Proverbs: Pathways to Wisdom

by Dominick S. Hernández

The book of Proverbs is a book written for people like us—parents, children, friends, and coworkers. It's a collection of biblical sayings and wisdom that are intended to help us with practical matters in our lives. Inside we encounter the wise and the foolish, and instructions for the journey to find the wisdom that comes from God alone.

Pathways to Wisdom explores the context, language, and interpretation of the book of Proverbs. Each chapter covers well known verses and examines prevalent themes throughout the book. From the fear of the Lord to the Woman of Valor in Proverbs 31, Hernández explores an array of verses and reveals literary and historical details that supply profound insight into familiar passages.


Additional components for a four-week study include a DVD featuring Dominick S. Hernández and a comprehensive Leader Guide.

144 pages, Paperback

Published July 21, 2020

Reviews

[Mallorie Pollok · Rating 2 out of 5]

I loved the idea of this book— connecting “puzzle pieces” across the Proverbs to find central themes, and I suppose overall the author did a sufficient job at this. But outside of a few highlights in the Proverbs 31 chapter, I found the book to lack depth and relatability to personal life. Much of this book seemed to drag on about basic, and sometimes even vague stretches of connections, rather than diving into historical context or etymology— or at the very least taking the puzzle pieces and providing real-life context. Even most of the personal stories he used felt dry. Nothing theologically wrong with the book, just not super enlightening.

[Payton Schuh · Rating 4 out of 5]

The personal examples were a nice touch, but I often found myself disagreeing with the author, deciding that the interpretations were not as clear as he sometimes made them out to be.