of my doors.  [35] For whoso findeth  life,  and shall obtain  favour  of the LORD.  [36] But he that sinneth  against me wrongeth  his own soul:  all they that hate  me love  death. 

What does Proverbs 8:32-36 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

On the basis of all that precedes, Solomon exhorted his sons to live by his words and thereby gain wisdom. Again, wisdom leads to life, but those who lack wisdom begin to die.
"Many have equated wisdom in this chapter with Jesus Christ. This connection works only so far as Jesus reveals the nature of God the Father, including his Wisdom of Solomon , just as Proverbs presents the personification of the attribute. Jesus" claims included wisdom ( Matthew 12:42) and a unique knowledge of God ( Matthew 11:25-27). He even personified wisdom in a way that was similar to Proverbs ( Matthew 11:19; Luke 11:49). Paul saw the fulfillment of wisdom in Christ ( Colossians 1:15-20; Colossians 2:3) and affirmed that Christ became our wisdom in the Crucifixion ( 1 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Corinthians 1:30). So the bold personification of wisdom in Proverbs certainly provides a solid foundation for the revelation of divine wisdom in Christ. But because wisdom appears to be a creation of God in Proverbs 8:22-31, it is unlikely that wisdom here is Jesus Christ." [1]