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Proverbs: Wisdom
| In Praise of Wisdom, 1-9 | Proverbs of Solomon, 10-29 | Proverbs of Agur, 30 | Proverbs of King Lemuel, 31 |
| The book of Proverbs does not lend itself to division as it is a collection of miscellaneous proverbs. | |||
Major words/phrases
- Wise/wisdom
- Fool/foolish
- Fear of the Lord
- My son…
Christ in all the Scriptures
- Wisdom personified, Prov. 3:19-20; 8:22-31
Major themes
- Wisdom – Prov. 1:7; 1:33; 2:1-11; 3:13-18; 4:5-9; 7:1-5; 8:1-36; 9:11-12; 9:1-6; 10:13-24; 12:8; 14:33; 15:24; 16:21-23; 17:24; 18:4; 18:15; 19:8; 23:19; 23:24-25; 24:3-4; 24:13-14
- Folly – Prov. 15:14; 17:12; 18:2; 23:9
- The tongue – Prov. 8:7-8; 10:18-21; 10:31-32; 11:12-13; 12:13-14; 12:18; 12:23; 13:2-3; 13:17; 15:1-2; 15:4; 15:23; 15:26; 15:28; 16:24; 16:27-28; 17:9; 17:27-28; 18:4; 18:6-8; 18:13; 18:20-21; 19:5; 19:9; 20:6; 20:15; 20:17; 20:20; 20:25; 21:9; 21:19; 21:23; 22:11; 25:8-10; 25:11-12; 25:13; 25:15; 25:18; 25:23
- Anger – Prov. 12:16; 14:16-17; 14:29; 15:18; 16:32; 19:11; 19:19; 22:24-25; 25:28
- Counsel – Prov. 11:14; 12:15; 15:22; 16:20; 19:20; 20:5; 20:18; 24:5-6
- Guidance – Prov. 3:5-6; 16:1-3; 16:9; 16:33; 18:18; 19:21; 20:24; 21:15
- Money – Prov. 3:9-10; 6:1-5; 10:2; 10:4; 10:15; 11:15; 11:24-26; 11:28; 13:7-8; 13:11; 13:22; 17:18; 19:4; 19:17; 20:16; 20:21; 21:14; 21:17; 21:26; 22:7; 22:9; 22:26-27; 23:4-5; 25:14
- Pride – Prov. 11:2; 13:10; 16:5; 16:18-19; 18:12; 21:4; 21:24; 22:4; 25:6-7; 25:27
- Laziness – Prov. 6:6-11; 10:4-5; 10:26; 12:11; 12:24; 12:27; 13:4; 13:11; 14:4; 15:19; 18:9; 19:15; 19:24; 20:4; 20:13; 21:25-26; 22:13; 22:29; 24:30-34
- Fear of Lord – Prov. 9:10; 10:27; 14:26-27; 15:33; 16:6; 19:23; 23:17