For the first week of our Proverbs series, Raechel and Amanda open their Bibles alongside pastor, author, and former SRT teammate, Russ Ramsey. As they explore the genre of wisdom literature, Russ explains how Proverbs is not a book of laws but a collection of wise sayings that are “generally true, always wise.” They chat about the significance of the Hebrew word for “happy,” how reading the Bible means the Bible reads us, and the loveliness of Nashville in autumn. The three friends celebrate these tiny morsels of portable theology and how the book of Proverbs teaches us to walk in God’s wisdom.
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This episode corresponds to Week 1 of the She Reads Truth Proverbs reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com.
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Open Your Bibles: (passages referenced in this episode)
CSB translation unless otherwise noted
Psalm 1:1 NASB
Proverbs 2; Proverbs 8:32–36; Proverbs 9
Proverbs 26:4 NKJV
John 16:33 NIV
Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 3:7–8; Proverbs 14:27; Proverbs 23:17–18
Proverbs 14:4 CEB
Proverbs 3:1–2; Proverbs 6:20–22; Proverbs 7:1–2; Proverbs 29:18
Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs 10:6–7; Proverbs 20:7; Proverbs 28:20, Proverbs 28:27
Other Links:
The Advent of the Lamb of God – Russ’s curated Advent readings from the Retelling the Story series
Other books, blog posts, and resources by Russ Ramsey
Shaggy Goats & the Supremacy of God — She Reads Truth Podcast Episode 46 with Dr. J. Daniel Hays
What Is a Proverb? – She Reads Truth Proverbs: Walking in Wisdom Study Book extra
Blue Letter Bible – ’Esher, the Hebrew word for “happy”
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