In a previous post, we took a look at why new and recent college graduates saddled with student loans are wary of taking on the traditional debts of adult life: car loans and mortgages. King Solomon...
Book of Proverbs
Student Loan Debt: The High Price of Wisdom
For King Solomon, wisdom is priceless, worth more than any earthly riches. “My son,” he says in Proverbs 2: 1-5, “ If thou shalt call for wisdom and incline thy heart to prudence, if thou shalt seek...
Terrorism Insurance? It All Depends
King Solomon had harsh words for the wicked, those who seek to harm others and entice them into evil deeds. Now, his Proverbs on the subject may speak especially clearly in the aftermath of last...
Mortgage Settlement Checks Reach Victims – Only to Bounce
King Solomon advocated equitable dealing with others, and a respect for the poor – who, according to his Proverbs, were more virtuous than the greedy rich. “The blessing of the Lord is upon he head...
Changing Demographics, New Views on Home Buying?
A home is more than just four walls and a roof. “Owning a home is the keystone of wealth, both financial affluence and emotional security,” says financial guru Suze Orman. And as we’ve noted in...
Gold Prices Down, Interest Rates Up?
Since ancient times, gold has set the standard for value and beauty. King Solomon understood its worth, using it as a metaphor for greatly prized knowledge and wisdom in his many proverbs. “Like an...
Avoid the Enticements: 10 Signs of Real Estate Scams
King Solomon’s advice for prosperity and a righteous life involves numerous warnings against the enticement of sinners and the wicked. In today’s housing market, those warnings remain valid, as...
Mortgage Relief Scams: Enticing Vulnerable Homeowners?
King Solomon’s proverbs encourage the wise and prudent to avoid the machinations of the wicked. “My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them,” the monarch says in Proverbs 1:10. For...
Major Lenders Get an Image Overhaul
The Bible has always taken a dim view of moneylenders and those who attempt to deceive the righteous. In his proverbs, King Solomon warns, “the mouth of the wicked utterth perverse things.”...
Real Estate Scams and Schemes: Traps for the Unwise
The Proverbs of King Solomon are meant to be “an exhortation to flee the company of the wicked, and to hearken to the voice of wisdom,“ as the monarch says in the first chapter. And “a wise man...