Author Archives: admin

Lady Wisdom Calls Out 1-11 Do you hear Lady Wisdom calling? Can you hear Madame Insight raising her voice? She’s taken her stand at First and Main, at the busiest intersection. Right in the city square where the traffic is thickest, she shouts, “You—I’m talking to all of you, everyone out here on the streets! […]

Lady Wisdom Gives a Dinner Party 1-6 Lady Wisdom has built and furnished her home; it’s supported by seven hewn timbers. The banquet meal is ready to be served: lamb roasted, wine poured out, table set with silver and flowers. Having dismissed her serving maids, Lady Wisdom goes to town, stands in a prominent place, […]

An Honest Life Is Immortal 1 Wise son, glad father; stupid son, sad mother. 2 Ill-gotten gain gets you nowhere; an honest life is immortal. 3 Godwon’t starve an honest soul, but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked. 4 Sloth makes you poor; diligence brings wealth. 5 Make hay while the sun shines—that’s smart; […]

Without Good Direction, People Lose Their Way 1 Godhates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard. 2 The stuck-up fall flat on their faces, but down-to-earth people stand firm. 3 The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin. 4 A thick bankroll […]

If You Love Learning 1 If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it— how shortsighted to refuse correction! 2 A good person basks in the delight ofGod, and he wants nothing to do with devious schemers. 3 You can’t find firm footing in a swamp, but life rooted in God stands […]

Walk with the Wise 1 Intelligent children listen to their parents; foolish children do their own thing. 2 The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation; bullies push and shove their way through life. 3 Careful words make for a careful life; careless talk may ruin everything. 4 Indolence wants it all and gets nothing; […]

A Way That Leads to Hell 1 Lady Wisdom builds a lovely home; Sir Fool comes along and tears it down brick by brick. 2 An honest life shows respect forGod; a degenerate life is a slap in his face. 3 Frivolous talk provokes a derisive smile; wise speech evokes nothing but respect. 4 No […]

God Doesn’t Miss a Thing 1 A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire. 2 Knowledge flows like spring water from the wise; fools are leaky faucets, dripping nonsense. 3 Goddoesn’t miss a thing— he’s alert to good and evil alike. 4 Kind words heal and help; cutting words wound and […]

Everything with a Place and a Purpose 1 Mortals make elaborate plans, butGodhas the last word. 2 Humans are satisfied with whatever looks good; Godprobes for whatisgood. 3 PutGodin charge of your work, then what you’ve planned will take place. 4 Godmade everything with a place and purpose; even the wicked are included—but forjudgment. 5 […]

A Whack on the Head of a Fool 1 A meal of bread and water in contented peace is better than a banquet spiced with quarrels. 2 A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child and is honored as one of the family. 3 As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, […]