Several of these proverbs explain that wise sayings are useless to an unwise person. It is as if these are warnings and instructions for those who might stumble upon some truth, and attempt to utilize it without having established a relationship with God first. Don’t try it. Go to the LORD, and ask him to make you into a wise person. Then you will be equipped to act wisely.
LORD, transform us, so that your instruction may be useful to us.
Proverbs 25-26