箴言的主旨就是教導我們如何過敬畏神的生活，因此它有多處直接說，敬畏神能讓我們活得有智慧，這也是生活的第一原則。
今天的人並不缺乏知識，但卻常常活得沒有智慧。在日常生活中，我們常常不懂得分辨是非，也不知道什麼是應該或不應該，甚至不懂得孰重孰輕，活得本末倒置。現代人有一個困擾，就是知識日飛猛進，但卻又製造更多更複雜的問題，帶來更多的災難。人們只追求知識，卻藐視智慧，也嘲笑信仰，特別是基督的信仰。
人如果離開那位創造他們的神，不愛聽祂的話，也不願意遵守祂的教導，有可能把自己的人生和社會，甚至世界管理得好嗎？
箴言提醒我們，特別是我們稱自己是神的兒女，不要過糊塗的生活。智慧是從敬畏神開始的。我們如果勤讀神的話語，又樂意遵行，生活就必定能過得有智慧。
The theme for Proverbs is to teach us to live a godly life, therefore it repeatedly points out that only if we fear God (take God seriously or have reverence for God) we can live wisely, and in fact, fear God is the first principle in life.
Today we don’t lack of knowledge, but we always live unwisely. We don’t know how to discern between right and wrong, or don’t know what should or should not do, or even follow the wrong priority to mess up our daily life.
In this knowledge explosion era we are confused by more and more complicated problems and chaos that knowledge has brought to us. But unfortunately, people only hunger for knowledge but despise wisdom, even ridicule Christian faith.
If we exclude our Creator from our life, and don’t want to listen to Him, and hate to follow His instructions, how can we manage our life and society well?
Proverbs reminds us, especially if we call ourselves children of God, not to live an unwise living. Fear God is the beginning (the first principle) of all wisdoms. If we diligently study God’s word and are willing to follow His instructions, our life will be full of wisdom.
