It's Proverbial At a Loss for Words Read: Proverbs 25:11 & 20 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Like vinegar on a wound is one who sings songs to…
It's Proverbial In an Error State Read: Proverbs 26:11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who reverts to his folly (Proverbs 26:11, NRSV). At least a couple of times per week…
It's Proverbial In Praise of Limits Read: Proverbs 23:13-14 Do not withhold discipline from your children; if you beat them with a rod, they will not die. If you beat them with the rod, you will…
It's Proverbial Kindred Spirits Read: Proverbs 27:19 Just as water reflects the face, so one human heart reflects another (Proverbs 27:19, NRSV). Every now and then I have occasion to pass through Schiphol airport…
It's Proverbial A Woman of Worth Read: Proverbs 31 A capable wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels (Proverbs 31:10, NRSV). What is there about Proverbs 31 that brings out the weirdness…
It's Proverbial In Praise of Self-Control Read: Proverbs 25:28 Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control (Proverbs 25:28, NRSV). When was the last time you crumpled to the floor in a heap…
It's Proverbial Beware of Mama Bears Read: Proverbs 17:12 Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to encounter a fool immersed in folly (Proverbs 17:12, author’s translation). Some years ago Tommy and Ray…
It's Proverbial Who Are You Calling a Slacker? Read: Proverbs 6:6-11 Go to the ant, you lazybones; consider its ways, and be wise. Without having any chief or officer or ruler, it prepares its food in summer, and…
