it's easy to be wise

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Read Proverbs. LOTS of them.

In addition, this is the epitome of wisdom:

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." ~Proverbs 9:10
 
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maybe you mean that with that wisdom they do bad things

No I mean that few Christians are 'wise'.
Look how many are taken in by the health and wealth false gospel, or are decieved by evolution, or by their own desires.
 
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No I mean that few Christians are 'wise'.
Look how many are taken in by the health and wealth false gospel, or are decieved by evolution, or by their own desires.
why gospel couldn't be wealth and health?
 
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Read Proverbs. LOTS of them.

In addition, this is the epitome of wisdom:

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." ~Proverbs 9:10
sure i read
but i found this, it's more simple and direct
 
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"Wisdom from heaven" is different than what we might call "generic wisdom." Neither kind of wisdom is knowledge or understanding. Generic wisdom is something that is formed in a person as they accumulate many experiences in a particular matter. In the case of Godly wisdom—experiences with God.

Wisdom from heaven comes only from God. It usually begins by understanding God's will, but what follows must be obedience to God (or one will be deceived, James 1:22). As God sanctifies a person through her obedience, she acquires wisdom, but it is a slow process. Sometimes one has Godly wisdom because God imparted it without her having been through the experiences required to know it themselves, but that is not something we can control. It is more like a Word of Wisdom or Word of Knowledge (1 Corinthians 14:6).

When asked, God gives wisdom without finding fault (James 1:5), but that is a gift that one receives through faith (James 1:6). If you don't genuinely believe God, you can't receive his wisdom (although you may find a good choice or path to go down).

You can see in James 3:13 that humility is one of the consequences of wisdom. Unless your willfulness has been broken, you still have more to go through to have heavenly wisdom. (It is a character quality.)

In James 3:17 we can see that wisdom from heaven is connected to fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). This may make it easier to see that there is no shortcut to wisdom. God must transform a person's character.
 
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why gospel couldn't be wealth and health?

Because the bible does not promise us health or wealth.
Have you never read Paul's testimony in the bible, or his letters to the early churches.
Have you not noted howmany times Paul was beaten, why did he promise Christians facing perscution a better life with Jesus and not that their injuries would be healed and their stolen propery would be replaced.

Please start taking and reading missionary magerzines and prayer letters and learn about the poverty than most Christians in the world live in.
 
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When one is wise, they don't do "bad" things.
Well, not necessarily. Solomon was the wisest of the kings and yet he had 700 wives and 300 concubines, he married pagan women and worshiped their gods, and he exploited his own people to gain wealth. Wisdom does not guarantee a sinless existence.
 
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Well, not necessarily. Solomon was the wisest of the kings and yet he had 700 wives and 300 concubines, he married pagan women and worshiped their gods, and he exploited his own people to gain wealth. Wisdom does not guarantee a sinless existence.

LOL! He wasn't very wise THEN, was he? He FELL, big time.

There was a time he was wise. Then, as you so succinctly pointed out, he wasn't no mo'.

He died a broken, defeated, and tragic death, and the antithesis to ANY wisdom at all.

The bottom line is that wisdom is described here:

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." ~Proverbs 9:10
 
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LOL! He wasn't very wise THEN, was he? He FELL, big time.

There was a time he was wise. Then, as you so succinctly pointed out, he wasn't no mo'.

He died a broken, defeated, and tragic death, and the antithesis to ANY wisdom at all.

The bottom line is that wisdom is described here:

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." ~Proverbs 9:10
I see in scripture where God gave Solomon wisdom (1 Kings 3:10-14). But I don't see where God took it away.
 
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I see in scripture where God gave Solomon wisdom (1 Kings 3:10-14). But I don't see where God took it away.

Did Solomon demonstrate Godly wisdom in any of those things that you posted about?

If so, which one(s)?

Again, the beginning of wisdom is the "fear of the Lord".

Was Solomon demonstrating the "fear of the Lord" at that time?
 
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Did Solomon demonstrate Godly wisdom in any of those things that you posted about?

If so, which one(s)?

Again, the beginning of wisdom is the "fear of the Lord".

Was Solomon demonstrating the "fear of the Lord" at that time?

1 Kings 3:10-12

10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.

That's what God said: He gave Solomon wisdom. Nowhere does God say He took it away. It's not really my place to argue with that.
 
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