“It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.”
The recommendation to hold to wisdom without releasing righteousness, because whoever fears God will exit both, suggests that wisdom and righteousness, though not guaranteeing prosperity, should be maintained. The phrase "will exit both" may mean that those who fear God escape the extremes of being too rigorous or too corrupt; fear of God provides balance. This verse implies that practical wisdom involves middle paths rather than extremes.
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