I love the book of Proverbs. There are so many nuggets of wisdom in these 31 chapters. I think I'm going to start a self-study in Proverbs. Maybe I can find some good commentaries to accompany my Bible reading. Let's see - there are 31 chapters in this book, so I can break it down into one chapter a day for one month. That's certainly do-able. It will be most enjoyable too.

My favorite verse is Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not on thine own understanding. Here are few others:

Proverbs 14:12 - There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Proverbs 1:7 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 17:22 - A merry heart doeth good like unto medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Proverbs 15:1 - A gentle answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

I find Solomon's description of the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31 so poetic. I yearn to be such a woman. The godly woman described in Proverbs 31 is a rarety in today's society. Isn't that a shame?

Proverbs 31:30 - Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain: but a woman who feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Blessings,

Lorrie