Wisdom was and is one of the building blocks of this world in which we live. It was a part of its planning, creation, and development; and i

Men and women do not often ponder the things they give up to have a few seconds of illicit passion and pleasure. God, through Solomon, seems

A person cuts away something they really want to add to their life, but it takes away their life to have someone else’s goods in their posse

Unfortunately this is the moral evaluation that is most prevalent in our day and age. People evaluate whether something is right by whether

This is really the follow-up idea or linked idea from the Proverb 29:17 verse. All people – and not just children – need to be instructed ab

Too many marriages approach these crucial times with a view that it will be a win for one person and a loss for the other person. But it doe

There are many ways that God has of seeing the twisted receive judgment. If not in this life, in the next one.

Solomon states the principle straight-up when he says: He who cares for his master will be honored. In other words, that person will get ahe

Our culture has fallen in love with this perverse form of foolishness. We call them practical jokes and find great fascination with deceptio

Solomon begins a triplet of insights into specific kinds of people with this comparison of violent instruments and the person who would betr

Solomon is trying to cause us to see that God is watching our reaction to the discipline of others in much the same way that a father watche

The context for this truism is that when you are the most despairing of an enjoyable future, when you are the most susceptible to temptation

Solomon is talking about this insight in this proverb. Whatever wise directions are not particularly natural for you should be meditated upo

Solomon brings up, in a different way, God's form of justice: Whatsoever a man sows that shall he also reap. What the evil person plans

Actually, real love means always being ready to say you’re sorry - especially when you’ve really blown it. But how? Many people really strug

The idea that any one person can make a decision by him or herself is an unwise, arrogant, and self-focused idea. The wise person looks for

God reminds us here that we must go against our natural tendency in parenting to let our kids figure it out on their own. We have to go agai

There was no idea of luck or chance in the Hebrew mindset. All things that happened to you were decided by the hand of God. You could choose

In order to gain control over your life, you must more deeply engage your soul and evaluate the temptations and desires that present themsel

Pride, in this negative sense, could be understood as what adds "er" to your life. It is not enough to be fast, we must be faster.