The Book of Proverbs

PROVERBS - This book is a compendium of proverb collections. Although Solomon inspired the development of the book, its entire content did not derive from him. A proverb is a short, pithy saying with practical implications. The ones included here cover a variety of subjects, for example, chastity, control of the tongue, laziness, knowledge, relations with others, justice. Perhaps above everything else in Proverbs there is the reiterated assertion that the source of true wisdom is "the fear of the Lord".

Author: King Solomon Agur King Lemuel

kjv@Proverbs:1:1-7	Prologue Purpose and Theme
kjv@Proverbs:1:8-19	Warning Against Enticement
kjv@Proverbs:1:20-33	Warning Against Rejecting Wisdom
kjv@Proverbs:2	Moral Benefits of Wisdom
kjv@Proverbs:3	Further Benefits of Wisdom
kjv@Proverbs:4	Wisdom is Supreme
kjv@Proverbs:5	Warning Against Adultery
kjv@Proverbs:6:1-19	Warnings Against Folly
kjv@Proverbs:6:20-35	Warning Against Adulter
kjv@Proverbs:7	Warning Against Adulteress
kjv@Proverbs:8	Wisdom's Call
kjv@Proverbs:9	Invitations of Wisdom and of Folly
kjv@Proverbs:10:1-22:16	Proverbs of Solomon
kjv@Proverbs:22:17-29	Sayings of the Wise
kjv@Proverbs:23:1-24:22	Sayings of the Wise
kjv@Proverbs:24:23-34	Further Sayings of the Wise
kjv@Proverbs:25-29	More Proverbs of Solomon
kjv@Proverbs:30	Sayings of Agur
kjv@Proverbs:31:1-9	Sayings of King Lemuel
kjv@Proverbs:31:10-31	Epilogue The Wife of Noble Character

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Proverbs, Book of @ a collection of moral and philosophical maxims of a wide range of subjects presented in a poetic form. This book sets forth the "philosophy of practical life. It is the sign to us that the Bible does not despise common sense and discretion. It impresses upon us in the most forcible manner the value of intelligence and prudence and of a good education. The whole strength of the Hebrew language and of the sacred authority of the book is thrown upon these homely truths. It deals, too, in that refined, discriminating, careful view of the finer shades of human character so often overlooked by theologians, but so necessary to any true estimate of human life" (Stanley's Jewish Church). As to the origin of this book, "it is probable that Solomon gathered and recast many proverbs which sprang from human experience in preceeding ages and were floating past him on the tide of time, and that he also elaborated many new ones from the material of his own experience. Towards the close of the book, indeed, are preserved some of Solomon's own sayings that seem to have fallen from his lips in later life and been gathered by other hands' (Arnot's Laws from Heaven, etc.) This book is usually divided into three parts:

(1.) Consisting of ch. 1-9, which contain an exhibition of wisdom as the highest good.

(2.) Consisting of ch. 10-24.

(3.) Containing proverbs of Solomon "which the men of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, collected" (ch. 25-29). These are followed by two supplements,

(1) "The words of Agur" (ch. 30); and

(2) "The words of king Lemuel" (ch. 31). Solomon is said to have written three thousand proverbs, and those contained in this book may be a selection from these (kjvKings:4:32). In the New Testament there are thirty-five direct quotations from this book or allusions to it.

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