1. 1 Kings 10:7 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What connection does the Bible make between wisdom and prosperity?

1 Kings 10:7 (ESV)

7 but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I heard.

Solomon was rich, and so was the queen of Sheba. Because of her wisdom, her land prospered, just as it happened in Israel. They were both wise and rich. Wisdom of God is that you know what to do in a given situation. Wisdom is when a king rules in such a way that the land and the people prosper. The queen of Sheba gave the wealth of the world: 3,600 kilograms of gold. Moreover, she gave spices such as have never been in Jerusalem (1 Kings 10:10).