Proverbs 1.1-7

"There was 5 Exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that much information is now created every 2 days, and the pace is increasing.”

“Like no other generation before, Generation Z faces a widening chasm between wisdom and information. Quentin Schultze writes that the torrent of information now at our disposal is often little more than “endless volleys of nonsense, folly and rumor masquerading as knowledge, wisdom and even truth.”

Chuck Kelley, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary observes that the new task of education is to help students evaluate information.

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”

“We are drowning in information and starving for knowledge.”

“Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"

Proverbs 1.1-7

1The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”

8 …your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude. 9 Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”

10 It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. 11 And God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, 12 behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.

2To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, 3to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; 4to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— 5Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, 6to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.

•Wisdom is External, not Internal

• Wisdom is External, not Internal

Proverbs 1 3to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; 4to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth—

•Wisdom is Grown and Honed

•Wisdom is Grown and Honed

Proverbs 1 5Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,

1My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; 3 yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom;

7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

• Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-7601, USA. jkruger@s.psych.uiuc.edu

Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments.

Across 4 studies, the authors found that participants scoring in the bottom quartile on tests of humor, grammar, and logic grossly overestimated their test performance and ability. Although their test scores put them in the 12th percentile, they estimated themselves to be in the 62nd.

Paradoxically, improving the skills of participants, and thus increasing their metacognitive competence, helped them recognize the limitations of their abilities.

•Submit to God’s leadership

•Submit to God’s leadership

•Receive God’s Son

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1 Cor 1.22-24 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

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Colossians 2:3

(Christ) 3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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