Solomon is selling the advantages of going after wisdom. Everything that temptation promises, wisdom actually delivers with none of the bitt

This is the attitude of the adulteress that persuades the husband to stray from his marriage vows. Solomon accurately portrays the sexual ag

One of the things that God hates is a mind that plans ways to go deeper into the jungle of sin.

The wisdom tucked into this verse is so incredibly deep that most men completely miss its truth. The fountain in this proverb is one's w

The path of wisdom takes longer to get going; but it has richer, deeper, and more long-lasting benefits. You never hear someone who has chos

Selfishness and sin – while it looks like it will produce the happier life – ends up producing a life filled with brokenness and sadness. Re

The story of adultery, fornication, and the sexualized life always ends badly. Don't fall for this. Choose wisely. Wait to fall in love

This proverb highlights one of the key ideas of wisdom and life: the choices you make will make or break your life. Sure there are things th

The proverb does not make this contrast directly, but this kind of woman is in direct contrast to the mistress who does not want to be stron

There are two directions which our understanding of this proverb could go. It could be quite literal and suggest that the rebel child who in

The ultimate goal is that the children will be able to understand how to behave in a positive, honorable way in the parents’ eyes in all the

We find in our day and age an inability to recognize those who should be protected and those who shouldn't be. We must return again to t

Notice that it is material of the same kind that sharpens; it is not a softer material or a hardened material. This is why most men need ano

Christians are especially bad at violating this proverb. We know that we have the answers to other people’s problems in the Scriptures, and

This second limiting proverb is about overstaying your welcome at another person's house. Everyone has habits and idiosyncrasies about o

Because living life means that you must rub up against other people with other agendas, they will be for their own and often opposed to your

A crucial concept in enjoying the victorious Christian life is "fearing the Lord." This carries with it the idea of awe and revere

What Solomon wants us to see is that wisdom and knowledge are available to everybody, but they will not appear until we are really intereste

This is a money principle many in America are violating. We would rather be comfortable than be prepared. It is impossible to have the reser

This is the Hebrew word lechem, which means bread or food. It is also a synonym for what you need. Solomon is saying that when we obtain wha