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SOLOMON’S WISE SAYINGSProverbs 10:1–22:16 “The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception” (Prov. 14:8). The pithy sayings of Proverbs apply to moderns as well as to the Israelite of the ancient East. Billy Graham once said he read a psalm each morning to enrichContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Proverbs INTRODUCTIONProverbs is a collection of sayings that examines specific behaviors, asking whether each is wisdom or folly. The book’s pithy observations state general principles that apply to all human beings, not just to believers. Many of the sayings in this book are ascribed to Solomon (970-930 B.C.), while Proverbs 25:1 indicates the collection wasContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”