In contrast, wisdom is like a spring or a fountain whose words are refreshing and nourishing.
3. The Value of Wisdom:

16:16 Having wisdom and knowledge is much better than having wealth without wisdom or knowledge.

17:16 There is no point in having money if you do not desire the wisdom to know what to do with it

23:23 This verse says that you should obtain the truth, wisdom, discipline and understanding, likening them to purchases. It advises you to obtain those things no matter the cost and never let go of them.

31:26 This verse mentions wisdom as one of the characteristics of an ideal wife with a noble character. In verse 10 of the same chapter it states that such a wife "is worth far more than rubies." Such a woman will be a wise and loving instructor and advisor to her children and her husband and is to be valued.

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Theology: An Analysis of Proverbs 18
An Analysis of Proverbs 18: 20: Theology

The term 'tongue' is used both literally and metaphorically in the book of Proverbs to demonstrate how despite being a small object, the tongue has the power to mar or make a life, and to fill a home with despair or gladness. This text examines the concept of the power of speech as presented in the book of Proverbs and Egyptian wisdom literature.

Analysis of Proverbs 18: 21, 21: The Power of the Tongue

The concepts of taming one's tongue and the use of language in daily living are among the core themes inherent in the book of Proverbs. The term 'tongue' is used both literally and metaphorically to demonstrate how despite being a small object, the tongue has the power to mar or make a life, and to fill a home with despair or gladness. The subsequent subsections examine what…...

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Dungen, V. (n.d.). The Instruction of Amenemapt, Son of Kanakht. Sofiatopia. Retrieved September 24, 2015 from  http://www.maat.sofiatopia.org/amen_em_apt.htm 

Garrett, D. A. (1993). Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Songs of Songs. Nashville, TN:L Broadman Press.

Horne, M. P: (2003). Proverbs-Ecclesiastes. Macon, GA: Smith & Helwys.

Murphy, R. E. (1998). Proverbs. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Inc.

Bible Analysis: Ecclesiastes, Proverbs and Psalms
Ecclesiastes, Proverbs and Psalms: Bible Analysis

The books of Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes provide crucial insights to Christians about daily living and the struggle to find meaning and satisfaction. This text provides an analysis of the ten discourses of Ecclesiastes, as well as an exogenesis of various other pieces including Psalms 27, Psalm 119, and Proverbs 3: 1-12.

Analysis of Ecclesiastes

Summary of the Ten Discourses of Ecclesiastes

The book of Ecclesiastes is divided into ten distinct divisions focusing on the themes of joy and sorrow, vanity and gain, and life and death. These divisions can be summarized as follows (Leopold, 1974):

Chapters 1 and 2: Wealth, Work, Pleasure, and spiritual satisfaction

Despite having so much wealth, Solomon still felt dissatisfied and unfulfilled. He began a mission to determine what exactly would bring fulfillment and satisfaction in life. In chapter 1, he tries to experiment with pleasure to see how much…...

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References

Jones, E. (1961). Proverbs and Ecclesiastes: Introduction and Commentary. New York, NY: MacMillan.

Kidner, D. (1995). The Proverbs: An Introduction and Commentary. London: Inter-Varsity Press.

Lee, G. A. (1958). Preaching from Ecclesiastes. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press.

Leopold, H. C. (1974). Exposition of Ecclesiastes. Grand Rapids, NY: Baker Book House.

Diabetes
e hear phrases and proverbs such as "health is wealth" so many times during our lives that they tend to become cliches and lose their real meaning until we are personally confronted with a disease. I too had been a healthy individual without a care in the world and could never have imagined that a silent disease was brewing inside me that would change my life forever until I was diagnosed with "diabetes mellitus" last year. The news was absolutely devastating as well as unexpected for me as I had no family history of the dreaded disease, and I had always assumed that such diseases were inherited through one's genes. Not necessarily, say the doctors.

The only discomforts that I had felt before the silent disease crept up on me were vague feelings of thirst, hunger and frequent urge to urinate. It was only later that I learnt that these were…...

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Works Cited

Basic Diabetes Information." American Diabetes Association Web site. n.d. January 02, 2003.   (B)http://www.diabetes.org/main/application/commercewf?origin= *.jsp&event=link

Diabetes Mellitus." Article in Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, 2002. CD-ROM Version.

Standards of Care," ADA Website. American Diabetes Association Web site. n.d. January 02, 2003.  http://www.diabetes.org/main/type1/medical/standards/standards.jsp 

Type 1 Diabetes." American Diabetes Association. n.d. January 02, 2003.

Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. By following God's word we can raise children who avoid evil and serve God faithfully.
Protecting Adolescents from Harm: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health

Relevance to Child or Adolescence: This article deals with several protective and risk factors of a child's life such as school, family, and individual levels, as they pertain to four domains of adolescent morbidity and health. The four domains are: violence, substance use, sexuality, and emotional health. The purpose of the study is to identify main threats in the health of adolescents and the connection between the types of risk behavior they elect to perform. Few research shows how their social context forms such behaviors.

ajor Finding: The cross-sectional analysis of the information derived from the interview data led to several…...

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Major Finding: Identification of cardiovascular risk factors within this study was found and labeled accordingly. "The 99th P. Of BMI-for-age may be appropriate for identifying children who are at very high risk for biochemical abnormalities and severe adult obesity. More aggressive weight control strategies may be warranted for this subgroup" (Freedman, 2007, pp. 12). The result suggest the more a child is obese, the more likely it will be carried out into adulthood. Obesity often ties into heart disease, a major killer of adults.

Impact of Finding: Knowing where to look to identify at risk youth to prevent cardiovascular risk is important in the long run not just for the unhealthy children, but also children on their way to becoming unhealthy. Prevention is key to combating chronic illnesses. Without early detection, only derived from these kinds of studies, it becomes very hard to treat issues like heart disease and high blood pressure.

Integration of Biblical Principle: The heart is, besides the brain, one of the most important parts of a body. Without it a person cannot live. If a person take care of his/her heart, he/she will be able to normally live a long and healthy life. The proverbs quote emboldens the reader to protect one's heart in order to protect his/her life.

It was no mystery to me that I was different from the others, as I was usually occupied with my homework about three or four hours per night and had to work ardently to cover my subjects, but I kept the secret to myself. When finally presented with the diagnose, I realized that it was only through my determination and great efforts that I surmounted my condition and managed to step in line along with my colleagues, all through high school. Moreover, I then realized that my grand quality was the ambition with which I proved that I was worthy as any other student.
The same fierce ambition granted my next success in college. My great wish was to enter the lacrosse team of my university in my sophomore year. I was aware that the other students possessed a remarkable talent for the sport and also had an advantage in…...

The book of Proverbs is one of the more unusual books of the Bible, given that rather than storytelling or prophesy, the book consists of a series of homilies or inspirational phrases intended to encourage the reader to honor his or her father and mother and to place wisdom over riches and worldly success. The book as a whole is a reminder to cherish the important, simple lessons of life. The lessons conveyed by the book are both religious and ethical in nature. One idea which comes to mind when reading the book is that rather than talent, sometimes simply the willingness to be kind, to show up on time, and to behave in an estimable manner is more important. From an educator’s perspective, all of the lessons of the book highlight the importance of creating a moral environment in the classroom that inspires others to treat one another well.
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old Chinese proverb that I believe encompasses my feelings for the nursing profession. With the healthcare industry in its current state of disruption, it has become very important to re-evaluate the relationship of patient care and patient satisfaction. "Sometimes patient satisfaction needs to be measured one patient at a time. This usually has nothing to do with the impersonality of the plan, the aloofness of the provider, or the quality of the specialists to whom one is referred. Rather, it involves the basic rationing philosophies of HMOs, particularly the for-profit variety." (Birenbaum, 107) We can't forget that the business objectives of HMO's aim to purchase services and materials at the lowest price possible and trying to lock in a price in advance. HMO's have therefore changed the philosophy of the healthcare industry. As nurses, we have to make the best of this atmosphere. This essay therefore serves as the…...

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From the perspective of professionalism, I have learned that as a nurse, it is best to continue to function in the day-to-day with an open mind and to also be prepared to look for a viable solution through detailed research. For example, I have discovered that the Hmong philosophy may not have been all that far fetched. Shamanism is actually the foundation of many modern medical cures including various technologies, sciences and medicines. Shamanism has also been unofficially credited with having discovered the fact that the ability of people who have suffered a state of amnesia, epilepsy or other 'soul splitting' similar to Lia's are actually one way that the body allows for time to heal from brain trauma induced by accidents or other physical abuses. "There is a doorway within our minds that usually remains hidden and secret until the time of death. The Huichoil word for it is neirika. Neirika is a cosmic portway or interface between so-called ordinary and non-ordinary realities. It is a pathway and at the same time a barrier between worlds." (Halifax, 1991)

Lia's father may not have been right about the doors slamming as the stimulus, but he may have been on to something with the notion of a splitting of the soul. Long before modern psychology or medicine, Shamanism discovered that children used soul splitting events like epilepsy, amnesia, sleep and even comas to heal from events like mentally traumatic or emotional disturbances such as the loss of their parents or siblings. Just like modern medicine and psychology, shamanic journeys that realigned the human soul have been proven to have healed some forms of depression, helped in coma recoveries and more. When Lia was alive and well years after the western world had assumed she would not live more than a few months at best, the western world could have benefited by admitting that in this case at least, the Hmong way of life may have been superior. I believe that what I have learned from this class and from the story will advance me as a future nurse because I will apply the ideas of open mindedness with detailed research.

