The writer of this proverb is saying that unleashing a selfish person from the burden of having to worry about where the next meal is coming

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

Most people will be satiated when they have fulfilled their desire. But this particular type of fool is one who never has enough of what the

There are at least ten entrances to the path of the wicked. Each one of the Ten Commandments marks a doorway to wickedness. In each one of t

This verse is in the middle of a section of verses that runs from verse 12 to19 which deals with the worthless and/or wicked person. The ide

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

This is the person who is too proud to be corrected and who is derisive about any and every truth. Nothing is new, special, interesting, or

There are two basic ethical principles for those who embrace wickedness and violence. Who benefits from the actions you do? Does your action

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

A rebuke is information or reminder or anything that is used to stop a person from repeating a damaging or hurtful act that they have done o

Proverbs 26:8 "Like one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool" This has been a somewhat cryptic proverb for...

Proverbs 10:8 "The wise of heart will receive commands, but a babbling fool will be ruined" On the face of this proverb it seems to be...

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 18:6 "A fool's lips brings strife, and his mouth calls for blows" In this proverb, Solomon exposes the things we don't think...

Proverbs 26:5 "Answer a fool as his folly deserves, that he not be wise in his own eyes" This proverb is so powerful in its advice when...

Proverbs 29:3 "A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth" There are a number...

Proverbs 28:3 "A poor man who oppresses the lowly is like a driving rain that leaves no food" poor: This is the Hebrew word rus which...

Proverbs 27:3 "A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, but the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them" It is a dangerous thing...