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There are reports in the news about recent studies of relationships in America. One headline is: “Why are people no longer hanging out?”...

This series of proverbs revolves around a central theme: misinformation would not go far if those who gobble it up didn’t pass it along....

I had lunch recently with an old friend, an academic like me and a Christian like me. We talked about the struggles of life with smug...

25: 21-22. If your enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat, and if they are thirsty, give them water to drink, for you will heap...

As I wrote earlier, the Book of Proverbs has its own headings. At 22: 17 there was “The Words of the Wise,” and that ran through 24: 22....

The writers of the Book of Proverbs were acute observers of life as it is, the bright side and the dark side. Even today we have our...

The Book of Proverbs has its own headings. The first section began with “The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king in Israel” (1: 1)....

21: 4-8.   Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked—are sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but...

21: 2-3.  All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the LORD weighs the heart. To do righteousness and justice is more...

One more devotional from Proverbs 20: Family Matters. 20: 20 If you curse father or mother, Your lamp will go out in utter darkness....

There are proverbs scattered through this chapter and beyond that fall into a category we would call ‘economics’ or ‘business’. Of...

Our lessons in Proverbs have been mainly focused on what is wise and what is good. Yet, the writer of proverbs is also adept at...

19:2-3                Desire without knowledge…is not good. And one who moves too hurriedly…misses the way. One’s own folly…leads to...

18: 1. The one who lives alone is self-indulgent, Showing contempt for all who have sound judgment. You may notice that I skipped right...

18: 2.   A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion. Ho boy! I didn’t write this stuff, but I...

17: 7-10. Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler. A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of...

By now you might be recognizing certain forms that proverbs take. The first verse of Chapter 17 displays one of those forms. We might...

Proverbs is often referred to as a ‘book of wisdom’, but there are various perspectives on how the book should be read. Some interpret...

We have all seen it in our competitive contentious society: In a marriage, one sharp answer sparks a smart aleck response; and the race...

14: 20  The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. We have an interesting couplet, verses 20 and 21,...