Analysis of Appealing Wisdom
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Does not wisdom call with her voice?
At the crossroad she takes her stand;
That is making your heart rejoice,
For the judgment as to demand.
She stands and placing in your path,
Crying out at the entry gate;
Guiding you away from the wrath,
Where it is narrow and is straight.
God calls by crying out to man,
The simple ones must learn prudence;
As He speaks of His noble plan,
For the fools need to learn some sense.
Possess an understanding heart,
Hearing the most excellent things;
From their lips what is right impart,
And the righteousness that it brings.
For His mouth will utter the truth,
Wickedness is an odium;
As evil is very uncouth,
Which is an abomination.
All words from His mouth are righteous,
Nothing as froward or perverse;
Straight understanding as justice,
Condemns the defiled who curse.
Those who are straight will understand,
Finding the knowledge and wisdom;
Following what He would command,
To be allowed into His Kingdom.
Take instruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
Avoiding the snake who will sliver,
Who others their soul has been sold.
For wisdom is better than jewels,
Your desires cannot compare;
Wisdom always gives you the tools,
Of the knowledge that God will share.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Metre | 11101101 1011101 11101101 10101101 11010011 10110101 10101101 11110011 11110111 01011110 11111101 10111111 0110101 10011001 11111101 00100111 11111001 100111 11011011 1110010 11111110 1011101 1010110 010111 1111101 10010010 10011101 110101110 10100110 01010111 010011110 11011111 110110110 10101001 1011101 10101111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,279 |
Words | 262 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
The Blessings of Wisdom Proverbs 8:1-11
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Written on June 26, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on June 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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