Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion (Proverbs 11:22). I live in Amsterdam -- world-famous for its Red Light (prostitution) District.I am also a red-blooded heterosexual man.It would stand to reason that this c… more »

Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman; they will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words (Proverbs 7:4-5). Family is a strange, powerful, mystical thing.  Some of the well-known aph… more »

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… more »

This is the way of an adulteress:  She eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I've done nothing wrong." My youngest son, Cor, is an absolute mess when it comes to meal-times.  I suppose it's just a part of being three years old, but he seems to take extra… 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 »