The author of this study has been a student of the Bible since 1972. His first encounter with Proverbs was when he attended a weekly prayer meeting with a group of soldiers who used Proverbs as a guide to prayer. Later in 1974, he joined a group of men who were studying this book of wisdom at an I-Hop restaurant, in San Antonio, TX. That study formed the foundation for future studies that he did as he led various Bible studies over the years. After graduating from Texas Bible College in 1993, he began to incorporate Bible study methods he learned from hermeneutics class, combined with over 20 years of experience studying the scriptures. Nevertheless, this author confesses his utter dependence upon the Lord. Apart from the Lord, the scriptures would be a mystery. This study began to take this present form after having taught the Book of Proverbs twice since 2008 as a Sunday school teacher. He often confesses that this Book of Proverbs has saved his life, because it taught him the fear of the Lord and to turn away from evil.
