The Mishlei Podcast
My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss, and this is the hub for all of my shiurim (classes) on Sefer Mishlei, a.k.a. The Book of Proverbs! Generally speaking we will follow the approach to Mishlei outlined by Saadia Gaon who views Mishlei as a guide for intelligent decision-making in everyday life with the goal of maximizing long-term pleasure and minimizing long-term pain. Each shiur will typically focus on one pasuk (verse), which we will attempt to analyze on our own before turning to the meforshim (commentators). If you have any questions feel free to email me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thanks for listening!
Episodes
655 episodes
Mishlei 25:9-10 - Why You Shouldn't Fight Dirty (Part 2)
Mishlei 25:9-10 - Why You Shouldn't Fight Dirty (Part 2)(ט) רִיבְךָ רִיב אֶת רֵעֶךָ וְסוֹד אַחֵר אַל תְּגָל. (י) פֶּן יְחַסֶּדְךָ שֹׁמֵעַ וְדִבָּתְךָ לֹא תָשׁוּב:Length: 30 minutesSynopsis: This morning (12/4/25), in our sho...
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Season 19
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Episode 26
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30:36
Mishlei 25:9-10 - Why You Shouldn't Fight Dirty (Part 1)
Mishlei 25:9-10 - Why You Shouldn't Fight Dirty (Part 1)(ט) רִיבְךָ רִיב אֶת רֵעֶךָ וְסוֹד אַחֵר אַל תְּגָל. (י) פֶּן יְחַסֶּדְךָ שֹׁמֵעַ וְדִבָּתְךָ לֹא תָשׁוּב:Length: 46 minutesSynopsis: This morning (12/3/25), in our Mor...
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Season 19
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Episode 25
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44:28
Mishlei 25:8 - Don't Be Quick to Quarrel, Or Else (Part 2)
Mishlei 25:8 - Don't Be Quick to Quarrel, Or Else (Part 2)אַל תֵּצֵא לָרִב מַהֵר פֶּן מַה תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ בְּהַכְלִים אֹתְךָ רֵעֶךָ:Length: 46 minutesSynopsis: This morning (11/26/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, ...
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Season 19
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Episode 24
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46:21
Mishlei 17:8 - The Charm of a Bribe
Mishlei 17:8 - The Charm of a Bribeאֶבֶן חֵן הַשֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵי בְעָלָיו, אֶל כׇּל אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה יַשְׂכִּיל:Length: 1 hour 36 minutesSynopsis: This evening (11/24/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk ...
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Season 19
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Episode 23
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1:36:23
Mishlei 25:8 - Don't Be Quick to Quarrel, Or Else (Part 1)
Mishlei 25:8 - Don't Be Quick to Quarrel, Or Else (Part 1)אַל תֵּצֵא לָרִב מַהֵר פֶּן מַה תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ בְּהַכְלִים אֹתְךָ רֵעֶךָ:Length: 47 minutesSynopsis: This morning (11/20/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, ...
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Season 19
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Episode 22
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47:19
Mishlei 17:7 - Societal Standing and Speech Incongruity
Mishlei 17:7 - Societal Standing and Speech Incongruityעֲטֶרֶת זְקֵנִים בְּנֵי בָנִים וְתִפְאֶרֶת בָּנִים אֲבוֹתָם:Length: 1 hour 41 minutesSynopsis: This evening (11/17/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a p...
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Season 19
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Episode 21
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1:41:22
Mishlei 25:6-7 - Self-Destructive Self-Promotion (Part 2)
Mishlei 25:6-7 - Self-Destructive Self-Promotion (Part 2)(ו) אַל תִּתְהַדַּר לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ וּבִמְקוֹם גְּדֹלִים אַל תַּעֲמֹד.(ז) כִּי טוֹב אֲמׇר לְךָ עֲלֵה הֵנָּה מֵהַשְׁפִּילְךָ לִפְנֵי נָדִיב אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ:Length: 29 ...
