Proverbs in 31 days

Proverbs is a collection of short sayings about everyday life: how to speak, work, handle money, choose friends, and treat people with less power than you. Most of it is meant to be chewed slowly, a few lines at a time.

A proverb describes how life usually goes, not a promise about every case. Read one as wise advice about patterns, and let the rest of Scripture hold the exceptions, like Job and Ecclesiastes do.

• Read the chapter for the day of the month. On the 14th, read chapter 14.
• Pick one saying that catches your attention and write it down in your own words.
• Ask one question: where does this touch my week?