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Wisdom 7:14-16
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom 7:14-16
New Catholic Bible
14 For she is an inexhaustible treasure for all;
those who acquire her achieve friendship with God,
commended to him by the gifts that derive from her instruction.[a]
Wisdom Is Divine
Maker of All Things[b]
15 May God grant me the ability to speak according to understanding
and to express thoughts worthy of the gifts I have received,
since it is he that guides Wisdom
and directs the wise.
16 For in his hand are both we and our words,
as are also all understanding and skill in crafts.
Footnotes
- Wisdom 7:14 Instruction: the same as “discipline” (see note on Wis 1:5).
- Wisdom 7:15 Wisdom is not merely conduct of life but also awe before the secrets of the visible and invisible universe. Here the author attributes to Solomon—famous for his knowledge (see 1 Ki 5:9-14)—the most recent acquisitions of Hellenistic thought about the universe.
