delights in the truths that God has revealed in his Word (in this case, in Proverbs in particular). To learn wisdom means first of all to love Yahweh, the Fountain from Whom all true wisdom flows (James 1:5ff.). But what is it to despise wisdom and disciplined training? The word in the original is a strong one indicating that the fool in question has stupidly slighted and even acted contemptuously toward wisdom and the training by which it is acquired. To despise it is more than the sour grapes attitude