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...
King Solomon
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.”...
Bullets: the Next Bubble About to Burst?
King Solomon understood the politics of scarcity. “He that hideth up corn shall be cursed among the people,” he says in Proverbs 11:26, “but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.” Since...
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...
Real Estate Scams: Iniquity on the Internet
For King Solomon, the wicked – those who fall from the path of righteousness or were never on it – deserve punishment, especially when their actions harm those who live a just life. “His own...
The Bitcoin: A New Currency for a New Age?
King Solomon has much to say about money – the wisdom of saving, the folly of overspending and the importance of dealing justly with the poor. His own transactions with other kingdoms were conducted...
What Does LIBOR Mean for Investors?
King Solomon’s antipathy toward evil and unjust men is clear throughout his Proverbs. And equally clear is his command to seek out wise counsel, be open to learning, and deal prudently with others....
Banks and LIBOR: Sidestepping Justice?
For King Solomon, righteousness and just treatment of others are hallmarks of a life blessed by God, and many of his Proverbs and sayings emphasize the need to avoid lying and wicked individuals...