Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him (Proverbs 27:22). It was a Saturday afternoon in December, with cold winds howling outside the frosted windows of the old farmhouse that… more »

The proud and arrogant man -- "Mocker" is his name; he behaves with overweening pride (Proverbs 21:24). You know that guy who always feels like he's got to one-up you with his stories? You know, if you're talking about that one time when you had to dri… more »

Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise (Proverbs 20:1). Christmas is the time of the year when we eat too much, drink too much, spend too much money, waste too much time lazing in front of the television, or conv… more »

At the end of your life you will groan, when you flesh and body are spent.  You will say, "How I hated discipline!  How my heart spurned correction!  I would not obey my teachers or listen to my instructors.  I have come to the brink of utter ruin in the… more »

  He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty (Proverbs 28:19). Some Proverbs are rare and unusual; reading them is like experiencing an epiphany or discovering a hidden treasure.  Some… more »