Proverbs 2

[Sunshinee777]

Kjv
Proverbs 2:1-5
"My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee: So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding: Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding : If thou seekest her as a silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures: Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. "
Why knowledge is her?

 

[Dansiph]

Kjv
Proverbs 2:1-5
"My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee: So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding: Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding : If thou seekest her as a silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures: Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. "
Why knowledge is her?

I'm not sure. It could just be the traditional gender of knoweldge sort of like we call a ship "she". I don't know if you do that in Finland?

 

[plain jayne]

Kjv
Proverbs 2:1-5
"My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee: So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding: Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding : If thou seekest her as a silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures: Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. "
Why knowledge is her?

First, here's my opinion. Solomon was writing to his sons - men. He refers to both knowledge [and wisdom] and folly as women. I remember teaching a lesson on Proverbs a long time ago and I brought two pictures of two women dressed in the garb of Solomon's day. Both were fairly attractive women, wearing a head piece and long robe. After a couple of Sunday's of teaching about wisdom and folly, I held up the pictures and said, "Which is which?" The point was made.

My opinion is Solomon was speaking to men and spoke of both the need and the danger as female to drive home the purposeful seeking of wisdom and the purposeful rejection of folly.

Secondly, this link may help. It's got some good research in it.

Why is wisdom referred to as a she in Proverbs? | GotQuestions.org

 

[Sunshinee777]

I was thinking there must be some more to it thank you, I will look into that link.