Wisdom offers the possibility of transformation: 'If you will turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.' The condition 'if you will turn' (if you repent) opens the door to grace. The promise of God's spirit being poured out echoes covenantal language of divine indwelling and empowerment. Wisdom's words are not mere instruction but the expression of the divine spirit itself. The offer of knowledge ('make my words known') is the opposite of the ignorance that characterizes the fool. This verse locates Wisdom's call within the theology of covenant renewal: rejection leads to hardening, but repentance opens the possibility of divine restoration and intimate knowledge of God. The 'reproof' (tokechah) that Wisdom offers is not punitive but corrective, aimed at calling the person back to the path of life. Her willingness to begin again with the repentant indicates the persistence of grace.

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