Tag: King Solomon
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Overseas Radio Network: the Voice of Prudence for American Expatriates
One of the most important virtues in the Proverbs of King Solomon is prudence – cautious action based on wisdom and wise advice. “To understand the words of prudence,” he says in Proverbs 1:3. And, as we’ve pointed out in these posts before, prudence is an essential ingredient of successful financial choices. Now, as more…
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Seeking Justice? Landlord-Tenant Disputes Clog the Courts
One of the most famous stories about the fabled King Solomon’s wisdom involves two women who come before him in dispute over who is the true mother of an infant. As all followers of the great King’s wisdom know, Solomon proposed to solve the dispute by chopping the child in two, a strategy that exposed…
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Tapping IRAs to Fund Investments: A Prudent Choice?
“Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice,” says King Solomon in Proverbs 16:31 – one of his many proverbs about reaping the rewards of a wise and careful life. But many Americans nearing retirement age haven’t saved enough to retire and enjoy the rewards of that…
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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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Reverse Mortgages: A Prosperity Plan that Can Backfire
For King Solomon, the later years are a time to reap the rewards of a long prosperous life and enjoy the blessings of God. “Old age is the crown of dignity,” he says in Proverbs 16:31,” when it is found in the ways of justice.” But for many Americans of retirement age and beyond, money…
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Why the Loan Slowdown?
King Solomon, that wise and wealthy monarch, advised the rich to deal fairly and kindly with the “little guy.” “He that showeth mercy to the poor shall be blessed,” he says in Proverbs 14:21. Getting the nation’s big mortgage lenders to show some fairness to the victims of mortgage fraud and new loan applicants has…
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: an Uncertain Future?
King Solomon advocates prudence in all things, and that includes patience and discernment about decisions. “Substance got in haste shall be diminished,“ he tells us in Proverbs 13:11, and that’s a truth reflected in the rollercoaster rise and fall of stock in government lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose fortunes soared dramatically and dropped…
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When Planning to Grow Wealth – Listening to King Solomon Helps
Wisdom can help you build wealth, and if it comes from King Solomon, it is going to be even better. It cannot be denied that King Solomon was one of God’s favorites and one of the richest men of all time. Furthermore, smart investors know how to make their money grow and how to grow…
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Do Big Lenders Lack Mercy and Truth?
King Solomon’s Proverbs remind us that honesty and fairness are keys to living a life blessed by God. “Let not mercy and truth leave thee,” the king says in Proverbs 3:3. “Write them in the tables of thy heart.” But, as we’ve noted in this space before, the virtues of mercy and truth are in…