March 14, 2019 · 00:03:55
Hello everyone. Welcome to NachDaily covering the entire Tanach one perek at a time. Today we’re discussing Mishlei, perek daled, which contains 35 pessukim. The perek primary discusses the value of acquiring wisdom and gaining insight, pointing out that when a person stops valuing wisdom, life heads in the wrong direction. We shouldn’t devalue our own common sense, because that can lead us in the wrong direction, away from Hashem. Again, as if he’s speaking to a child, Shlomo urges us to seek the true wisdom and intelligence which is to be found in the Torah. The famous passuk says, “Ki lekach tov nasati lachem, Torasi al ta’azovu – For I’ve given you good teachings, do not abandon My Torah.” The Vilna Goan explains that “lekach” refers to mitzvos which are to be performed, each in its own time. “Torasi al ta’azovu” refers to Torah learning, which is a constant mitzva. The Medrash Yalkut Shimoni uses this passuk to teach the great value of Torah knowledge with the following metaphor: A Talmid chocham, Torah scholar, was once aboard a ship together with businessmen bringing their merchandise to sell. The businessmen asked the simple scholar to show them his merchandise. “It’s hidden,” he responded, I’ll show it to you when we reach the port.” Once they reached the port, all the merchandise on the ship was impounded and the businessmen were left with nothing. The Torah scholar, however, was greeted by a large entourage of people and brought to the city to teach Torah. The busi