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The gift of wisdom corresponds to the virtue of charity. The gifts of understanding and knowledge correspond to the virtue of faith. The gift of counsel (right judgment) corresponds to the virtue of prudence. The gift of fortitude corresponds to the virtue of courage. The gift of fear of the Lord corresponds to the virtue of hope.
Proverbs 8 is the eighth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of several wisdom literature collections, with the heading in 1:1 may be intended to regard Solomon as the traditional author of the whole book, but the dates of the individual collections are difficult to determine, and the book probably ...
In one interpretation, the "Seven Spirits" represent the sevenfold ministry of the Spirit as depicted in the Book of Isaiah.As it is written: "The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD, and He will delight in the fear of the Lord."
10-12: Krishna explains the concept of karma-phala (fruits of actions). Those who seek knowledge and perform actions selflessly are unaffected by the results, as they offer them to the divine. 13-15: Actions and their results are governed by the three gunas (qualities) – sattva, rajas, and tamas. People act according to their nature ...
Wisdom is praised for her role in creation ("God by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding, he established the heavens" – Proverbs 3:19). God created her before all else, and through her, he gave order to chaos ("When [God] established the heavens… when he drew a circle on the face of the Deeps … when he marked out the foundations of ...
Through wisdom is a house built and by understanding it is established; [13] The 'building of the house' in verses 3-4 parallels to the building of the house by woman Wisdom in Proverbs 9:1, here stating that wisdom is 'the key to the prosperity of the family', as well as 'the key to healthy and harmonious family relationships'. [9]
The verses 1.2.7 through 1.2.11 of Katha Upanishad state knowledge/wisdom and the pursuit of good is difficult yet eternal, while ignorance/delusion and the pursuit of the pleasant is easy yet transient. Knowledge requires effort, and often not comprehended by man even when he reads it or hears it or by internal argument. [35]
Wisdom dwelt with God (Prov 8:22–31; Sir 24:4; and Wisdom 9:9–10) and, being the exclusive property of God, was as such inaccessible to human beings (Job 28:12–13, 20–1, 23–27). It was God who "found" Wisdom ( Bar 3:29–37 ) and gave her to Israel : "He hath found out all the way of knowledge, and hath given it unto Jacob his servant ...
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