Solomon is talking about a blind spot that destroys the life of many people. They cannot control their emotions. They have no control over t

This is a very interesting prohibition for the wise person because it seems to many that this is exactly the thing to do to get ahead. But i

Solomon is trying to teach us what adultery does to those men and women who get seduced into it. It causes those who are faithful to become

This danger is the danger of wanting to move the fences without finding out why the fences were there. All young people feel that their pare

This is an interesting proverb because it is counter-intuitive and because the translators have tried to help us understand its meaning and

This is the question of how does a leader stay in power. What are the secrets of long-lasting leadership? Solomon states that the "secr

The mouth of this person is what Solomon focuses on in this proverb. It is not what this person models; it is not what they actually do. It

Humility is the opposite of pride. It can be helpful to understand pride in order to understand humility. Whenever a person does something t

You will learn far more and you will be thought of much higher if you develop the discipline of silence. Do not share your opinion as soon a

This is one of the basic rules of friendship. The deeper the friendship, the less you can analyze their weaknesses or their mistakes or thei

How much time do you spend figuring out how you are going to say things? The wise person spends a lot of time keeping the words at the gate

Remember that Solomon is trying to teach leadership principles whenever he mentions a king. He wants to teach people how to be effective, wi

The cry of Jesus is that those who are exhausted and burdened should come to Him to find rest, that is -- Sabbath. The ironic part of the ve

This proverb is so profound and significant in that it gives a glimpse of where the life of righteousness leads after separation from the bo

This is a very interesting agricultural comparison: the leaf that trusts in how big and full it is versus the leaf that still is drawing off

The righteous know that God will come through. They have built their life on the faithfulness of God and the rules He has built into the uni

This is consistently called the Golden Rule -- a level of ethical maturity that few attain to. It is so much deeper than that, however, it i

We are learning all the time about the fine-tuning that God did to establish our planet and protect it. It is these displays of wisdom that

Meet the needs of your enemies rather than looking for ways to destroy them.

This verse is the second verse dealing with fire in regards to adultery. The previous verse compares being involved with an adulteress to ta