What does the Bible book of Proverbs, many hundreds of years old, have to say to our present world? King Solomon is considered to be the author of most of these sayings. A wise man? Yes. A king? Yes.

The wisdom literature of the OT presents a striking divine tension that reflects the complexities of life under the sun while pointing us to eternal truths.

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You know more of the Bible than you think you do, I often remark to my students. Phrases such as “As a dog returns to its own vomit” or “spare the rod and spoil the child” are well-known in English as ...

Sunday, July 26, is the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52 or 13:44-46. As humanity continues ...

In this age of the transistor, there is a sense in which God may be said to have given us “transistorized wisdom.” The Book of Proverbs contains hundreds of verses that present truth in the smallest ...

A reflection on Proverbs 29 showing how its timeless wisdom, centered on righteousness, justice, and seeking God, speaks to today’s lives, choices, and fears.