Mishlei

Binfol Oivicha al Tismach: Hashkafa and Halacha

Mishlei 11:2 - Mishleic Tznius

Mishlei 22:14 - The Pitfall of the Strange Woman's Rhetoric (Part 2)

Mishlei 22:14 - The Pitfall of the Strange Woman's Rhetoric (Part 1)

Mishlei 22:3 - The Opposite of Seeing Evil and Hiding (Part 2)

Mishlei 22:3 - The Opposite of Seeing Evil and Hiding (Part 1)

Mishlei 22:2 - Hashem Makes the Rich and the Poor (Part 2)

Mishlei 22:2 - Hashem Makes the Rich and the Poor (Part 1)

Mishlei 11:18 - False Deeds and True Seeds

Mishlei 22:1 - A Good Name is Preferable to Wealth (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:30-31 - You Can't Outsmart Hashem (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:30-31 - You Can't Outsmart Hashem (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:29 - The Visible Brazenness of the Rasha (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:29 - The Visible Brazenness of the Rasha (Part 1)

Mishlei 11:17 - Mishlei on Kindness and Cruelty

Mishlei 21:28 - The Fate of the Lying Witness (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:28 - The Fate of the Lying Witness (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:27 - The Offering of the Rasha (Part 2)

Mishlei 11:16 - In Pursuit of Kavod: Machiavellian vs. Mishleic

Mishlei 21:27 - The Offering of the Rasha (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:25-26 - The Lethal Desire of the Lazy Person (Part 4)

Mishlei 21:25-26 - The Lethal Desire of the Lazy Person (Part 3)

Mishlei 21:25-26 - The Lethal Desire of the Lazy Person (Part 2)

Mishlei 11:15 - Who Should Hate Handshakes?

Mishlei 21:25-26 - The Lethal Desire of the Lazy Person (Part 1)

Mishlei 11:14 - A Strategy for Generating Strategies

Mishlei Bekius on Leitzim - Part 4 (Rabbeinu Yonah on Mishlei 14:6)

Mishlei Bekius on Leitzim - Part 3

Mishlei Bekius on Leitzim - Part 2

Mishlei 20:19 - On Gossip, Secrets, and Trust (Part 2)

Mishlei Bekius on Leitzim - Part 1

Mishlei 21:24 - The Leitz Reexamined (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:24 - The Leitz Reexamined (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:23 - Guarding Your Mouth, Tongue, and Soul (Part 2)

Mishlei 26:9 - A Thorn in the Hand of a Drunkard (Part 2)

Mishlei 26:9 - A Thorn in the Hand of a Drunkard (Part 1)

Mishlei 26:8 - The Dangers of Honoring a Ksil (Part 2)

Mishlei 11:9 - How Tzadikim Evade Flattery

Mishlei 26:8 - The Dangers of Honoring a Ksil (Part 1)

Mishlei 26:7 - A Mashal with a Limp (Part 2)

Mishlei 26:7 - A Mashal with a Limp (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:16 - Resting in the Congregation of the Dead

Mishlei 21:15 - Joy in Justice and its Opposite (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:15 - Joy in Justice and its Opposite (Part 1)

Mishlei 11:8 - How the Rasha Gets Into the Trouble from Which the Tzadik Escaped

Mishlei 21:14 - Secret Gifts, Bribes, and Anger (Part 3)

Mishlei 21:14 - Secret Gifts, Bribes, and Anger (Part 2)

Mishlei 11:7 - The Hopeless Death of the Rasha

Mishlei 21:14 - Secret Gifts, Bribes, and Anger (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:13 - The Consequences of Shutting Your Ear to the Poor (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:12 - How the Tzadik Helps the Rasha Succeed (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:12 - How the Tzadik Helps the Rasha Succeed (Part 2)

Mishlei 11:6 - How Loyalty to Reality Pays Off

Mishlei 21:12 - How the Tzadik Helps the Rasha Succeed (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:11 - How the Pesi Learns from Others (Part 3)

