Old Testament
Proverbs 3:13-14
13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.
14 For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.
Old Testament
Proverbs 3:13-14
13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.
14 For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.
New Testament
James 1:5-6
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
Proverbs blesses the one who finds wisdom, as if wisdom were a treasure discovered after long searching. Its profit is said to be better than silver and gold, because wisdom does not merely add value; it teaches us what value is.
James makes the same point in prayer. When we lack wisdom, we are told to ask the Father who gives ἁπλῶς (G0574), generously and without reproach. The warning about doubting is not a scolding of the anxious; it is a diagnosis of the double-minded heart, pulled by fear, pride, and the need to be seen. Innovation can easily become that: a liturgy of hurry, a scramble for prestige, a refusal to wait.
For Christians, this touches industrial life without turning devotion into a policy memo. We are heirs in Christ, so we need not grasp at significance. We are also subjects under his kingship, accountable for the uses of skill, capital, and influence. If the worker affected by our choices were beside us at the Lord's Table, how lightly could we treat safety, pay, or dignity? Lord, give us wisdom that asks before acting and loves neighbours in advance, so others are not made to carry the cost of our experiments.