I think this proverb indicates that we are never past the age of learning. Its when we think that we know all there is to know that we run into difficulty. These are such important areas of our lives. We have already discussed wisdom, but give some thought to justice and equity. It is believed that King Solomon himself wrote these proverbs. So you can imagine the significance of these words coming from a king.
Now it would make sense that a King would find instruction to be important when his whole responsibilities centered around this. At this time the country was at peace. It was a time for people to prepare themselves with wisdom so it would sustain them when the bad times came once again. Solomon was known for his wisdom as the King of Israel and his love for God, All of these attributes that are mentioned are really the foundation which life is built upon. The wisdom to make the right decisions. To be just in our judgement of others and to cherish others as an equity.
By learning and applying wisdom we are able to be able to discern what is truth and what is deceit. So this is really the beginning of what life should evolve around and we truly are blessed that God saw fit to preserve the wisdom that Solomon displayed so that we can benefit from it and apply it to our lives in the here and now.
It is amazing that words that were written so many centuries ago still can have the same astounding affect and application to day as they did then, if we only will allow them to.
