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Discover More about the Remarkable Woman of Proverbs 31 The book of Proverbs ends with a poem about a woman of noble character. People often call her the Proverbs 31 Woman. Though she may be a real person, this passage reads more like an idealized ode to a wife of mythical proportions. One Busy Lady […]
We Can Learn From the Many Wise Sayings in the Bible We consider the book of Proverbs as being a collection of wise sayings from King Solomon. This is mostly correct. However, it also includes proverbs from other people. The book opens with Solomon giving instructions to his son. Then the king adds some more […]
There are several words that appear with disproportionate frequency in the book of Proverbs—and with minimal representation in the rest of the Bible. They are: Plus, there are some additional words that appear with surprising regularity in Proverbs: In upcoming posts, we will look at each of these words. [The 1984 NIV version of the […]
Three Sections to the Book of Proverbs The book of Proverbs in the Bible has 31 chapters. They are organized as follows: The 3 Sections So there are essentially three segments to Proverbs: In the next few weeks, we will look at the book of Proverbs in greater detail.
A King Shares His Mother’s Advice Immediately after the proverbs of Agur, we have the proverbs of Lemuel. The Bible refers to him as King Lemuel. Yet his name doesn’t appear elsewhere in Scripture, so we don’t know what he’s the king of. Nor do we know anything else about him, aside from his wise […]
Wise Advice from an Obscure Source We commonly think of King Solomon as the author of the book of Proverbs. While this is mostly true, it’s not completely correct. Proverbs also contains wisdom from Agur (as well as Lemuel, whom we’ll cover later). Agur is the son of Jakeh. Neither man, however, appears anywhere else […]
When We Focus on Other People, We May Lose Sight of Our Own Calling As Jesus wraps up his stint on earth, he spends some time with his disciples, the core group he trained for three years. They will need to carry on without him, and he wants to make sure they’re ready. First, he […]
Let’s Get Started Reading the Entire Bible in One Year Read three to four chapters each day to cover the Bible in a year. Follow our Bible reading plan below (or download the PDF). Jump to your desire month: January ~ February ~ March ~ April ~ May ~ June ~ July ~ August ~ September […]
Discover What Scripture Teaches Today, the idea of family has fallen out of favor with many in modern society. Their progressive, liberal, or anti-God views mock the value of family. But family is critical and biblical. It began at creation and will culminate at the end of time. Therefore, we must celebrate family, and all […]
Make Our Thoughts Obedient to Jesus Paul tells the church in Corinth to capture every thought and make it obedient to Jesus. Likewise, Proverbs advises us to guard our thoughts (Proverbs 4:23). (Some translations say to guard our hearts, putting a different twist on the same concept). This is often hard to do—but not impossible. […]