Analysis of Wisdom Happiness



Bless the one who finds wisdom,
And who gets understanding;
That flows down from His Kingdom,
Coping what is demanding.

The gain from her is better,
Than all the silver and gold;
Follow God to the letter,
With insight that will unfold.

She is more precious than jewels,
No desire to compare;
Because she gives you the tools,
Blessing others as you share.

Long life is in her right hand,
In her left hand is honor;
Confident in where you stand,
Humbled to be a fawner.

Her ways are of pleasantness,
And all her paths are of peace;
Constantly of blessedness,
For your knowledge to increase.

Wisdom is a tree of life,
Having blessings that will bloom;
Able to see through the strife,
Breaking up the clouds of doom.

The Lord by wisdom is found,
Is established in Heaven;
Silent without any sound,
For understanding given.

By His knowledge the depths broke,
As the clouds drops down the dew;
With the blessings that will soak,
Your mind able to construe.

Copyright ©2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFXF GCGC EHXH IJIJ KLKL MNMN C
Poetic Form
Metre 1011110 011010 1111110 1011010 0110110 1101001 1011010 111101 11110110 1010101 0111101 1010111 1110011 0011110 1000111 101101 01111 0101111 1001100 1110101 1010111 1010111 1011101 1010111 0111011 1010010 1001101 101010 1110011 1011101 1010111 1110101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 998
Words 215
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 87
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom Proverbs 3:13–20

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Written on January 16, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on January 15, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:04 min read
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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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