Throughout the book of Proverbs, a contrast is made between wisdom and foolishness. Those who follow the wisdom from above and live according to it will be righteous. Those who reject this wisdom will engage in wickedness. However, even though the wicked reject godly wisdom, they often prosper in life – and often at the expense of the righteous. In our text, Solomon explained that the righteous who follow wisdom have hope for the future. Rather than getting discouraged about their current situation (or that of the wicked), there were certain things they were told to do and not do.
