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Ep 149: Wisdom's Help (Prov 1:23).
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- Old things New Podcast
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- Apr 20, 2026
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Summary
Wisdom’s Help Prayer Reading : Prov 1:23. Meditation. Have you ever needed help? Have you ever felt yourself to be helpless? I sometimes feel that the Christian life is nothing but a growing sense of my own helplessness. But, as we sometimes sing, our God is mighty to save. In Proverbs 1:23, God offers us four particular kinds of help through these words of Lady Wisdom. First, wisdom offers correction: “ If you turn at my reproof. ” As we begin our quest to gain wisdom here at the beginning of the Book of Proverbs, one thing is sure: at times, it’s not going to be pleasant. The reason for that is because we need reproof so that we may repent and turn from our sinful conduct. Every Christian needs correction, and even discipline. As we continue through the Book of Proverbs, we should expect a spiritual workout. We don’t enter this world born with wisdom, but rather foolishness is our natural estate. We need correction, and wisdom offers it to us. Second, wisdom calls for repentance: “ If you turn at my reproof ...” It’s one thing to listen to what wisdom is saying, and hear her words of correction, and that is certainly essential. The next step, however, will be that we must also respond to what wisdom is saying. We must turn at her reproof. We must stop going in the direction we’re heading, and head in a new direction. Consider Proverbs 19:9 as an example: “ A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish .” As we consider that proverb, the reproof is clear: stop bearing false witness, stop lying, otherwise we will perish. We could open that up more, but the simple point is there: wisdom calls for an actual change in the way we’re living. But a mere call to change is not enough, because our own hearts are often inclined to follow in foo…