King Solomon’s advice for successful and prosperous living arises out of the core virtues of wisdom and prudence. And that’s a combination that produces discernment – the ability to see things...
Year: 2013
Is the End Near for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
Throughout the proverbs of King Solomon, the keys to living a Godly life are described in terms of a house, with its pillars and foundation of wisdom, prudence and justice. Today, legislative...
New Bills Target Housing Policy Reform
King Solomon was famous for finding equitable solutions to thorny problems – witness the story of his strategy to discover the true identity of a mother disputing wt another woman over custody of an...
Housing Finance Reform Targets the Government’s Role
Along with wisdom and prudence, equity is a major theme in the Proverbs of King Solomon. The purpose of those proverbs, says the King in chapter 1: 3, is “to understand the words of prudence: and to...
What Would Solomon Say About Digital Money?
Although King Solomon was a fabulously wealthy monarch, he valued the virtues of wisdom and prudence as much as money –if not more. “ For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to...
Pocket Listings – a Devious Route to Home Sales?
In his Proverbs, the wise King Solomon has plenty to say about the virtues of truth and the damage done by deceit and wickedness. “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,” he says in Proverbs...
First Time Homebuyers Are Opting Out
Throughout the many proverbs of King Solomon, houses are linked with prosperity and stability. “A wise woman buildeth her souse," he says in Proverbs 14:1. And even today, owning a home has...
Green Mortgages Save Money
King Solomon’s proverbs on wise living are peppered with images from nature, as he uses animals, weather and other natural things to illustrate his sayings about justice, wisdom and prudence. “Go to...
New Bill Promises More Justice in Housing Policies
King Solomon is well known for his devotion to justice for a long and prosperous life blessed by God, as we see in Proverbs 11:11 and many similar verses: ‘by the blessing of the just shall the city...
Can Math Skills Help the Housing Recovery?
The wise King Solomon believed that knowledge is the basis of wisdom. And wisdom, as he sys in Proverbs 1:5-6 and many similar verses, leads to power and prosperity: “A wise man shall hear, and...