Those who enter the way of darkness are more interested in themselves than the society at large or even their own loved ones. The deeper one

It is a goal of wisdom and everyone to have a storehouse full of treasure so that they can pull it out and live off of it. This is a reasona

This proverb is a continuation of the discussion of the virtuous woman – what she is like and how to spot her when you do find her. It is a

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 proverb is in the midst of a group of metaphors which God uses to teach through the pen of Solomon great life lessons and, more specifi

This one verse of Proverbs points to a fact that our western culture has been in denial about a hundred years now. There will be a Judgment

The context of these verses is the negative of trying to gain through cheating orphans and the oppressed. The idea here is do not try and bu

Solomon shares the wonder of the center of the will of God and what puts one in it. He states that God is interested in knowledge and those

This is a very interesting proverb about the duty of righteous people within a society to help police the wicked in the society.

The impact of this verse is not in the definition of the various words but in the import of what is being said and what is left out. Solomon

Solomon is just pointing out a difference in environment that each individual gets to choose. You choose which set of behaviors you do. You

The Hebrew word is gaboah which means high, exalted. This is the idea that you see yourself as above others. Usually this is the result of y

At any age, we must not be closed to correction or we will be open to huge mistakes that severely wound our lives.

This proverb is about the ways that we are stopped when we do not have wisdom. We are impeded or we stumble. Something blocks us or in some

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

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

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

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