Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife (Proverbs 21:19). Just about everyone could agree that marital strife is bad.  It's not productive, and it's not fun.  It can be a kind of living hell, in fact, so it makes sense… more »

All at once, he [the youth who lacked judgment] followed her [the adulteress] like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life… more »

Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.  Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?  Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers (Proverbs 5:15-17). My wife's fa… more »

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised (Proverbs 31:30). I worry about you, my friend.  I realize that singleness can be a significant challenge (though let it be said that it can also mean great opp… more »

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life... A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil (Proverbs 13:12, 19). Before I had experienced my first romantic relationship, I yearned for o… more »