Tag: money proverbs
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Can Digital Currency Dominate the Markets?
Gold and silver were the coin of the realm in King Solomon’s day, and even he realized that they were transitory. Now, as the Bitcoin and other digital currencies threaten to dethrone traditional monetary systems on the world stage, financial experts are calling for a dose of the wise king’s virtues of wisdom and prudence…
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Bullets: the Next Bubble About to Burst?
King Solomon understood the politics of scarcity. “He that hideth up corn shall be cursed among the people,” he says in Proverbs 11:26, “but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.” Since Solomon’s day, a scarcity of some commodity triggers hoarding and speculation. Fueled by fears about changing policies on gun control, many…
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The Bitcoin: A New Currency for a New Age?
King Solomon has much to say about money – the wisdom of saving, the folly of overspending and the importance of dealing justly with the poor. His own transactions with other kingdoms were conducted in silver and gold – and his advice about money and how it’s handled has endured for centuries. But now, a…
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King Solomon’s Money Proverbs
As you probably recall from your Sunday school lessons, King Solomon was a very wealthy man, having earned God’s favor to such an extent that his wealth accumulated dramatically. Though he spent a good amount of time being a good steward of the wealth the Lord had seen fit to bless him with, he also…