This is the crucial item of protection for the young person. Do not think that you can hang with people who live a wicked lifestyle and not

This is an interesting connection with submission, rebellion, and disaster. The idea seems to be that those who realize there is always a hi

There is an appropriate time to be loud and outgoing and boisterous and there is a time to keep that to yourself. Early in the morning would

One of the dangers and temptations of life is giving in to the impulses to sleep, nap, take it easy, rest awhile.

It is a great temptation to oversell your abilities. Don't do that. It is a temptation to allow others to believe that you are good at s

The implication is that if you do not find wisdom, then your future can be cut off and your hope will be crushed. Life is a series of choice

We suffer in our day from a high number of parents who want to be friends of their children rather than parents. This proverb demands that p

Solomon is trying to paint a picture in our minds of what will happen to a person who lets a stranger come into their life and dominate thei

What Solomon also seems to be saying is that there is almost always a gift or reward that is more valuable than the expectation. So if you h

This is an interesting proverb because it talks about what really happens behind the scenes in business. Everyone wants to proclaim that the

It is not common for a woman to be able to escape the gravity of her emotional circumstances. When she does this, then she is considered pru

When the inner man becomes weak or weary or afflicted with the weakness of the outer man, this can be handled by the inner man. It is unders

When a wise person sees a disagreement coming that they cannot win nor has no easy resolution, then they abandon that topic. There is no poi

The wise person drills into the anger of the leader and brings peace. Sometimes even the leader has not clearly thought through their expect

This is so obvious in our day and age. It can be revealed by the questions: What are you reading? What are you watching? We have a whole soc

The word translated backslider is the Hebrew word sug which means to turn back, to be turned, go back, turn away. Thus the translators used

If we are to become wise, one of the first steps is to start avoiding the snares or traps that will destroy life.

Solomon sums up the two sources of a good life in this proverb: what you say and what you do. This is short and sweet and true. If you bludg

Solomon is helping us understand in this proverb two things: the need to get outside wisdom and counsel, and the balance between keeping eve

All of us have foolishness as a part of who we are which is why it is best not to keep talking because eventually we betray our own selfishn