Category: Proverbs
January 1st, 2011
The Proverbs 365 project has now completed its course. We have succeeded in cataloguing 365 distinct and separate entries -- short stories, essays, poems, and personal anecdotes -- about 365 distinct and separate proverbs of King Solomon. Some of…
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Posted in Proverbs, About Proverbs 365
December 29th, 2010
A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed -- without remedy (Proverbs 29:1). I'm so glad to be down to my last three days in this Proverbs 365 project. It's been a good experience, overall, but it's become exhausting…
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Posted in Proverbs, Character, Good, Faithfulness
December 6th, 2010
Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? (Proverbs 6:27)
Does this Proverb really need much embellishment or explanation? I don't think so. To me, this is an example of the Proverbs at their best: graphic, visceral, forcefu…
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Posted in Proverbs, Sexuality, Wisdom, Truth
December 1st, 2010
Wisdom calls aloud in the streets, she raises her voice in the public squares; at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech (Proverbs 1:20-21).
This is it: the last month in the Proverbs 365 project.…
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Posted in Proverbs, About Proverbs 365, Wisdom
September 23rd, 2010
Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline, and understanding (Proverbs 23:23).
It's good for me to remember that I entered into this Proverbs 365 project for my own benefit: to gain wisdom, discipline, and understanding for my own life.…
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Posted in Proverbs, Good, Wisdom