1226# “闪的儿子们”象征那些属于智慧的事物，这一点不仅因为“闪”代表内在教会，而其“儿子们”无非是智慧的产物。智慧被定义为所有源自仁义的事物，因为仁义来自主，主是所有智慧的泉源，亦即智慧本身。因此，真正的聪明，真正的知识——无论是事实性的知识还是信仰性的知识，都诞生于仁义，他们是仁义的“儿子们”，即通过仁义而成为的主的“儿子们”。由于他们通过仁义为主所生，因此它们中的每一个被认为充满智慧，每一个都蕴含着智慧，从智慧中汲取生命。事实上，如果没有源自仁义的智慧，即从主来的智慧，无论什么聪明和知识都不会有生命。
1226、“闪的儿子”表示智慧的属性。这仅从以下事实清楚可知：“闪”是指内在教会，他的儿子只表示智慧的属性。从仁所生的一切都被称为智慧，因为它们通过仁来自主，一切智慧的源头，主是智慧本身。这智慧是真聪明的起源，真聪明则是真记忆知识的起源，真记忆知识又是真认知的起源。这三者都是仁之子，也就是主通过仁所生的儿子。由于它们是主通过仁所生的儿子，所以智慧论及它们每一个，或说每一个都描述了智慧。这是因为它们每一个都包含智慧，它们从智慧中汲取自己的生命。事实上，聪明、记忆知识、认知若不从属于主之仁的智慧那里，就无法获得任何生命。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]1226. The sons of Shem symbolize attributes that are forms of wisdom. The fact that Shem is the inner church, whose offspring are nothing else than forms of wisdom, is not the only indication of this symbolism. Wisdom is the term for everything that charity fathers, because whatever charity fathers comes by way of charity from the Lord, who is the source of all wisdom, since he is wisdom itself. This is the origin of true understanding, which is the origin of true learning, which is the origin of true knowledge. All three are the offspring of charity, or in other words, children of the Lord by way of charity. Because they are children of the Lord by way of charity, each is described as a form of wisdom. This is because each of them contains wisdom, from which they draw their life. In fact not one of them — not understanding or secular learning or religious knowledge — has any life except that drawn from wisdom, which belongs to charity, which is the Lord's.
Potts(1905-1910) 1226
1226. That by "the sons of Shem" are signified the things that are of wisdom, is evident merely from Shem's being an internal church, the sons of which are none other than things of wisdom. Everything is called wisdom that is begotten of charity, because it comes by means of charity from the Lord, from whom is all wisdom, for He is wisdom itself. Hence comes true intelligence, and hence comes true memory-knowledge, and hence comes true knowledge, which are all sons of charity, that is, sons of the Lord through charity. And because they are sons of the Lord through charity, wisdom is predicated of each of them, for wisdom is in each of them, and they draw their life from it, and this in such a manner that neither intelligence, nor memory-knowledge, nor knowledge, has life except from the wisdom which is of charity, which is of the Lord.
Elliott(1983-1999) 1226
1226. That 'the sons of Shem' means the attributes of wisdom is clear merely from the fact that 'Shem' is the internal Church whose sons mean nothing else than attributes of wisdom. The expression wisdom is used for everything that springs from charity, for it comes by way of charity from the Lord, the source of all wisdom because He is Wisdom itself. From that Wisdom true intelligence derives, also true knowledge, and true cognition. All of these are 'sons' of charity, that is, the Lord's sons begotten by means of charity. And because they are the Lord's sons begotten by means of charity, each one is referred to as wisdom, for each one has within itself wisdom from which it draws its life; so much so in fact that neither intelligence nor knowledge, nor cognition, receives any life except from the wisdom that belongs to charity, which is the Lord's.
Latin(1748-1756) 1226
1226. Quod per 'filios Shemi' significentur illa quae sunt sapientiae, constat non modo ab eo quod 'Shem' sit Ecclesia interna cujus 'filii' non alii sunt quam sapientiae; sapientia dicitur omne id quod gignitur ex charitate, quia per charitatem a Domino, a Quo omnis sapientia, quia est ipsa Sapientia; inde vera intelligentia, et inde vera scientia, et inde vera cognitio, quae omnia sunt 'filii' charitatis, hoc est, filii Domini per charitatem; et quia sunt filii Domini per charitatem, de singulis praedicatur sapientia; nam in singulis est sapientia, e qua suam vitam ducunt, et quidem ita ut non intelligentia, nec scientia, neque cognitio vivat nisi ex sapientia quae est charitatis, quae Domini.