In Rob Stites updated edition of Organized Proverbs: Contrasts in Wisdom from the Holy Bible, readers are invited to apply the wisdom from the book of Proverbs, organized by topic, to their own ...

This biblical book of sayings and advice is full of wisdom. Jewish tradition teaches that King Solomon authored the Book of Proverbs; in Hebrew, the book is known as Mishlei Shlomo, or “The Proverbs ...

You know more of the Bible than you think you do, I often remark to my students. Phrases such as “As a dog returns to its own vomit” or “spare the rod and spoil the child” are well-known in English as ...

Proverbs belongs to the so-called wisdom literature of the Old Testament and cannot be fully understood without some knowledge of this literary genre. In some measure wisdom is found amongst all ...

In this age of the transistor, there is a sense in which God may be said to have given us “transistorized wisdom.” The Book of Proverbs contains hundreds of verses that present truth in the smallest ...

As we witness the daily swirl of shifting alliances, extreme arrogance and bowing to big money being played out in our national life, it could be helpful to look to the ancient sages for perspective.

Tonight I’m attending a new support group for Christians who want to be better stewards of our money. This fall we’ll be reading from Mark Scandrette’s book Free: Spending Your Time and Money on What ...