Proverbs 25–27: Wisdom for the Court and the Commons

Correction Note

• [27:00] Scripture Accuracy: The host attributes "Iron sharpens iron" to Proverbs 27:16; the correct citation is Proverbs 27:17.
• [32:00] Scripture Accuracy: The host attributes the warning against overstaying a welcome to "Proverbs 25:1 and 7"; this instruction is found in Proverbs 25:17.

Summary

This episode explores the "Hezekiah Collection," a curated anthology of Solomon’s proverbs transcribed by royal advisors nearly 250 years after they were first spoken. Facing national crises and the threat of the Assyrian Empire, these scholars mined the archives for "battle-tested" survival tactics. We examine the primary theological thread of  ...