Have you ever wondered why King Solomon asked God for wisdom instead of wealth?

[Bigjoe158]

King Solomon knew that wisdom will bring him wealth and people will come to seek for wisdom and the people seeking for wisdom are rich people and the rich people will bring him gold, silver and respect without him breaking a sweat. No wonder people say wisdom is not something you purchase with money but can purchase knowledge with money. So my question is wisdom and knowledge which one is profitable to man

[BADecker]

Solomon had enough wisdom already, to recognize:
1. His job of running a nation needs more than wealth;
2. Wisdom along with running a nation is part of producing wealth;
3. His nature was such that he recognized that God is made up of wisdom, and he wanted to be more godly... even though he lost it in mid-life, but regained it in old age.

[Vod]

King Solomon knew that wisdom will bring him wealth and people will come to seek for wisdom and the people seeking for wisdom are rich people and the rich people will bring him gold, silver and respect without him breaking a sweat. No wonder people say wisdom is not something you purchase with money but can purchase knowledge with money. So my question is wisdom and knowledge which one is profitable to man

If you have wisdom you can get wealth.
If you have wealth you don't need wisdom.
So always go for wisdom.

[hostm]

Wisdom is very important in our lives. When you have wisdom, you'll always find a way to replenish the resources you need.

But besides wisdom, love is also important. Otherwise, there will be an imbalance. Wisdom is in the head, and love is in the heart.

I think love is more important than wisdom. Because it's written that God is love.

[BADecker]

Wisdom is very important in our lives. When you have wisdom, you'll always find a way to replenish the resources you need.

But besides wisdom, love is also important. Otherwise, there will be an imbalance. Wisdom is in the head, and love is in the heart.

I think love is more important than wisdom. Because it's written that God is love.

I agree. And further...

The two greatest commands for all people are to love God more than ALL THINGS, and to love your fellow people as you love yourself.

Besides being love, God is almighty. He holds something like a kind of science that is way beyond all science of the whole universe. God can do anything, and He can't be stopped in any way. When evil seems to prevail, it is simply God for the sake of love, in His almightiness, allowing evil to prevail for a while... so that people can turn to Him and love Him and then have success.

God can do all things. If you love Him as He asks, He has your back, in every situation, even when it looks bad. Loving God is wisdom.

Consider the word 'sophia'. Sophia means wisdom, and in Christian circles (mostly in the past) refers to Jesus.

[Dunamisx]

Wisdom is the principal thing, in getting wisdom you can acquire any other thing you desire to achieve, because that same wisdom you have will make room for you and also Grant you access to what you wanted to become in life, having what is needed without wisdom does not make it sustainable, but through wisdom, one can acquire to an extent what others may not be able to achieve, that is why after seeking for wisdom, King Solomon remain the most outstanding leader of his time, because you could discern well by the practical application of wisdom being a leader.

[Stablexcoin]

Solomon asked for wisdom because it is the right thing. That's what we all need to become wealthy, it is obvious everything we need in this life can be gotten through wisdom.

Riches is everywhere, anyone can get rich it only will take time. With wisdom, not everyone can have wisdom. We have only few persons in the world that is seen as a wise man. Wisdom is not random, unlike wealth.

[Mhizlove]

King Solomon knew that wisdom will bring him wealth and people will come to seek for wisdom and the people seeking for wisdom are rich people and the rich people will bring him gold, silver and respect without him breaking a sweat. No wonder people say wisdom is not something you purchase with money but can purchase knowledge with money. So my question is wisdom and knowledge which one is profitable to man

For me knowledge and wisdom are always together they do work hand in hand, you see when it comes to knowledge is something you learn while wisdom is how you make use of the knowledge you have in real life like when making decisions and it's not because you have knowledge you can't make bad decisions, with all the knowledge most people have they still make bad decisions but with wisdom you will know the right time and way to apply it on what you know. So you see the two always works together and wisdom turns knowledge into something that will bring respect and profit at the end of the day

[Frankolala]

King Solomon knew that wisdom will bring him wealth and people will come to seek for wisdom and the people seeking for wisdom are rich people and the rich people will bring him gold, silver and respect without him breaking a sweat. No wonder people say wisdom is not something you purchase with money but can purchase knowledge with money. So my question is wisdom and knowledge which one is profitable to man

King Solomon wanted to be a good leader that will lead his people in God's way and he didn't know how to do that which was the main reason why he asked for wisdom to rule the people. Because God saw that he has a good heart and didn't ask for riches but wisdom, he decided to bless him with riches. Forget about what those other Kings and Queens who came from far and near brought for Solomon, God has already blessed Solomon with riches. Those gold didn't make him rich because of the wisdom he gives them.

[BADecker]

King Solomon knew that wisdom will bring him wealth and people will come to seek for wisdom and the people seeking for wisdom are rich people and the rich people will bring him gold, silver and respect without him breaking a sweat. No wonder people say wisdom is not something you purchase with money but can purchase knowledge with money. So my question is wisdom and knowledge which one is profitable to man

King Solomon wanted to be a good leader that will lead his people in God's way and he didn't know how to do that which was the main reason why he asked for wisdom to rule the people. Because God saw that he has a good heart and didn't ask for riches but wisdom, he decided to bless him with riches. Forget about what those other Kings and Queens who came from far and near brought for Solomon, God has already blessed Solomon with riches. Those gold didn't make him rich because of the wisdom he gives them.

King Solomon wasn't limited to only one desire. And, he was already wise; his father, King David, said so. Look it up.

Solomon understood that a big nation produces wealth for the government. He was understanding besides wise. "He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD." Big nation, for the wealth, if you are wise enough to rule it right.

[Marvelockg]

King Solomon knew that wisdom will bring him wealth and people will come to seek for wisdom and the people seeking for wisdom are rich people and the rich people will bring him gold, silver and respect without him breaking a sweat. No wonder people say wisdom is not something you purchase with money but can purchase knowledge with money. So my question is wisdom and knowledge which one is profitable to man

As a king or leader, what you need is actually wisdom and not wealth because your office has what it takes to bring wealth but without the right wisdom that will help you take care of the office you're occupying, you will have a waste of rein. The capacity that Solomon was to serve in demand an high level of wisdom and we can rightly say that it's God that has thought him his to ask the right thing and that's why he ask for wisdom which will eventually become the reason why he's able to lead his people and lead them alright.
 
What's the function of wealth in the hands of a leader when you don't have the real wisdom that helps you lead your followers?

[Somto9Light]

Who asks for what he already has?
Solomon was a King, the king of Israel, so certainly he had lots of wealth, so rather than asking for what he already had, the most logical thing was possibly to ask for what you don't have, or what you don't have in sufficiency.

I saw a comment above, He knew what he needed to run a kingdom was wisdom and not more wealth. yeah he needs wealth but wealth without wisdom wouldn't give the best result at all. even for an average rich man today, without wisdom to control those wealth, it'll only take some time before he misuses those wealth.