Daily Episodes

The Good King 14 Common sense and success belong to me. Insight and strength are mine. 15 Because of me, kings reign, and rulers make just decrees. Solomon, who wrote the Book of Proverbs, was a king. He knew that …

Wisdom Hates What 12 “I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment. 13 All who fear the Lord will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse sp...

Silver and Gold 10 Choose my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. 11 For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with it. Verses 10-11 Money is not really valuab...

Wholesomeness 8 My advice is wholesome. There is nothing devious or crooked in it. 9 My words are plain to anyone with understanding, clear to those with knowledge. The woman called Wisdom speaks good words. Her words are alw...

Simple and Foolish 5 You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding. 6 Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you. Everything I say is right, 7 for I speak the truth and …

The Lesson 24 So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words. 25 Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her. Don’t wander down her wayward path. 26 For she has been the ruin of many; many …

Pay Attention 1 Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands. 2 Obey my commands and live! Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.[ a ] 3 Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. Write them …

Husbands Revenge 34 For the woman’s jealous husband will be furious, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge. 35 He will accept no compensation, nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size. The Bible says that …

Disgraced Fool 32 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys himself. 33 He will be wounded and disgraced. His shame will never be erased. The thief (in verse 30) suffered a severe punishment. The …

Double Whammy 29 So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife. He who embraces her will not go unpunished. 30 Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving. 31 But if …

God's Duh! 27 Can a man scoop a flame into his lap and not have his clothes catch on fire? 28 Can he walk on hot coals and not blister his feet? Verses 27-28 Fire is dangerous. It can burn …

Gods Protecting Word Verses 20-21 We should love wisdom. Wisdom should be in our hearts and in our minds. We cannot physically keep wisdom in our hearts. We might not physically carry wise words about our necks. But we can …

Seven Things The Lord Hates Verse 16 Verses 16-19 use a different style of poetry. The poet writes a list of things that God opposes. This style is also in Proverbs 30 and in the Book of Amos. The numbers …

Warning Lazy People Verses 9-11 Solomon emphasises that we must not be lazy. When it is time to work, we must not sleep. In verse 9, Solomon asks the sleeper how long he will sleep. In verse 10, we hear …

Ants Verses 6-8 As Christians, we should work. Like ants, we might have a job. We might look after people, for example our families. We might do God’s work, perhaps as a church leader. We might do various tasks. Whatever …

Debt Options Proverbs 6:4-5 New Living Translation 4 Don’t put it off; do it now! Don’t rest until you do. 5 Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net. Verse 4 If …

Foolish Debt Verses 1-2 In this poem, Solomon compares our mistakes to a hunter’s trap. When a hunter works, he may build traps. He hides his traps so that animals will not see them. He hopes that the animals will …

Adultery Trap Verses 22-23 The evil man is foolish. He thinks that he is free. But his evil behaviour will make him into a slave. He can hide his actions from other people. But he cannot hide from God (Numbers …

Mans Ruin Perhaps, like David, we do some wrong things in secret (2 Samuel chapters 11 and 12). A woman might tempt a man. They might think that nobody knows. They are wrong because God knows. He sees our secret …

Marriage Provision Marriage is God’s gift. A husband and wife should give themselves to each other. They should enjoy their marriage. They should love each other. They attract each other, and this is good. Support the show

Marriage Gift Verses 15-16 Here, Solomon talks about water. In dry countries, water is valuable. Clean water is very precious. You should not waste water. It should not flow into the streets. It should not pour out, into the ...

Adultery Consequences Verses 13-14 These verses teach us the result, if we live for our desires. In the end our wrong desires will ruin us. They will bring us to despair. Solomon warns his son. He explains what will happen …

The Ruin of Adultery Solomon advises that his son should not even meet the married woman. Solomon’s son must be very careful. He should not enter her house. He should not even walk near her door. If the son walks …

Consequences Verse 5 If our behaviour is evil, then the result, in the end, is death. Solomon’s son might die if he follows the married woman. Solomon does not say how his son could die. The woman’s angry husband may …