Benefits of Wisdom

Proverbs, chapter 4, deals a lot with wisdom.  Wisdom that our Heavenly Father bestows upon us.

It is written with a father speaking to his son in mind, but it can easily be translated into a father speaking to his daughter too.

"Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do" it says in verse 7, emphasizing the importance of listening to what your Father tells you and growing wise.

One of the benefits of wisdom is to know what wicked people look like and to avoid them at all costs.  If you follow His path, it will be bright.  Following in evil's ways will bring you nothing but darkness.

An interesting passage is in verse 23: "your life is shaped by your thoughts."  Which means, you are literally what you think about, you become what you constantly put in your head.