V.1-11 Now a complete contrast with yesterday’s chapter. The opposite to immorality we may think would be morality, but here we learn it is wisdom! And in later verses we’ll learn what, or Who, wisdom is! Remember that all these are not just wise sayings of men, but they are from God Himself. He has set up certain relationships on earth: husband and wife, parents and children.
When a person lets his will operate, he is refusing God and His wisdom. God calls it sin. It takes two general forms — violence and corruption. Turn to Genesis 6:1111The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. (Genesis 6:11) for the two. God describes all the sin at that time under these two headings. Satan is represented as both. He is the lion and the serpent — violence and subtlety (deception).
V.11-21 Here “Wisdom” becomes more and more a Person who is speaking these wonderful words. Read them carefully. What a contrast wisdom is to self-will!
V.22-31 “Wisdom” is Christ! His place was with His Father in heaven before there was any world. He describes the first creation.
V.30-31 Some of the most sublime secrets of all Scripture are revealed here.
V.32-36 Then Wisdom (the Lord Jesus), says in effect “now you make all this your own.” If we do, we will be richly blessed. It is one thing to hear the truth, it is quite another to put it into practice in our life. We really only have the truth we live. Holding the truth in our head and not in our life, will lead us astray eventually.