The Book of Wisdom (Wisdom of Solomon)
Solomon's meditation on divine Wisdom, justice, and the soul's destiny.
The Book of Wisdom, written in the voice of Solomon, personifies Wisdom as an almost divine guide to righteous living and traces God's care for Israel from Adam through the Exodus. Recognized by the Catholic Church as part of the Old Testament, it stands alongside other wisdom writings like Proverbs in urging readers toward a just and thoughtful life. Start reading at Wisdom chapter 1 to see how it contrasts the fate of the righteous and the wicked.
About Wisdom
The Book of Wisdom, also called the Wisdom of Solomon, is one of the Deuterocanonical books accepted by the Catholic Church as part of the Old Testament canon. Likely composed in Greek by a Hellenistic Jewish author around the 1st century BC and written in the persona of Solomon, it personifies Wisdom as a guiding, almost divine presence, contrasts the destinies of the righteous and the wicked, reflects on the immortality of the soul, and recounts God's providence through Israel's history from Adam to the Exodus. Read the Book of Wisdom online here, verse by verse.