S – The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. ⁸  Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. 

Proverbs 4:7–8 ESV

O – Commentary:

“Nothing” can compare with wisdom. Therefore it is supreme, well worth all the effort and cost involved in acquiring it. As wisdom is valued and loved (cf. 4:6), she gives honor (3:16), and an attractive life, pictured as a beautiful wreath (1:9) and a crown of splendor (used in 16:31 of gray hair, or age). The opposite is also implied: a foolish, unwise life is dishonorable, unattractive, and shameful. Solomon experienced both wisdom and folly and therefore both kinds of results.

Sid S. Buzzell, “Proverbs,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 913.

A – Like the commentary starts, “Nothing compares with wisdom.”  It is the combination of what we have learned in our life up til this moment.  Every thought, word, action, circumstance, situation and result compiles into our life’s wisdom.  Then, we can ask God to give it to us supernaturally.  Both wisdoms combine to create a foundation that gives us strength and insight as we navigate our day.

R – Heavenly Father, you are the author of Wisdom.  We ask that you give us a new portion of wisdom as we face today.  Empower us to use our past as wisdom of how to approach people, situations and the different opportunities we face today.