Proverbs 8

I love the poetry of this chapter. And within the poetry I see the reflection of Jesus. As Paul writes in I Cor 1:30 "It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption". So we know Christ to be the channel through which God shares his wisdom with us. When comparing "The LORD possessed me (wisdom) at the beginning of his work" (Prov 8:22) and "He (the Word) was with God in the beginning"(John 1:2) we see a similarity that suggests that the Word (i.e., Jesus) and Wisdom are one and the same. We can also compare:

"You who are simple, gain prudence;  you who are foolish, gain understanding."(Prov 8:5) 

and 

"Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong."(I Cor 1:26-27)

"Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her." (Prov 8:10-11)

and

"By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward."(Heb 11:24-26)

 

"By me kings reign" (Prov 8:15)

and

""I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." (Luke 22:29-30)

"Whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord" (Prov 8:35)

and

"And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you." (Romans 8:11)

Of course, this chapter may simply be pretty poetry on the part of Solomon which is reflected in the poetry of the Gospels and Paul's letters.