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“Apply your heart to understanding…When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things” (Proverbs 2:2, 10-12).

“My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands…Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil” (Proverbs 3: 1, 5-7).

It’s easy to get caught up in the thought that life is about knowing a lot; externally, ideas and knowledge seem really important and sharing ideas and knowledge really can do a lot of good. But at the end of the day, it is not a question of do I know this or that, am I wise, or am I right, but simply am I living in integrity with my understanding of "the law"—am I acknowledging it fully and abiding by it.