In Proverbs 9, Solomon concludes his fatherly advice by painting two pictures: one of wisdom and one of folly. If wisdom and folly were women, what would they be like? And which should someone choose as their companion, and why?

In Proverbs 8:22-36, Wisdom makes an impassioned appeal for us to receive her and live. To encourage us in this decision she describes her presence with God as He created. What can we learn about the wisdom of God from listening to personified wisdom speak?

After three lengthy warnings against sexual sin in three successive chapters (Proverbs 5-7), you might expect Solomon to move away from the subject of relationships. Well, he does, and he doesn't. Instead of continuing to warn against what could go wrong, he encourages what is needed for anything to go right by encouraging his son to form a relationship with wisdom. Let's study Proverbs 8:1-21!

It's often said that experience is life's greatest teacher. But does it have to be your experiences, or can you learn from the experiences of others? Solomon teaches us that the wise walk of faith isn't just about learning from your mistakes but from the mistakes of others too. Let's have a look at Proverbs 7:1-27!

Christians usually know that adultery is wrong. How is it then that people can still be guilty of it? The author of Proverbs 6:20-35 would have us know more than that it's wrong; he would have us know why it's wrong and what we can do to avoid it.

To drive home the gravity of sin, Solomon describes seven sins as being subject to God's hatred (Proverbs 6:16-19). Why are these seven highlighted, and what can we learn from this list?

By teaching his son to learn to observe people's body language (Proverbs 6:12-15), Solomon hoped his son would avoid getting caught up in someone else's lie and its consequences. Is there more that can be gleaned from this lesson?

Solomon seems to have experienced a problem that many parents do: having a child that loves sleep a little too much. He calls his son to consider the ways of the hard-working ant. Proverbs 6:6-11 certainly contains lessons for leisure lovers, but it also contains lessons for anyone seeking to prepare for the future.