Students of the Bible cannot go wrong in investing in Bruce Waltke's two volume commentary on The Book of Proverbs. First, Dr. Waltke is a suberb scholar of the Hebrew language. Each passage is freshly translated by the author - this is not a recopied translation from a translation you can buy at a book store. Each translated passage is followed by translation notes. Second, Dr. Waltke has a warm spirituality which is conveyed on every page of this commentary. Third, the commentary can be used by Bible students who have not studied the Hebrew Language. Obviously, a person who has studied biblical Hebrew would gain more from the text, however, it is not necessary for a reader to have a knowledge of the language to benefit greatly from this text. Fourth, this commentary is fruit of years of teaching the Book of Proverbs to seminary students. Clearly, Dr. Waltke loves The Book of the Proverbs! Fourth, very few Bible commentaries lend themselves to devotional reading. Dr. Waltke has written a book which any person who wishes to deepen their understanding of Old Testament wisdom literature would benefit. More than this, anyone who wishes to have his or heart warmed by this ancient wisdom will find this available through reading Dr. Waltke's two volume commentary on The Book of Proverbs.