Proverbs 9-12: It's Still the Same Old Story

The woman Folly is loud;
she is undisciplined and without knowledge.
 She sits at the door of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,
calling out to those who pass by,
who go straight on their way.
"Let all who are simple come in here!"
she says to those who lack judgment.
"Stolen water is sweet;
food eaten in secret is delicious!"  - Prov. 9:13-17 NIV

So many of the proverbs seem obsolete in this day and age.  When movie stars and basketball players command millions while children are gunned down because they disrespected a classmate, how can anyone say that righteousness will prevail.  When the Housewives of New Jersey, with their plastic face lifts and plastic mansions become a hit television show, it appears that Folly has become the reigning king of society.  But Solomon knew it was all a illusion and so he comes back to the same refrain over and over again.

The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
The man of integrity walks securely,
but he who takes crooked paths will be found out. - Prov. 10:8-9 NIV

The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.  - Prov. 11:23 NIV
 
No matter how the world appears to work today, God's laws are immutable; they are not subject to change. The life that is chosen here on earth determines the reward.
 
In the way of righteousness there is life;
along that path is immortality - Prov. 12:28 NIV