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Sirach 1:10 — Wisdom Dwelling with All Flesh
Wisdom dwells among all humanity according to God's gift, but is specifically supplied to those who love him.
Escritura
- 10.She dwells with all flesh according to his gift, and he supplied her to those who love him.
Qué significa este pasaje
Sirach 1:10 continues the praise of wisdom introduced in verse 9. After declaring that the Lord created wisdom, saw her, apportioned her, and poured her out upon all his works, the verse specifies the manner of her distribution: she dwells with all flesh according to his gift, and he supplied her to those who love him.
The phrase "all flesh" indicates the breadth of wisdom's presence across humanity, while "according to his gift" qualifies that distribution — wisdom's indwelling is not automatic or uniform but measured by God's own generosity. The second colon narrows the scope: among all who receive her, God particularly supplies wisdom to those who love him, linking wisdom's availability to a relational posture toward the Lord.
Read in sequence with the surrounding verses, the verse sets up the chapter's central claim that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (v. 14) and wisdom's full measure (v. 16). Those who love the Lord are positioned to receive what God has already distributed to all flesh.
Contexto
The chapter opens with the author's prologue explaining his translation of the work from Hebrew into Greek (vv. 1–7 in the longer numbering). After this introduction, the poem turns to its central subject: wisdom's origin and her presence among humanity. Verse 8 introduces the figure of the Lord seated on his throne; verse 9 records that the Lord himself created wisdom and poured her out upon all his works.
Verse 10 sits at the hinge of this poem, transitioning from God's act of pouring wisdom out upon his works (v. 9) to the chapter's repeated refrain that the fear of the Lord is wisdom (vv. 11–14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 27). The verses immediately following (vv. 11–13) frame fear of the Lord as glory, gladness, and a blessing at the end — elaborating what it means to be among those to whom God supplies wisdom.
Preguntas frecuentes
What does "all flesh" mean in Sirach 1:10?
In the verse as given, "all flesh" refers to humanity at large — the breadth of those among whom wisdom dwells. The verse does not specify geography, nations, or groups beyond this general scope.
Does Sirach 1:10 say everyone receives wisdom equally?
No. The verse qualifies the distribution with "according to his gift," indicating that wisdom's indwelling is measured by God's own generosity, and specifically singles out those who love him as those to whom God supplied her.
How does verse 10 connect to the fear of the Lord theme in the chapter?
The verse sets up the link between receiving wisdom and one's posture toward God. The following verses (11–14 and beyond) repeatedly identify the fear of the Lord as wisdom itself, so verse 10's mention of those who love him forms the relational basis for receiving what God supplies.