How to Read Proverbs

Name: How to Read Proverbs
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ISBN: 9780877849421

ISBN-10: 0877849420

ISBN-13: 9780877849421

Edition: 2002

Authors: Tremper Longman

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Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.Go to the ant, you lazybones; consider its ways, and be wise.Everyday we make choices on the path of life. Proverbs are memorable capsules of wisdom, chiseled in words and polished through use by those who have traveled that path ahead of us. But the proverbs of the Bible make a greater claim than "a penny saved is a penny earned." They are woven into the web of divine revelation, rooted in the "fear of the Lord" that is the beginning of wisdom.While many proverbs speak to us directly, we can gain much greater insight by studying the book of…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 9/12/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Understanding Proverbs



Why Read Proverbs?



Walking on the Path of Life



Woman Wisdom or Folly--Which Will It Be?



What Exactly is a Proverb--and How Does It Work?



Are Proverbs Always True?



Reading Proverbs in Context



Did Soloman Know Amenemope and Ahiqar? Biblical Proverbs and International Wisdom



Proverbs in Conversation with Job and Ecclesiastes



Proverbial Wisdom in Action: Joseph and Daniel



Where is God in Proverbs? Christ, the Treasure of God's WisdomPart Three: Following the Themes in Proverbs



How to Study Themes in Proverbs: Money Matters



On Loving the Right Woman



Wise Words, Foolish Words


Conclusion: Principles for Reading the Book of Proverbs


Final Word



Authorship and Date of the Book of Proverbs



Commentaries on the Book of Proverbs


Notes


Indexes