Purity is the word tahor which consistently refers to moral purity or ritual purity. In the Hebrew world that means that one is not living o

This is an interesting proverb because it details a cause-and-effect sequence that one would not expect. It also suggests ways to educate ce

Solomon brings up just the right issues. For young people, they want to know how they will make their mark in the world. How can they be not

In other words, it is a person's ability to always be a few steps ahead that keeps a person from getting angry. It also means that the a

This proverb is interesting because it deals with the thought-life of rich people. They are protected because they have all this wealth. The

This proverb is a crucial piece of wisdom that few hear anymore. Rebellion does not pay; it is not the glamorous and productive lifestyle of

Solomon is saying to business people: Are you cheating people? It could be that you are charging more to people who are less savvy in busine

This is a clear reference to the afterlife. There are many questions we can ask about the afterlife – its purpose, its requirements, its ent

This proverb is important to realize its truth because at times it can seem like the opposite is the truth. It can seem – especially to the

This proverb deals with a very hot topic: how to have abundance of monetary and material resources. Solomon's answer is a very basic tru

One of the things that Solomon continues to hammer home to us is that we must continue to be diligent. If we do not learn to work hard, then

A return to old-fashioned morality has been good for the towns that have embraced it, and flaunting morality has meant that the citizens of

It is very important to realize that words have real impact and can change the course of someone's life. Wise righteous words bring life

If you are wise, you will have a different destiny path than if you were not wise. How this is possible we do not know. God knows all the po

This is quite a claim. But it is dependent upon the existence of an afterlife and a God who rewards. Moses says in Psalm 90 that we should a

This proverb gives us the character flaws of this adulteress and how she lures her victims. What is sad about our culture is that these qual

This verse is about the sluggard, the sloth, or the lazy person – the person who, like electricity, follows the path of least resistance. Wh

In our modern world, we have grown complacent to the effects of these diseases because of penicillin and other drugs, but the effects of the

We must realize that none of us naturally wants to follow the path of wisdom. We all have the principle of selfishness in us that wants to g

Now it is important to say that not every problem you have is a message from God. But God has structured the universe so that when we violat