16 Shevat [Jan 18] — Aristocracy. In a new Nafshi posting (23-01), Mishlei presents a set of three proverbs advising ordinary people to avoid being unfairly manipulated when dealing with the aristocrats of the community. The term “aristocrats” is used here to refer to...

15 Shevat [Jan 17] — Competence. In a new Nafshi posting (22-29), Mishlei presents a proverb teaching something about serving Hashem. A person should develop his skills and his level of competence so that the quality of his service to Hashem is of a type that is...

14 Shevat [Jan 16] — Legacies. In a new Nafshi posting (22-28), Mishlei presents a proverb teaching each generation to honor the historical legacies that were handed down to it by previous generations. These legacies, consisting of traditional customs and practices...

11 Shevat [Jan 13] — Bad Company. In a new Nafshi posting (22-24), Mishlei presents two proverbs teaching the innocent reader to avoid associating with short-tempered people because they are a bad influence. Furthermore, the innocent person may find himself...

8 Shevat [Jan 10] — Manipulation. In a new Nafshi posting (22-16), Mishlei presents a proverb teaching that a wealthy person can easily manipulate the expectations of a poor person, but the rich man loses thereby.  

7 Shevat [Jan 9] — Immaturity. In a new Nafshi posting (22-15), Mishlei presents a proverb teaching that parents and teachers need to remind themselves that the foolish attitude of a youngster is likely to be a sign of immaturity that can easily change under the...

15 Kislev [Nov 19] — Entrapment. In a new Nafshi posting (22-14), Mishlei presents a proverb teaching how a careless person can fall into a trap set by the speaker of false ideas. Such a trap is compared to a deep pit, which the person falls into because he has missed...

12 Kislev [Nov 16] — Pretexts. In a new Nafshi posting (22-13), Mishlei presents a proverb teaching how a lazy person is tempted to make up imaginative excuses to justify avoiding doing what his conscience tells him he should be doing.  

10 Kislev [Nov 14] - Validity. In a new Nafshi Posting (22-12), Mishlei presents a proverb teaching that Hashem helps the righteous person preserve his knowledge (daas) while corrupting the knowledge of treacherous people.

14 Cheshvan [Oct 18] — Royal Friend. In a new Nafshi posting (22-11), Mishlei presents a proverb exploring the qualifications a royal personage, such as a king, would look for in choosing a friend. Similar considerations might apply for an employee manager seeking to...

4 Elul [Aug 12] — As of today two new Mishlei Appendices have been added. Each appendix brings together the proverbs pertaining to a key theme of Mishlei. Appendix 04 shows a series of proverbs focusing on Anger issues, especially as they relate to forbearance in the...

3 Elul  [August 11] -- Sociability. In a new Nafshi posting (21-09), Mishlei presents a proverb emphasizing the importance of sociability and companionship in making a happy home.

27 Av [Aug 5] — Rationalization. In a new Nafshi posting (21-02), Mishlei presents a proverb dealing with the tendency of people to convince themselves that the approach they want to take is morally correct and unsullied by selfish considerations. This is a...

27 Av [Aug 5] — As of today a new proverb (21-01) has been added to the list of Control proverbs covered in Mishlei Appendix 03. This new proverb deals with Hashem’s control over actions chosen by the Free Will of a king.  

23 Av [Aug 1] — As of today two new Mishlei Appendices have been added. Each appendix brings together the proverbs pertaining to a key theme of Mishlei. Appendix 02 shows a series of proverbs focusing on Commitments issues, specifically Loan Guarantees. Appendix 03...

21 Av – July 30. Control-Steps. In a new NAFSHI posting, Mishlei 20-24 presents a proverb on the relationship between man’s free will and Hashem’s ultimate control over any action that man initiates. This will be the sixth segment on this theme in Mishlei....

20 Av [July 29] — APPENDIX. A new Mishlei Appendix has been started with a series of proverbs focusing on Commerce issues, specifically Weights and Measures. You will find this first entry at the end of the Mishlei directory chart (page 4). The intent is to ultimately...

29 Tamuz – July 9. Articulation. In converting Mishlei to the new WordPress format, the most recently updated segment has been a proverb on our illusion of control. Even when we express our thoughts in speech, we depend on Hashem to provide the actual articulation of...

14 Tamuz – June 24. The Illusion of Wealth. In the conversion of Mishlei Chapter 13 to the new WordPress format, the most recently updated segment has been 13-07. This presents two related proverbs exploring the illusory self-image of wealthy people and poor people....

13 Tamuz [June 23] — As of today all the articles of Mishlei Chapters 1 through 12 have been updated to the new WordPress format. This process is now continuing with Chapter 13. The most recently completed segment is 13-02 (The Fruit of Wisdom). All the teachings of...