“Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment” - 10:13.
If you lack wisdom, you suffer the consequences; if you have it, you benefit, but other people ask you for it as well.
“‘Let all who are simple come in here!’ she [wisdom] says to those who lack judgment” - 9:4.
If you need wisdom, you need only to ask God and not doubt, and He will give it to you.
“To the discerning all of them are right; they are faultless to those who have knowledge” - 8:9.
The Spirit cannot read, study, or pray for you; He will help and guide you, but you have to do those things for yourself.
“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him" - 6:16.
God's Word is the source if you're looking for behaviors of which God approves or disapproves.
"That you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge" - 5:2.
It’s fairly common to make commitments to the Lord when things are bad, making vows of changes you’ll make.
“For they cannot sleep till they do evil; they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall” - 4:16.
If you have to lose sleep, it's important that you lose it for the right reasons.
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart” - 3:3.
Serving the Lord is not difficult to understand; it’s just difficult to do sometimes since people can be difficult to work with.
“Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you" - 2:11.
You have many enemies as you seek to serve God and fulfill your purpose, not the least of which are your own heart and thinking.
“Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, they will eat the fruit of their ways" - 1:30-31.
Don't make the same mistakes again and again; if you're lost, get someone to help you find your way.
“It is not for kings, O Lemuel – not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer” - 31:4.
Leaders do not exist to serve their own needs and desires but to serve the highest priority needs of others.