The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. (Proverbs 27:12 NIV) Think of it less as an exhortation to wisely take refuge from danger but rather a barometer by which you can judge your grasp of wisdom. ...
Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by. (Proverbs 26:10 NIV) McDonalds has perfected the art of consistency. Everywhere you go a Big Mac is the same. Not true for the medical profession or healthcare as a whole. The people...
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control. (Proverbs 25:28 NIV96) A city that never comes under attack from outside forces has no need of walls. We only build walls to defend ourselves from the enemy. When we lack self-control...
Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips. (Proverbs 24:26 ESV) Solutions to our problems take many forms. Sometimes we want a fix and sometimes we want an answer. Often the fix is too risky or too uncertain but we want our problem better so bad we lose...
Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered. (Proverbs 21:13 ESV) Over the last five years this nation has watched many fundamental healthcare changes including the Affordable Care Act and the more recent SGR repeal...
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. (Proverbs 20:4 ESV) Sometimes we work so hard surviving the daily battles of life when an easier day rolls along we fail to make good use of it. We accept the rest it...
