29:3—A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a
companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
I’ve been
surprised at how often Jesus alludes to the Proverbs. It’s early, and I can’t
think of the other instances offhand. But this verse is clearly in Jesus’ mind
when He sets up the parable of the prodigal son, in which a foolish son does
exactly that—squanders his wealth in wild living. All of it fairly screams, “This
is the very folly that Solomon warned about!” There is a serious study yet to
be done on how Jesus uses the proverbs, how His confrontation and condemnation
of Israel is clothed in the notion of self-reliant foolishness, and how much of
His call to discipleship picks up on God-fearing wisdom. We’ll leave the formal study to someone more qualified
than me. But pay attention when we get to
the Gospels. Some of these wisdom themes are coming back!
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