This is really the follow-up idea or linked idea from the Proverb 29:17 verse. All people – and not just children – need to be instructed ab

There are many ways that God has of seeing the twisted receive judgment. If not in this life, in the next one.

Solomon states the principle straight-up when he says: He who cares for his master will be honored. In other words, that person will get ahe

Our culture has fallen in love with this perverse form of foolishness. We call them practical jokes and find great fascination with deceptio

Solomon begins a triplet of insights into specific kinds of people with this comparison of violent instruments and the person who would betr

Solomon is trying to cause us to see that God is watching our reaction to the discipline of others in much the same way that a father watche

The context for this truism is that when you are the most despairing of an enjoyable future, when you are the most susceptible to temptation

Solomon is talking about this insight in this proverb. Whatever wise directions are not particularly natural for you should be meditated upo

Solomon brings up, in a different way, God's form of justice: Whatsoever a man sows that shall he also reap. What the evil person plans

The idea that any one person can make a decision by him or herself is an unwise, arrogant, and self-focused idea. The wise person looks for

God reminds us here that we must go against our natural tendency in parenting to let our kids figure it out on their own. We have to go agai

There was no idea of luck or chance in the Hebrew mindset. All things that happened to you were decided by the hand of God. You could choose

In order to gain control over your life, you must more deeply engage your soul and evaluate the temptations and desires that present themsel

Pride, in this negative sense, could be understood as what adds "er" to your life. It is not enough to be fast, we must be faster.

It is the job of the wise person to develop the ability to regulate their reaction to not getting their own way so that they are motivated b

It is your decision what you collect. You can decide today to no longer listen to rumor or gossip. It is not a matter of what you are intere

The idea of reproof being education about how you come across to others and their expectations of you is probably the most helpful way of se

The first step in wisdom with your mouth is to often close it. The second step is to say something positive or keep it closed. The third ste

Humility doesn't mean humiliation, self-deprecation, or low views of oneself. Having strong opinions doesn't have to hinder humility

I hate pain. Emotional pain. Physical pain. Relational pain. Family pain. When I am in the gym, I know pain in my muscles will help me, but