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Wisdom 6:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom 6:11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 Therefore, be zealous in heeding my words;
long for them, and you will receive instruction.
Wisdom Is Seated at the Door of Those Who Love Her[a]
12 Radiant and never-fading is Wisdom;
she is easily discerned by those who love her
and is found by those who search for her.
13 She hastens to make herself known
to those who desire her.[b]
Footnotes
- Wisdom 6:12 When we truly desire the force of life that is Wisdom, she comes before us. For our author, it is the intimate invitation that reaches all human beings in the secret of the heart. It is neither a legalism nor an annoying moralism imposed from outside, but an inner transformation, which becomes the hope of immortality.
- Wisdom 6:13 Wisdom, like God himself, always takes the initiative. In this way, she foreshadows God’s prevenient grace (see Jn 6:44-46; 10:25-27; Phil 2:13; 1 Jn 4:19).
