The Call of Wisdom - Proverbs 1:20

Here wisdom is personified. Wisdom is no longer presented as an attribute or characteristic, but as a person. She (wisdom) is now crying out in the street for men to hear her. Notice where she is crying out - in the streets and the market place. This is in contrast to the wickedness that lurks in darkness (Proverbs 1:11). Wisdom is a virtuous lady, who does not need to hide. Attributes like truth and purity are never to be hidden, but rather lifted high for all to see.

This tells me that wisdom is not to be a private affair. Biblical wisdom is something we should proclaim to all men, it is not reserved for the elite. Biblical wisdom should never be kept secret since all men are to live in accordance with its principles. We should never think of godly wisdom as a preferable way to live, it is the only way to live. In our journey through wisdom, we will see that wisdom is not just relegated to our private lives, but it will apply to economics, politics, and government. And when wisdom speaks to these areas, it is not promoting man's ambition, but rather Biblical wisdom is given to establish God's ambition within the earth. This is how we subdue the earth for God's glory. Since God's wisdom is not in the heart of men, we must proclaim it and live it out before them.