They Said It: Four Quotes On The Book Of Proverbs

Here are four insightful quotes from well-known spiritual leaders and thinkers about the Book of Proverbs.

John Chrysostom

“Proverbs trains the soul by little sentences, as a father trains a child—shaping character one line at a time.”

“In Proverbs we learn that wisdom is not speculation but obedience—truth lived out in the ordinary.”

“The Proverbs are the deep sayings of a wise father to his children, and every generation finds them newly true.”

“Proverbs reminds us that God’s world has a moral grain; to go against it is to break ourselves, not His law.”

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