Mishlei 21:11 - How the Pesi Learns from Others (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:11 - How the Pesi Learns from Others (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:10 - The Illusory Favor of the Rasha (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:9 - Precarious Solitude vs. Good Friends and a Toxic Wife (Part 2)

Mishlei 11:5 - The Progress and Pitfall of the Tamim

Mishlei 21:9 - Precarious Solitude vs. Good Friends and a Toxic Wife (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:8 - Estranged by Your Own Inconsistency (Part 2)

Mishlei 11:4 - Tzedakah Saves from Death Yet Again

Mishlei 21:8 - Estranged by Your Own Inconsistency (Part 1)

Mishlei Commentary Tier-Ranking

Mishlei 21:7 - Fear-Inducing Plunder (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:7 - Fear-Inducing Plunder (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:6 - Bank Accounts that Beat You to Death Before Vanishing

Mishlei 11:3 - Rabbeinu Yonah on Tam, Yashar, and Bogeid

Mishlei 21:5 - The Yields of Diligence and Haste (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:5 - The Yields of Diligence and Haste (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:4 - Furrows of the Wicked (Part 2)

Mishlei 11:3 - The Integrity of the Upright

Mishlei 21:4 - Furrows of the Wicked (Part 1)

Mishlei 21:3 - Tzedakah and Mishpat vs. Sacrifice (Part 2)

Mishlei 21:3 - Tzedakah and Mishpat vs. Sacrifice (Part 1)

Mishlei 11:2 - Mishleic Tznius

Mishlei 21:2 - Subjective Evaluations vs. Hashem

Mishlei 21:1 - Do Kings Have Free Will? (Part 1) (last 10 minutes of shiur)

Mishlei 21:1 - Do Kings Have Free Will? (Part 1) (first 35 minutes of shiur)

Mishlei 20:30 - Wounds that Purge and Polish Evil (Part 2)

Mishlei 11:1 - Hashem Hates Deceitful Scales

Mishlei 20:30 - Wounds that Purge and Polish Evil (Part 1)

Mishlei 20:29 - The Glory of Youths and Elders (Part 2)

Mishlei 20:29 - The Glory of Youths and Elders (Part 1)

Mishlei 20:28 - The Role of Chesed and Emes in the Monarchy (Part 2)

Mishlei 20:28 - The Role of Chesed and Emes in the Monarchy (Part 1)

Mishlei 10:31-32: How to Speak (and Lie) Like a Tzadik

Mishlei 20:27 - Man's Soul is Hashem's Lamp (Part 2)

Mishlei 20:27 - Man's Soul is Hashem's Lamp (Part 1)

Mishlei 20:26 - Winnowing the Wicked (Part 2)

Mishlei 10:30 - Do Tzadikim Falter?

Mishlei 20:26 - Winnowing the Wicked (Part 1)

Mishlei 20:25 - A Confusing Pasuk About Particular Snares (Part 3)

Mishlei 20:25 - A Confusing Pasuk About Particular Snares (Part 2)

Mishlei 20:25 - A Confusing Pasuk About Particular Snares (Part 1)

Mishlei 20:24 - Man's Steps and the Limits of Human Understanding (Part 2)

Mishlei 10:29 - Derech Hashem as Rampart and Ruin

Mishlei 20:24 - Man's Steps and the Limits of Human Understanding (Part 1)

Mishlei 20:23 - Another Pasuk About Deceitful Weights and Measures?!

Mishlei 20:22 - Hope to Hashem, the Avenger (Part 2)

Mishlei 10:28 - How Not to Have Your Hopes Dashed AND Be Perpetually Happy

Mishlei 20:22 - Hope to Hashem, the Avenger (Part 1)

Mishlei 28:13 - How to Obtain Mercy for Wrongdoing from People and God

Aishes Chayil #4

Aishes Chayil #3

Aishes Chayil #2

Aishes Chayil #1

Torah vs. Heresy #21: Lady Folly's Last Stand - Mishlei 9:13-18

Mishlei 19:23 - Yiras Hashem: the Keto Diet of the Soul

Mishlei 1:7 and 15:33 - On Yiras Hashem (Fear of God)

