Tag: writing
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Proverbs 1:10
Verse 10 introduces a new kind of instruction. The address “my child” continues, keeping the parental tone, but the content shifts. This is the first time we see a direct, situational command. Up to this point, the Proverbs have described their purpose (vv. 1–6), established their foundation (v. 7), and given a general call to…
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Proverbs 1:8
Verse 8 seems to mark the beginning of a new section. Up to this point, verses 1–7 read like an introduction, laying out the purpose of the Proverbs and what they offer to the reader. Here, the book shifts into what we typically think of as proverbs: direct, personal instruction. The tone also becomes more…
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the Factory Floor
If you have ever spent time in a shop, you have seen it: piles of scrap material pushed into a corner, scattered across the floor, or sitting in a box waiting to be thrown out. I have always wondered: if you took that scrap and reworked it, how much value could you recover? One of…
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Proverbs 1:6
Verse 6 continues the list of benefits given to the wise. The wise will be able to understand a proverb and a figure. A “figure” here refers to something that requires interpretation. an enigma or an obscure saying. [1] In other words, this is not surface-level understanding. The Proverbs train the reader to think more…
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Proverbs 1:5
In verse 5, two things stand out. First, we meet a second character (perhaps the third), the one who is already wise. In verse 4, we met the simple person. Here, we meet presumably their counterpart, the wise person. Insistingly, the wise person is still told to hear. Wisdom appears to not have an end.…
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Counseled with Wisdom – Winning Scholarship Essay
The most important function of corporate counsel is to supply wisdom, the prudent application of legal knowledge and organizational understanding to deliberations. Among the popular and overused quotes scattered across social media is Miles Kington’s pithy statement; “Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.” Within…
Warren Carr 