The Proverbs offer us many truths to add value to our lives and enhance our living. But first and foremost, the book of Proverbs promises to deliver us from evil.

The essential traits of discretion and understanding bear enormous power to keep us out of harm’s way. Since our world is replete with evil of every kind, evil from within and evil from without, we have serious need of avoiding exposure. To completely destroy evil is a lofty dream and a charming idea… but it’s not reality. As followers of God, we cannot change the nature of the world in which we live. We don’t really want to try. [Read more…]