(e.g. God will forgive the sins of those who trust in Jesus) are always true and apply to all circumstances. A proverb, on the other hand, is not intended to cover every situation and often needs to be fleshed out by other perspectives.6 A proverb is, however, still true, even if it does not always apply. This will mean that it is useful to balance the varying perspectives of different proverbs on the same theme (e.g. money, speech, work). Thus, we need to read the observations of the poor having