Read Proverbs 24:3&4  Our two verses are talking about an analogy.  An analogy is a story that teaches us a life lesson.  It is like a parable.  In the New Testament, Jesus taught the people by giving them parables.  One of His parables was about a farmer who went out to sow seed.  As this farmer cast the seed out onto the field, the seed fell upon four types of soil:  Rocky soil, hard soil, soil with thorns growing in it, and good soil.  The point of Jesus’ parable was to liken the different types of soil to the different kinds of people who hear a message from God.  Not everyone who hears the message listens to the message.  If you listen to God’s Word, you are like the good soil.  In verse 3 Solomon says that if we have wisdom our lives will be successful just like a house that is built.  Our lives will be established and will be successful if we have understanding.  If we have knowledge, all kinds of good things happen in our lives, just like a beautiful house has all kinds of fine furniture in it.  If we live a life that pleases God, people will want to be around us, just like a wonderful house that is filled with pleasant furniture makes you happy to be living there.  On a cold winter night, isn’t it great to come in from the outside to a warm inviting home?  Are our lives inviting others to be near to God?  I hope so.