an attribute of Yahweh (Prov. 8:22–31); • the means by which Yahweh created the world (Prov. 3:19–20); • and thus built into the fabric of creation[8] and crying out to be heard by humans in all areas of life (Prov. 11:20–21); • needed by humans in every area of life if they are to flourish (Prov. 3:13–18); • rooted and grounded in the fear of Yahweh (Prov. 17 etc.); • antithetically opposed to folly, an ever-present possibility in the world (cf. Prov. 9 on Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly’s houses and
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