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Published: Proverbs Bible Study

Posted on March 11, 2016 by ehurst

Published! The be exact, the official title is Ancient Truth: Proverbs. You can find the webpage page version here (site is gone as of 2020) and the ebook at Smashwords here.

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Proverbs 31

Posted on March 10, 2016 by ehurst

We don’t know who Lemuel was nor should we let the question distract us. About the only useful scholarship we have on the source of this chapter tells us that it seems Aramaic in grammar and character of expression. Up … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 30

Posted on March 1, 2016 by ehurst

This chapter has provoked a lot of debate because of serious variations between different manuscripts, though mostly in the introductory portion. While our translation here (Green’s Modern King James) adheres to common traditions, it’s not hard to find other translations … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 29

Posted on February 22, 2016 by ehurst

This chapter is a collection of shorter and simpler proverbs, the kind of thing you might hear among the peasants. It’s as if Solomon asks his sons to consider: What will the common man think of you? What sort of … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 28

Posted on February 3, 2016 by ehurst

What you believe you see and experience is just shadow; ultimate reality is the moral truth behind it all. This chapter is full of short epigrams all getting at the same basic idea. They are not doctrinaire assertions of wishful … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 27

Posted on January 20, 2016 by ehurst

Only a fool takes himself too seriously. Your personal sense of identity and integrity should not rest on total control of outcomes. Self-cynicism is not the same as self-doubt; you can still forge ahead in your calling while keeping a … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 26

Posted on December 29, 2015 by ehurst

The advice to nobility continues, with an emphasis to watch out for certain kinds of people. We remind ourselves that “fool” and “folly” refer to a failure to subject the mind to the supremacy of the heart. Thus, it is … Continue reading →

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Wise Silence

Posted on December 27, 2015 by ehurst

In our study in Proverbs, we are told repeatedly that you cannot teach a fool. You can help them keep their folly to themselves only if you hold dominion and are prepared to use violence. For most of us, we … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 25

Posted on December 26, 2015 by ehurst

We have already seen how the unnamed final editor of this volume never saw fit to reduce duplication, but faithfully pieced together several collections as they were. 1. These are also proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 24

Posted on December 25, 2015 by ehurst

We continue with more pointed advice to the royal heir in longer proverbial texts. 1-2. Do not be jealous of evil men, nor desire to be with them. For their heart studies ruin, and their lips talk of mischief. This … Continue reading →

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