Solomon notices that righteous people get great delight in doing what is right in God's eyes even if it is difficult. They gain a deeper

What do you really believe is the most precious thing you can go after with your life? If the answer is money, wealth, or possessions then y

Don't be afraid of hard work. Don't be afraid of having your children work hard. It will be good for them and for you. There are cho

The person who has understanding knows that an event is not a solitary item, but that a cascade of events had to take place in order for tha

It is really sad that we have lost sight of what wickedness is because this proverb is coming true in our day and age. Wickedness is behavio

Solomon is sharing with us really deep wisdom: If you want to have a great working relationship and great working environment, you must make

The person who views life as just one more way to hold them back has a tough time because in a sin-broken world there are a lot of negative

Solomon is trying to make a clear distinction between the simplistic person who is drawn away by rumors, fears, and stories versus the strat

The focus here seems to be on the understanding of the reason why certain things happen. Solomon is saying that when you really grasp the re

foolishness is born into each one of us. Since sin entered into the world back in the Garden of Eden, all of mankind has been infected with

The word guarantor is the phrase to strike hands with. It means that the person has made an arrangement or a deal. In this case it means tha

There are people in our society who, in a desire to have surplus money, give away all their time, energy, and other resources so that they a

The person who is not cheating and is trying to stay faithful will feel a higher level of attention from temptation and folly than those who

Corruption will reduce a culture to oppression where it is expected that leaders and officials will become wealthy and personally profit fro

What is interesting about this proverb is that it details what the adulteress says that convinces the young man to give into temptation and

Solomon spends four verses on describing the wicked, morally degenerate person. In this verse, he describes the nature and speed of his demi

The next nine verses are a metaphorical picture of sexual enjoyment between a testosterone-laden young man and his wife. This picture is hig

This is a foreign concept to our culture. We believe that all knowledge should be known. We believe that endless curiosity is a good thing.

This striking description of the value of wisdom is meant to cause you to stop and focus on what you gain when you know the wise thing to do

What we do not often realize is that people do not come with labels attached to them. Evil people don't look worse than righteous people