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Season 19
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Episode 20
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30:02
Mishlei 25:6-7 - Self-Destructive Self-Promotion (Part 1)
Mishlei 25:6-7 - Self-Destructive Self-Promotion (Part 1)(ו) אַל תִּתְהַדַּר לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ וּבִמְקוֹם גְּדֹלִים אַל תַּעֲמֹד.(ז) כִּי טוֹב אֲמׇר לְךָ עֲלֵה הֵנָּה מֵהַשְׁפִּילְךָ לִפְנֵי נָדִיב אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ:Length: 47 ...
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Season 19
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Episode 19
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47:15
Mishlei 17:6 - Mishlei on Intergenerational Pride (and Ibn Kaspi's Rant About Wanting to Have Kids)
Mishlei 17:6 - Mishlei on Intergenerational Pride (and Ibn Kaspi's Rant About Wanting to Have Kids)עֲטֶרֶת זְקֵנִים בְּנֵי בָנִים וְתִפְאֶרֶת בָּנִים אֲבוֹתָם:Length: 1 hour 48 minutesSynopsis: This evening (11/10/25), in ou...
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Season 19
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Episode 18
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1:47:48
Mishlei 25:4-5 - The Silver Refining Principle/Fallacy (Part 2)
Mishlei 25:4-5 - The Silver Refining Principle/Fallacy (Part 2)(ד) הָגוֹ סִיגִים מִכָּסֶף וַיֵּצֵא לַצֹּרֵף כֶּלִי.(ה) הָגוֹ רָשָׁע לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ וְיִכּוֹן בַּצֶּדֶק כִּסְאוֹ.Length: 30 minutesSynopsis: This morni...
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Season 19
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Episode 17
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30:46
Mishlei 25:4-5 - The Silver Refining Principle/Fallacy (Part 1)
Mishlei 25:4-5 - The Silver Refining Principle/Fallacy (Part 1)(ד) הָגוֹ סִיגִים מִכָּסֶף וַיֵּצֵא לַצֹּרֵף כֶּלִי.(ה) הָגוֹ רָשָׁע לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ וְיִכּוֹן בַּצֶּדֶק כִּסְאוֹ.Length: 10 minutesSynopsis: This morning (11/5/2...
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Season 19
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Episode 16
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11:02
Mishlei 17:5 - The Metaphysical Implications of Mocking the Poor and Schadenfreude
Mishlei 17:5 - The Metaphysical Implications of Mocking the Poor and Schadenfreudeלֹעֵג לָרָשׁ חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ שָׂמֵחַ לְאֵיד לֹא יִנָּקֶה:Length: 1 hours 32 minutesSynopsis: This evening (11/3/25), in our Monday Night Mishle...
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Season 19
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Episode 15
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1:33:18
Mishlei 25:3 - The Unfathomable Hearts of Kings (Part 2)
Mishlei 25:3 - The Unfathomable Hearts of Kings (Part 2)שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק, וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵקֶר:Length: 28 minutesSynopsis: This morning (10/30/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we quickly reviewed yester...
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Season 19
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Episode 14
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29:01
Mishlei 25:3 - The Unfathomable Hearts of Kings (Part 1)
Mishlei 25:3 - The Unfathomable Hearts of Kings (Part 1)שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק, וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵקֶר:Length: 46 minutesSynopsis: This morning (10/29/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued with the loca...
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Season 19
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Episode 13
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46:30
Mishlei 17:4 - What the Evildoer and Man-of-Falsehood Listen To
Mishlei 17:4 - What the Evildoer and Man-of-Falsehood Listen Toמֵרַע מַקְשִׁיב עַל שְׂפַת אָוֶן, שֶׁקֶר מֵזִין עַל לְשׁוֹן הַוֺּת:Length: 1 hour 42 minutesSynopsis: This evening (10/27/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur,...
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Season 19
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Episode 12
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1:42:13
Mishlei 17:3 - The Crucible of the Heart
Mishlei 17:3 - The Crucible of the Heartמַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וּבֹחֵן לִבּוֹת יְיָ:Length: 1 hour 31 minutesSynopsis: This evening (9/29/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we took up another pasuk that formed...
