These three words—'insight,' 'just dealing,' and 'equity'—expand the practical outworking of wisdom in social and moral life. 'Insight' (binah) denotes penetrative understanding of how things function morally and relationally. 'Just dealing' and 'equity' point to wisdom's social dimension: the wise person maintains fair relationships and just conduct within the community. This reflects the wisdom tradition's conviction that moral order extends from the individual heart to interpersonal dealings. The emphasis on justice (mishpat) and equity (meysharim) anticipates the recurring contrast between the righteous and wicked paths. Wisdom, for Proverbs, is never purely contemplative but always oriented toward the concrete practices that sustain covenant community.

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