Tag: income property
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When Sinners Entice Thee: Online Investing Scams
King Solomon’s advice for living a blessed and prosperous life includes many warnings to avoid enticements by the sinful – liars and cheaters determined to undermine efforts to keep to a righteous path. “My son, “he says in Proverbs 1:10, “If sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them.” In the world of investing, the…
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Millennial Job Seekers: A New Lost Generation?
Although the words of wisdom in King Solomon’s proverbs offer good advice for everybody, it’s also clear that the monarch also meant them specifically for the young. ”The parables of Solomon,’ he begins the book of Proverbs, “To know wisdom and instruction. to give subtilty to little ones, to the young man knowledge and understanding.”…
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Lenders May Forgive Foreclosures
King Solomon’s world was very different from today’s. But his advice on living a life blessed by God through wisdom, prudence and dealing justly with others is timeless. And even though credit reports didn’t exist in his day, his proverbs on mercy and fairness come to mind as lenders in the current housing market open…
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Mortgage Brokers Can Get a Good Deal – Sometimes
King Solomon’s enduring words of wisdom about prudence, virtue and the need to avoid the lying and the deceitful apply to all aspects of living a virtuous, Godly lie. And as we’ve pointed out in this space before, those are essential qualities for protecting yourself from the scams, frauds and deceitful behavior that snare homebuyers…
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Banks Learn From the Past – and Harm the Recovery?
King Solomon’s proverbs emphasize again and again the vital importance of wisdom and prudence in living a live blessed by God. One key to acquiring wisdom, he says, is accepting correction from wiser heads and learning from mistakes. “Take hold on instruction,” he tells us in Proverbs 4:13, “leave it not; keep it, because it…
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Owning a Home: Damaging the Economy?
Even in King Solomon’s time, houses represented stability, prosperity –and even wisdom, as we’ve seen in proverbs such as 9:1, “Wisdom hath built herself a house,” the King extols the virtues of a strong, solid dwelling. That idea forms the core of the traditional “American Dream” of a prosperous and stable life, too. But now…
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No “Choice Silver”: More Apologies to Mortgage Fraud Victims
One of the hallmarks of leading a virtuous life blessed by God is dealing equitably and fairly with others, according to King Solomon. “The tongue of the just is as choice silver,” he says in Proverbs 10:20 – one of many proverbs critical of liars and deceivers. As the Federal Reserve issues yet another apology…
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The Wise Heed the Advice of the Wiser
In his many proverbs about the virtues of wisdom and the value of living a wise and prudent life, King Solomon speaks frequently about the importance of “wise counsel” – learning from those with more knowledge and experience in order to act wisely and prosper: In the often-quoted Proverbs 1:7, the King tells us, “”Fools…
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Learning from the Past: A New Housing Bubble?
As King Solomon tells us again and again in his Proverbs, wisdom is the foundation for a rich life graced by God. And one way to gain wisdom is to learn from the mistakes of the past. “Fools despise wisdom and instruction,” the king says in Proverbs 1:7. Today, with the housing market showing signs…
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New FHA Rules Mean Higher Mortgage Costs
King Solomon advocated prudence in all things – a combination of knowledge and careful thinking that leads to prosperity and a life blessed by God. “To know wisdom, and instruction; to understand the words of prudence,” he says in the first two verses of the Book of Proverbs. With reports of new FHA home financing…