Proverbs

Proverbs 1

The Book of Proverbs at its core is a father’s attempt to infuse wisdom into his son. At this moment, my first-born son is on

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Proverbs 2

Proverbs 2 reminds me of an expression that I heard recently. “A students work for B students at companies owned by C students”. Most public

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Proverbs 3

Proverbs 3 reminds me of practicing drills in sports. Drills are an exercise in which an action is repeated many times, correcting technique in spite

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Proverbs 4

Proverbs 4 reminds me of a Boy Scout expression; “If a boy does not make Eagle Scout by 14, he probably won’t make it at

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Proverbs 5

Proverbs 5 reminds me of a line in a song from the 1960’s, “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”. While I am

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Proverbs 7

Proverbs 7 Reminds me of a friend of mine growing up. He had a stereotypical Italian name. His dad drove a brand new car. They

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Proverbs 8

Proverbs 8 reminds me of the game we played as children that we called Hotter/ Colder.  One person would leave the room while an object

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Proverbs 9

Proverbs 9 reminds me of the old adage, there are two types of girls, the dating kind and the marrying kind. I wonder if King

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Proverbs 10

Proverbs 10 reminds me of the changing seasons in life. This chapter seems to mark a sudden shift. The words and thoughts turn from specific

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Proverbs 11

Proverbs 11 reminds me of a song from the early 1970’s, “You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you”. Decades of speculation

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