As the HMO payment philosophy

I once came across a proverb regarding life which stuck in my head more than the usual mix of sayings and advice one might encounter in his or her time. The proverb read ?Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.? I will always remember that saying not only for the fact that I have it written down for safe keeping, but also because I found it at the time I needed it most during my collegiate career. What appeared to be most dire situation during college turned out to probably be the most significant event during my college days. Although it is difficult to pinpoint the exact event which I consider to be the most significant, I can say for sure that it was the culmination of a collection events which I consider to be most significant to my development as a student.…...

She fears that she may be tricked into drinking poison by Father Lawrence, or will go mad: "O, if I wake, shall I not be distraught, / Environed with all these hideous fears?" (IV.3). In a Romeo-like frenzy, Juliet finally resolves, having no apparent recourse (other than bigamy): "Romeo, I come! this do I drink to thee" (IV.3).
Juliet becomes more and more heedless over the course of the play, despite her early intelligence and caution, the closer she becomes to Romeo. But Romeo's haste and the change it spawns in Juliet's character is not simply the result of his youth: all of Verona society behaves badly and hastily, as reflected in the actions of the older generation. The servants fight with barely a pretext of an offense and even Juliet's father, Lord Capulet, the oldest character (who should theoretically be the wisest, except for the Friar) also acts impetuously.…...

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Works Cited

"Proverbs." The King James Bible. Bible Gateway November 29, 2010.

 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2019:1-2,Proverbs%208:1-5,Proverbs%203:3-6&version=KJV 

Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. MIT Shakespeare. November 29,

2010.  http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/

The Lord will lead one to safety always. One can simply believe in something higher to get the meaning of this; it doesn't have to be Jesus. Psalm 127, contrarily is confusing because it states that unless the Lord builds the house, it is built in vain. This seems to be more literal, but I do get the idea. Unless the people building the house are doing it with the love of the Lord in their hearts, or building it for him, then what is the point?
Didactic poetry can be quite comforting as seen in Psalm 23 or it can be much too literal and seen as both confusing and condescending. Psalm 127 isn't very instructive spiritually speaking, unlike Psalm 23.

Updated Proverb: A broken toe can hurt, but a broken heart can kill.

Metaphors: Obscure or Illuminate? Didactic literature with its use of metaphors can sometimes obscure the message, as…...

Anatomy/Christianity
The Breath of Life

Throughout scripture the concept of breath represents life. Genesis 2:7

It is evident that we need to breathe to live and that without our respiratory system, we would die. But why is this? Can we know why other than to say that this is how our Creator designed us to be? Perhaps an understanding of our own respiratory system can help us to better understand our Creator? I think so.

What do we find in our nose? A kind of filter that keeps out of our lungs harmful particles and spores that would otherwise pollute them. This can be a symbol of how we should filter our minds of impure thoughts so as to keep our souls clean. It can also be a symbol of how important God's grace is in our souls -- it is to our souls as oxygen is to our bodies. Without oxygen, we die.…...

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South Bend, IN: St. Augustine's Press.

Sheen, F. (1951). Three to Get Married. Princeton, NJ: Scepter Publishers.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation. (2004). IL: Tyndale House Publishers.

Today, in my profession, my education and my recreational pursuits, I am a picture of diligence and determination. As I have begun to succeed in many of the same areas where I had once found achievement so difficult, I began to note the connection between my enthusiasm for that which I was doing and the positive results yielded there from.
I would be able to channel this newfound positive attitude into the discovery of an academic area that resonates with me. Since my accident, I have taken up a new and refreshing direction, learning the beautiful natural science that is economics. It is here within that a direction has emerged. This combined with the positive experiences which I have gained working both at Wal-Mart Korea and at the Lotte Department Store to suggest a clear and attainable path for me. My working experiences have opened up a bevy of personal…...

hile some of the products of this time orientation, like their emphasis on traditional forms of hospitality and the slow pace of the culture in respect to the dynamic rhythms of nature, are valuable and perhaps superior to our own cold, rushed, and removed values, other aspects of the Balti's past-oriented culture are not. There is great religious intolerance by some members of the society, such as the Taliban and a constant hashing-over of tribal and religious grievances produced very negative results. At one point, Mortenson was kidnapped, beaten and threatened by Islamic extremists for his efforts, simply because he was an outsider and American. Mortenson's founding of schools enabled him to share the future-orientation of American culture in a positive way, just as the Balti's hospitality brought positive aspects of their culture into his life.
These forms of fruitful cultural dialogue show the benefits of cultural interaction, and show…...