Mishlei 10:19 - The Trouble With Too Much Talking

Torah vs. Heresy #20: Lady Wisdom's Warm Invitation - Mishlei 9:1-12

Mishlei 19:21 - Man's Plans vs. Hashem's Advice (Part 2)

Mishlei 19:21 - Man's Plans vs. Hashem's Advice (Part 1)

Mishlei 19:20 - Mussar Now, Chochmah Later (Part 2)

Mishlei 10:18 - How NOT to Deal with Hatred

Mishlei 19:20 - Mussar Now, Chochmah Later (Part 1)

Torah vs. Heresy #19: Wisdom's Central Role in Reality - Mishlei 8:14-36

Mishlei 19:19 - The Inescapable Punishment of Great Wrath (Part 2)

Mishlei 19:19 - The Inescapable Punishment of Great Wrath (Part 1)

Mishlei 19:18 - Rationalizations for Not Giving Mussar (Part 2)

Mishlei 10:17 - Guarding Mussar vs. Abandoning Tochachah

Mishlei 19:18 - Rationalizations for Not Giving Mussar (Part 1)

Mishlei 19:17 - Lending to Hashem (Part 2)

Mishlei 10:16 - The Systemic Ripple Effects of the Tzadik and the Rasha

Mishlei 19:17 - Lending to Hashem (Part 1)

Torah vs. Heresy #18: Lady Wisdom's New Speech - Mishlei 8:1-13

Mishlei 19:16 - Three Attitudes Towards Mitzvos (and Masks)

Mishlei 19:15 - Stomach Gasses and Guaranteed Poverty

Mishlei 19:15 - Are You Tired and Hungry or Just Lazy?

Mishlei 10:15 - The Self-Perpetuating Psychological Impact of Wealth and Poverty

Mishlei 19:14 - An Intelligent Wife is From Hashem

Torah vs. Heresy #17: The Heretical Seductress in the Night of Exile - Mishlei 7:1-27

Mishlei 19:13 - Foolish Sons and Nagging Wives (Part 2)

Mishlei 19:13 - Foolish Sons and Nagging Wives (Part 1)

Mishlei 19:12 - The Roar and Dew of the King of the Universe

Mishlei 10:14 - A Mishleic Take on the Rhetorical Triangle

Mishlei 19:12 - The Silent Roar and Loud Dew of a King

Mishlei 10:13 - The Crossroads on the Path to Becoming a Creative Thinker

Mishlei 10:13 - The Crossroads on the Path to Becoming a Creative Thinker

Torah vs. Heresy #16: Cheating with a Married Woman - Mishlei 6:20-35

Mishlei 10:12 - A Litmus Test for Being Offended

Mishlei 19:11 - How to Remove Anger: a Mishleic Hack

Torah vs. Heresy #15: The Ant and the Heretical Predator - Mishlei 6:6-19

Mishlei 19:10 - The Role of Pleasure and Honor in the Life of the Chacham

Mishlei 19:9 - Testifying Falsely and Spouting Lies ... AGAIN

Mishlei 19:8 - How to Acquire Good Middos

Mishlei 10:11 - Righteous and Wicked Mouths

Mishlei 19:8 - The Compound Effects of Intellectual Diligence and Laziness

Mishlei 12:28 - Tzedakah as a Path of Life

Torah vs. Heresy #14: The Way Back After Betrayal - Mishlei 6:1-5

Mishlei 19:7 - How to Lose Friends and (Not) Influence People

Mishlei 19:6 - The Illusory Correlation Between Generosity and Popularity

Mishlei 19:6 - Selective vs. Indiscriminate Generosity

Mishlei 19:5 - Two Types of Disregard for Truth

Torah vs. Heresy #13: Stay with the Wife of Your Youth - Mishlei 5:15-23

Mishlei 19:4 - Wealth and Friendship #2

Mishlei 19:4 - Wealth and Friendship #1

Mishlei 19:3 - Foolish Anger at Hashem #2

Mishlei 10:9 - The Security of Integrity

Mishlei 19:3 - Foolish Anger at Hashem #1

Mishlei 6:20-23 - Mitzvah is a Lamp and Torah is Light #2

Torah vs. Heresy #12: Avoid the Seductive Exotic Woman and Con Men - Mishlei 5:1-14

