I'm teaching for the first time in church tonight; passage is Proverbs 9:7-12, and I'll be emphasizing how the context (Lady Wisdoms building her home and serving a banquet) ties moral precepts in squarely with the Church and the Gospel, and the juxtaposition between the scorner and the wise man.
Notice, for what it's worth, that the opposite of the wise man is not the fool, but rather the "scorner." (Hebrew "lutz")
Podcast #1047: The Roman Caesars’ Guide to Ruling
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The Roman caesars were the rulers of the Roman Empire, beginning in 27 BC
with Julius Caesar’s heir Augustus, from whom subsequent caesars took their
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