I am amazed at the number of times I have asked people, "What do you think you ought to do if you were to really do what you think God

I watch husbands and wives destroy their marriage through selfishness, sarcasm, and denial and then they wonder why they have such a bad mar

Solomon is giving the contrast with this phrase. He is saying that those who have understanding feel the same pull to the selfish thing, but

Because living life means that you must rub up against other people with other agendas, they will be for their own and often opposed to your

What Solomon wants us to see is that wisdom and knowledge are available to everybody, but they will not appear until we are really intereste

The key idea here is that Solomon wants leaders to think before they make decisions and not just act out of their own universe or their own

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

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

Wisdom is not something that you stumble across. You must be looking for it. You must find it. Solomon is saying that the truly right choice

A person who is wise in his own eyes is someone who thinks they have it all together and do not need anyone else. This is a person who does

In this section, Solomon continues to speak of the wonders of wisdom and what it will do if it is allowed full entrance into your life. In t

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

Proverbs 23:9 "Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words." There are clearly people who you...

Proverbs 15:9 "The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but He loves one who pursues righteousness." The way of the wicked is...

Proverbs 24:7 "Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, he does not open his mouth in the gate" Wisdom carries clearly the ability to see...

Proverbs 4:7 "The beginning of wisdom is: acquire wisdom; and with all your acquiring, get understanding" The beginning of being wise is...

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction"​ This proverb is about how to...

Proverbs 17:6 "Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons is their fathers" The word grandchildren is the word ben...

Proverbs 14:6 "A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy to one who has understanding" As in anyone's life there comes...