Two back-to-back verses sound like they are in direct contradiction. What is the meaning of this? Should we answer a fool according to his folly, or should we not? This…
Slander is a malicious kind of gossip. It violates the 9th Commandment. Proverbs echoes a consistent theme across Scripture that condemns this sin. In our own day this message is…
Flattery is a dishonest or insincere form of praise, given in order to manipulate the hearer by playing on his or her pride. It is warned against in many places,…
The wise writer of Proverbs says time and again that correction or even rebuke - if it is from God and rooted in truth - should not be hated and…
Proverbs personifies wisdom as a woman calling out for people to listen & learn from her. But there is another woman calling out to people - the personification of foolishness.…