From the Books of the Apocrypha: The Wisdom of Solomon, Part 1 of 2

The Apocrypha are a group of ancient books with uncertain authorship whose contents overlap parts of the Christian and Hebrew Bibles. The term “apocrypha” means “secret,” “hidden,” or “non-canonical.” One of the Apocrypha books is The Wisdom of Solomon, in which wisdom is personified – such is the emphasis placed on that virtue. Today we’ll read a passage from The Wisdom of Solomon and find valuable lessons on how being righteous is obeying God’s wisdom and laws, while skepticism, materialism, and idolatry would lead to one’s moral downfall. “Love righteousness, ye that be judges of the earth： think of the Lord with a good heart, and in simplicity of heart seek Him. For He will be found of them that tempt Him not; and showeth Himself unto such as do not distrust Him. For forward thoughts separate from God: and His power, when it is tried, reproveth the unwise. For the Holy Spirit of discipline will flee deceit, and remove from thoughts that are without understanding, and will not abide when unrighteousness cometh in. For wisdom is a loving spirit; and will not acquit a blasphemer of his words: for God is witness of his reins, and a true beholder of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue.”