Proverbs 31 and the woman who fears the Lord, opened with thanks to a congregation that sent a generation of children to camp.
Proverbs 13:25 opens the January wisdom series, on appetite and enough — part of a deliberate year-long pass through every genre of Scripture.
Proverbs 10:19 and the question of whether there is a speed bump between your mind and your mouth. Jesus locates words in the heart, not the head.
Proverbs 1:20-23 and wisdom crying out in the street — taking herself to a busy corner in the narrow streets of Jerusalem and preaching there.
Proverbs 17:1 — better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife. Wisdom literature as a compass rather than a theory.
Proverbs 3:1-4 on binding love and faithfulness around your neck, in a service given over to letting go — marriage, children, work, debt, health.