I confess concern that the first in your list of good wisdoms to have, is
[b]money[/b], you'll know [b]how to keep it[/b].
Why would a Christian want to keep their money?
As this is the priority given by the writer, it is most definitely at odds with scripture, where money is a snare to those who overvalue its power.
Is not friendship with Jesus Christ, the only lasting friendship we require?
By whose standard? The Lord tells us not to worry about what we'll say in some circumstances - that He will give us a mouth and wisdom in the very hour we need it. So what kind of wisdom is being recmmended here?
Personal happiness is the last thing on my mind these days.
The misery that people bring on themselves comes through trying to get something from God which can be obtained only by giving Him everything.
I know about this one. It took years to give up my unequal struggle. You know the old quip 'I would have been happy to compromise, but God wanted everything His own way'. Amen. So it should be!
This must be the fear of the Lord type wisdom, where you remember that you are 'God' in their lives, and you will answer to Him for how you represent Him. You introduce them to His word, prayer, and praise, from a very early age, and consciously you place them firmly in His care, dedicating their lives to His service, as soon as possible, knowing there will be some in your local church family who will go on praying for them, especially if something happens to you.
Proverbs 3
1 My son, forget not my law;
but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2 For length of days, and long life,
and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee:
bind them about thy neck;
write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour
and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:
fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel,
and marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the LORD with thy substance,
and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD;
neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth;
even as a father the son [i]in whom[/i] he delighteth.
13 Happy [i]is[/i] the man [i]that[/i] findeth wisdom,
and the man [i]that[/i] getteth understanding.
14 For the merchandise of it [i]is[/i] better than the merchandise of silver,
and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She [i]is[/i] more precious than rubies:
and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
But, if you can't sleep at night, be assured God wants to speak to you about something, and say, 'Speak, Lord. Thy servant heareth'.
If you have the wisdom of which Christ spoke, which is justified by her children, you'll love to be the subject of His divine correction
- that you may live.