Mishlei 6:20-23 - Mitzvah is a Lamp and Torah is Light #1

Mishlei 24:19-20 - The Candle of the Wicked #2

Torah vs. Heresy #11: Momentum on the Path of Life - Mishlei 4:10-27

Mishlei 24:19-20 - The Candle of the Wicked #1

Mishlei 19:2 - Ignorance is Bad #2

Mishlei 19:2 - Ignorance is Bad #1

Mishlei 19:1

Torah vs. Heresy #10: Shlomo's Prophetic Mission - Mishlei 4:1-9

Mishlei 18:24 - A Wealth of [Imaginary] Friends

Mishlei 18:23 - Speak Softly and Carry a Mishleic Script

Mishlei 26:24-25 - Don't Trust a Foe

Mishlei 10:7 - The Legacies of the Righteous and the Wicked

Mishlei 18:22 - Finding an Intelligent Wife Equals Good Plus Favor

Mishlei 18:19 - Follow-up to Fraternal Quarrelling

Mishlei 18:20-21 - The Mouth Fruit Diet

Mishlei 18:18 - The Lottery Method of Ending Quarrels #2

Torah vs Heresy #9: Wisdom and the Ethical Life - Mishlei 3:27-35

Mishlei 18:18 - The Lottery Method of Ending Quarrels #1

Mishlei 18:17 - How Preemptively Making Your Case Can Backfire

Mishlei 10:5 - The Harvest Slumberer

Mishlei 18:17 - Anchoring Bias

Torah vs Heresy #8: The Preciousness of Wisdom - Mishlei 3:13-26

Mishlei 18:6 - The Widening Effects of the Gift Man #2

Mishlei 18:6 - The Widening Effects of the Gift Man #1

Torah vs Heresy #7: Everything is a Means for Knowledge of Hashem - Mishlei 3:1-12

Mishlei 12:25 #1

Mishlei 18:14 and 12:25 #1

Mishlei 18:14 #2

Mishlei 18:14 #1

Mishlei 10:3

Mishlei 18:13

Torah vs Heresy #6: Torah Saves You from the Two Heretics - Mishlei 2:10-22

Mishlei Moment and Mishlei 18:13 #1

Mishlei 18:12 #2

Mishlei 18:12 #1

Mishlei 10:2

Mishlei 18:11

Torah vs Heresy #5 - Mishlei's New Approach of Valuing Wisdom - Mishlei 2:1-9

Mishlei 18:10 - Ideas

Mishlei 18.10 - Groundwork

Mishlei 18:9 - Rabbeinu Yonah

Mishlei 10:1

Mishlei 18:9

Torah vs. Heresy #4: Wisdom's Bitter Soliloquy - Mishlei 1:20-33

Mishlei 18:8 - Ideas and Answers

Mishlei 18:8 - Translation and Questions

Mishlei 18:7

Rabbeinu Yonah on the Definition of Pesi and on How to Rebuke Different Kinds of Mishlei Fools

Review of Mishlei 18:1-6

Mishlei 18:6

Mishlei 18:1

Torah vs. Heresy #3: The Gang - Mishlei 1:10-19

Mishlei 18:5

Mishlei 18:4 #1

Mishlei 18:4 #2

Torah vs. Heresy #2: Fundamental Concept and Basic Message - Mishlei 1:7-9

Mishlei 18:2 - Metzudas David and Rabbeinu Yonah

Introduction to Mishlei

Torah vs. Heresy #1: Introduction - Mishlei 1:1-6

A Good Happy Life

Mishlei 11:7 Death of a Rasha - Lost Hope

Mishlei 10:23 A Joke to the Fool

Mishlei 10:12 Rashis Pshat

Mishlei 10:12 Viewing People Through Love and Hate

Mishlei 10:3 - The Hunger of Tzadikim

Mishlei 10:17 Intro to Psychology Accepting Criticism