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Season 19
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Episode 11
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1:32:04
Mishlei 25:1-2 - Kavod Elohim vs. Kavod Melachim (Part 2)
Mishlei 25:1-2 - Kavod Elohim vs. Kavod Melachim (Part 2)גַּם אֵלֶּה מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר הֶעְתִּיקוּ אַנְשֵׁי חִזְקִיָּה מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה:כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וּכְבֹד מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָר:Length: 45 minutes
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Season 19
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Episode 10
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45:55
Mishlei 25:1-2 - Kavod Elohim vs. Kavod Melachim (Part 1)
Mishlei 25:1-2 - Kavod Elohim vs. Kavod Melachim (Part 1)גַּם אֵלֶּה מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר הֶעְתִּיקוּ אַנְשֵׁי חִזְקִיָּה מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה:כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וּכְבֹד מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָר:Len...
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Season 19
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Episode 9
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47:56
Mishlei 15:33 - Mishlei's Definition of Yiras Hashem (Part 2)
Mishlei 15:33 - Mishlei's Definition of Yiras Hashem (Part 2)יִרְאַת יְיָ מוּסַר חׇכְמָה וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָה: Length: 44 minutesSynopsis: This morning (9/18/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we ended up going in a...
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Season 19
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Episode 8
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44:43
Mishlei 15:33 - Mishlei's Definition of Yiras Hashem (Part 1)
Mishlei 15:33 - Mishlei's Definition of Yiras Hashem (Part 1)יִרְאַת יְיָ מוּסַר חׇכְמָה וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָה: Length: 47 minutesSynopsis: This morning (9/17/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we learned what I cons...
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Season 19
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Episode 7
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47:22
Mishlei 17:2 - Intelligent Servant vs. Embarrassing Son
Mishlei 17:2 - Intelligent Servant vs. Embarrassing Sonעֶבֶד מַשְׂכִּיל יִמְשֹׁל בְּבֵן מֵבִישׁ וּבְתוֹךְ אַחִים יַחֲלֹק נַחֲלָה:Length: 1 hour 42 minutesSynopsis: This evening (9/15/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, w...
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Season 19
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Episode 6
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1:37:45
Mishlei 15:32 - The Consequences of Loosening or Negating Mussar (Part 2)
Mishlei 15:32 - The Consequences of Loosening or Negating Mussar (Part 2)פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ וְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת קוֹנֶה לֵּב:Length: 30 minutesSynopsis: This morning (9/11/25), in our Morning Mishlei ...
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Season 19
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Episode 5
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30:52
Mishlei 15:32 - The Consequences of Loosening or Negating Mussar (Part 1)
Mishlei 15:32 - The Consequences of Loosening or Negating Mussar (Part 1)פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ וְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת קוֹנֶה לֵּב:Length: 43 minutesSynopsis: This morning (9/10/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we l...
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Season 19
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Episode 4
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43:24
Mishlei 17:1 - A Dry Piece of Bread vs. a House Filled with Meat
Mishlei 17:1 - A Dry Piece of Bread vs. a House Filled with Meatטוֹב פַּת חֲרֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה בָהּ, מִבַּיִת מָלֵא זִבְחֵי רִיב:Length: 1 hour 42 minutesSynopsis: This evening (9/8/25), in the first Monday Night Mishlei shiur...
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Season 19
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Episode 3
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1:43:12
Mishlei 15:31 - How Non-Chachamim Can Get Into the Chachamim Club (Part 2)
Mishlei 15:31 - How Non-Chachamim Can Get Into the Chachamim Club (Part 2)אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת תּוֹכַחַת חַיִּים, בְּקֶרֶב חֲכָמִים תָּלִין:Length: 45 minutesSynopsis: This morning (9/5/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began ...
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Season 19
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Episode 2
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47:48