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Beer, Jennifer. (2003). High and low context. Culture at work. Retrieved 5 Nov 2008 at  http://www.culture-at-work.com/highlow.html 

Gardener, Marilyn. (2006, September 12). A failed mountaineer becomes a philanthropist after a village saves his life. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 5 Nov 2008 at http://www.threecupsoftea.com/2006/09/12/a-failed-mountaineer-becomes-a-philanthropist-after-a-village-without-a-school-saves-his-life/

Kristoff, Nicholas. (2008, July 13). It takes a school. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 Nov 2008. http://www.threecupsoftea.com/2008/07/13/ny-times-school-not-missiles/

Mortenson, Greg & David Oliver Relin. (2007). Three Cups of Tea. New York: Penguin.

Accoding to the autho, the passage indicates that the authos of the Bible wote unde the inspiation of the Holy Spiit, but that they did not eceive exact dictation fom God. They wee inspied to wite as they wished, but the outcome was still detemined by God's ultimate will: "Fo the pophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they wee moved by the Holy Ghost." (2 Pete 1:21). In the same way, the wods of the pophets wee thei own, but the message behind these wods was inspied by God. This is the natue of the inteaction between God's will and human feedom in tems of the Bible.
In this way, Feinbeg uses the Bible to substantiate eveything he says about divine and human will, and I am theefoe convinced that his aguments ae supeio to those of Reichenbach…...

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references to God's sovereignty and omnipotence. Clearly, passages such as Psalm 115:2-3 indicates that God imposes no limitations upon his own power or knowledge even in the face of non-belief: "2 Why should the Gentiles say, / 'So where is their God' / 3 but our God is in heaven; / He does whatever He pleases." Psalm 139:16 states that God knows absolutely everything regarding the outcome of events: "...in Your book they all were written, / the days fashioned for me, / When as yet there were none of them."

Surely what Reichenbach attempts to prove is directly in contradiction to the above. In the light of this, therefore, I believe that Feinberg presents a much stronger biblical argument for the manifestation of human freedom and its interaction with God's will. The Bible contains no passages that indicate God's limitations; either self-imposed or otherwise. In contrast to Reichenbach, Feinberg accepts God's unlimited knowledge and power and basis his philosophical arguments upon this rather than attempting to contradict biblical truth. The latter author's argument is therefore stronger in biblical terms.

Cultural and Linguistic Influences on Metaphor Evolution in Memoirs Across Three Cultures
Metaphors, as linguistic devices that convey abstract concepts through concrete imagery, are deeply embedded in cultural and linguistic contexts. The evolution of metaphors in memoirs, therefore, provides a fascinating window into the interplay between these factors. This essay analyzes how cultural and linguistic differences shape metaphor evolution in memoirs from three distinct cultures: Finnish, Chinese, and American.
Finland: The Nature of Finnishness
Finnish memoirs are characterized by a deep connection to nature, reflecting the country's vast wilderness and cultural emphasis on environmentalism. Metaphors related to nature pervade these narratives, serving as....

1. The significance of aroko in traditional Yoruba culture
2. The role of aroko in fostering communal solidarity and social cohesion
3. A comparative analysis of aroko and oral tradition in African societies
4. The evolution of aroko in contemporary Nigerian society
5. The impact of globalization on the practice of aroko
6. Aroko and the preservation of cultural heritage in Nigeria
7. Aroko as a tool for conflict resolution and mediation in Yoruba communities
8. Gender dynamics in the transmission and interpretation of aroko messages
9. The relationship between aroko and power dynamics in Yoruba society
10. The potential challenges and opportunities for the future of aroko in....

1. The biblical teaching that there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus challenges traditional gender roles by promoting equality among all individuals, regardless of their gender (Galatians 328).

2. The story of Deborah in the book of Judges challenges traditional gender roles by showcasing a woman in a position of leadership, as she served as a prophetess and judge in ancient Israel, leading the people to victory against their enemies (Judges 4-5).

3. The teachings of Jesus in the New Testament emphasize the value of every individual,....

1. The biblical narrative of creation, which depicts God creating both men and women in his image, challenges traditional gender roles by emphasizing the inherent equality of the sexes.

2. The story of Deborah, a female judge and military leader in the Old Testament, provides a powerful example of a woman breaking out of traditional gender roles and exercising leadership and authority.

3. The teachings of Jesus Christ, which emphasize love, compassion, and service, challenge traditional gender roles by valuing qualities that are not typically associated with masculinity or femininity.

4. The role of women in the....