Old Testament

Book of Proverbs

31 chapters, 915 verses, in the World English Bible.

Chapters

Reflections on Proverbs

Four hundred thousand children and the difference between proof and a proverb
Proverbs 22:6

Four hundred thousand children and the difference between proof and a proverb

A twenty-year study says public pre-K left a lasting mark on 400,000 children. The headlines said it proves pre-K works. Scripture has a genre for what usually holds.

Kabul celebrated five years while its women were shut out
Proverbs 31:8-9

Kabul celebrated five years while its women were shut out

Five years after the Taliban retook Kabul, the anniversary ceremony had no women in it. Outside, they described their erased lives to foreign reporters in whispers.

Towns Are Felling the Automated Cameras That Watch Every Street
Proverbs 15:3

Towns Are Felling the Automated Cameras That Watch Every Street

A left-right revolt is sawing down Flock's license-plate cameras across the country. The question underneath the anger is who keeps the footage, and why.

An Ely outfitter refunds $60,000 as fire closes his season
Proverbs 3:27-28

An Ely outfitter refunds $60,000 as fire closes his season

Wildfire shut the entire Boundary Waters at peak season. One Ely outfitter, spending his own savings to stay open, is giving back sixty thousand dollars he could keep.

A Four-Year-Old Waved Until a Neighbor Finally Crossed the Road
Proverbs 27:10

A Four-Year-Old Waved Until a Neighbor Finally Crossed the Road

A lonely preschooler waved until a dozen adults crossed the street. Scripture's claim is stranger: the neighbor who is near outranks the brother far away.

The Surprising Spiritual Truth About Aging: When Science Confirms Scripture
Proverbs 16:31

The Surprising Spiritual Truth About Aging: When Science Confirms Scripture

We’re taught to see aging as a slow decline—a long subtraction of strength, memory, and possibility. But both modern research and ancient Scripture tell a different story.

Ohio paused its data-center giveaways after the farmers showed up
Proverbs 22:28

Ohio paused its data-center giveaways after the farmers showed up

Iowa farmers and Sierra Club lawyers filed in the same docket. Ohio listened. Proverbs has a one-line warning about moving an old stone.

A Beating Heart Refuses Cancer
Proverbs 4:23

A Beating Heart Refuses Cancer

Primary tumors appear in fewer than 1% of hearts. A new Science paper says the reason is mechanical: the muscle is too busy to be colonized.

The Way That Seemed Right
Proverbs 14:12

The Way That Seemed Right

A 7-week-old in Maryland began seizing. A baby in Kentucky vomited and went lethargic. The shot their parents declined had been routine for seventy years.

Maryland Bans Surveillance Pricing in Groceries
Proverbs 11:1

Maryland Bans Surveillance Pricing in Groceries

Maryland outlaws the use of personal data to charge grocery shoppers different prices for the same products. Other states are watching.

Safety Was the Costume
Proverbs 26:23-26

Safety Was the Costume

OpenAI's CEO championed AI safety regulation in public and lobbied against it in private. Proverbs knew what glitters over clay.

They Exalt the Role and Despise the Woman
Proverbs 31:16-18

They Exalt the Role and Despise the Woman

A study of 595 young men found that hostile sexism, not protection, drives admiration for the tradwife movement.