101 Most Powerful Proverbs in the Bible

by Steve Rabey, Lois Rabey, J. Stephen Lang

Have you ever thought about the reason we use the phrase "the wisdom of the ages?" It's because we know there are truths that have existed for thousands of years. Modern wisdom is merely important knowledge that has been tested by many people for generations. When we read or hear wise sayings, we are only hearing reminders of what our ancestors knew. The Book of Proverbs is a book of reminders. The focus is not about theology. It's about life. It is the voice of a loving, experienced parent passing on to a willful child some basic truths that everyone should know. With emphasis on things like patience, godly living, revering the elderly, and the benefits of happiness, it chronicles the day-to-dayness of life and the small - and sometimes great - acts that turn into habits, good or bad. Those habits are the basis of what we call character.

THE 101 MOST POWERFUL PROVERBS takes the best of the proverbs and details them for us. Filled with illustrations of daily life, it seeks to remind us of what's truly important - living wisely, kindly, and well.

Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 2004

About the author

Steve Rabey is an award-winning author who has written nearly twenty books for both the ABA and CBA markets as well as more than 2,000 articles about religion, spirituality, and popular culture for magazines, websites, and newspapers. His articles have been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The American Spectator, Christian Retailing, Charisma, and Publishers Weekly, among many others. He speaks on a regular basis to groups such as Christian Management Association, Evangelical Press Association, and Current Thoughts and trends. Rabey serves as a member of the adjunct faculty at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Reviews

[Joseph Schrock · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains many extremely vital instructions on how to live a Godly life. Of course, those who don't particularly wish to live a Godly life would not bother to pick up a book like this.

There's nothing intellectual or philosophically deep (except in the sense that all true spirituality is deep) about the book, but it does offer much food for thought in the struggle toward spiritual well-being. It was worth my time to read it.