Wisdom and Self

Never be wise in your own sight, says Paul in Romans 13.16. What do you suppose he means by that? It's kind of like humility, I suppose, if you're thinking that you're humble, you're not. Ironically, enough, just before this statement Paul says: Do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Perhaps humility and wisdom are linked in that way. Think you have it? Think you're wise? Think you're humble? You're not.

Wisdom, like humility, is other-directed; outward-directed. Dedicated to the aid of those whom God puts in one's path.