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This passage draws to a close the Book of Proverbs which is about human wisdom, such as it is, and God’s wisdom. The book began with a...

As is often the case, the break for a new chapter here is not helpful because we lose some of the continuity of Jesus’ thought. It’s like...

We are in the midst of the last chapter of Proverbs. While Proverbs has seemed ‘male-oriented’, this chapter is not. First, it is the...

The scene changes quickly. Children were being brought to him, but now “ someone” shows up with a burning question. Matthew gives us no...

We have established that this chapter contains the wisdom of a woman, a mother of a king. We have also established that this whole...

Jesus and the disciples have gathered at base camp Capernaum to prepare for a journey to Jerusalem. Apparently, they are now ready and so...

The rest of this chapter, from verse 10 through 31, is frequently read and cited, and for that reason it seems important to both Jews and...

Where are we in the story? This whole chapter is a rather extended discourse about leaders and members of the Community of the King, aka...

Throughout these devotionals from Proverbs, right up to this last chapter in the book, a recurrent theme has been the difficulty we have...