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Wisdom is another title Christ uses for Himself. The OT uses this title extensively also. The children of
Wisdom are those who follow His way of life.
Justified is a word that encompasses righteousness. We are justified when we become righteous. Jesus
is saying that He, Wisdom, will have righteous children - Christians.
We have the wrong idea of "justice" in our culture, which thinks of it as something that is imposed as a
punishment on someone who has done wrong, or when something is given to someone to correct a
wrong. This is not justice, but fallen human nature looking out for its own interests. Justice does not
involve revenge or punishment. It is to live in a certain way - the way which Wisdom has taught us.