Dan Phillips gives an introduction to Proverbs along with a selective exposition of it, written so that the seasoned expositor, the student and the ordinary reader are each challenged, encouraged and instructed in skillful living as God has revealed it.

Finding practical skill for living is always a challenge, and Proverbs is often reduced to a quotation book in the attempt. Phillips treats the structure, the theology and the Hebrew poetry seriously, and the result is highly readable while remaining a genuine exposition rather than a collection of applications.