The next reference off of 1 Kings 3:12 is one that echoes the cautionary tale of Solomon's life.
15 O the wise, and the learned, and the rich, that are puffed up in the pride of their hearts, and all those who preach false doctrines, and all those who commit whoredoms, and pervert the right way of the Lord, wo, wo, wo be unto them, saith the Lord God Almighty, for they shall be thrust down to hell!
Wisdom and learning, goods in themselves, do not stand independent of the virtue of humility. Allied with pride, these characteristics are actually caustic, damaging the soul and alienating it from God in ways that have repercussions well beyond this present life.
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