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Saturday, January 13, 2024

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The Book of Proverbs is trying to get anyone who will listen back to the Tree of Life and off the path to death. This effort is personified through two main characters: Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly. Those who listen to Lady Wisdom escape death, receive wisdom, and walk in life. However, those who listen to Lady Folly repeat the mistakes made by Adam and Eve, earning the same result - death.

Book of Proverbs Summary: A Complete Animated Overview




NIV Study Bible Intros: Proverbs




Proverbs: The Bible Explained

Proverbs
Proverbs is a collection of wisdom from generations of godly people. Dig into this book made for a lifetime of reading and contemplation.

Through the Word
Proverbs Intro

How blessed is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding. Proverbs 3:13

Proverbs Overview

Prologue to Wise Living

Principles for Wise Living

A personification of Wise Living

Proverbs 1:1-9:18

Proverbs 10:1-31:9

Proverbs 31:10-31

“Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge” Proverbs 1:7

“Fear of the LORD teaches wisdom, humility precedes honor.” Proverbs 15:33

“Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised.” Proverbs 31:30

Title:
Proverbs Pr 1:1

Precepts of Wisdom

Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs Copied by Hezekiah's Men

Proverbs of Agur

Proverbs of Lemuel
Pr 31:1-9

Capable

Wife

31:10-31

Purpose of Proverbs
Pr 1:1-7

Proverbs to Youth
Pr 1:8-9:18

Proverbs of Solomon
Pr 10:1-24:34

Proverbs of Solomon (Hezekiah)
Pr 25:1-29:27

Words of Agur
Pr 30:1-30:33

Words of Lemuel
Pr 31:1-31:31

Wisdom especially for youth

Wisdom for all

Grouping

Father's Exhortations

First Collection of Solomon

Second Collection
of Solomon

Numerical Proverbs

Wisdom for Leaders

Pr 31:1-9

Virtuous Wife

Pr 31:10-31

Theme:
Proverbs Pr 1:7; 9:10

Wisdom for Young Men

Proverbs for Everyone

Personal Notes from Agur & Lemuel

Prologue

Principles of Wisdom

Epilogue

Commend
Wisdom

Counsel of Wisdom

Comparisons
of Wisdom

Christ in Proverbs

Wisdom is incarnate in Christ, who is “the wisdom of God” (1 Corinthians 1:24). He is “wisdom itself” (1 Corinthians 1:30), and “in him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3)

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Why Proverbs? An Introduction

Why Study Proverbs

PROVERBS: WISE SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

I. Introduction

Proverbs are the collected wisdom through the centuries of learned and/or observant people. They contain moral, ethical and social teachings drawn from life. They normally use few words, with many of them antithetical. That is, they draw a contrast between two extremes of attitude or action.

What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Between understanding and wisdom? Can we know much, but not have wisdom? How is this possible?

The author and collector of many of the proverbs in this book was probably Solomon. In 1 Kings 4:32 we find that this wise king wrote 3,000 proverbs. This book, however, only contains 900 of the 3,000. Many of the proverbs probably came from Solomon’s experience and insights, but some may have already existed. Others were copied out by the scribes of King Hezekiah (Proverbs 25:1). Agur and King Lemuel wrote the last chapters, but nothing is known of them except that Agur was the son of Jakeh and Lemuel was king of Massa.

The first nine chapters are devoted to establishing the value of wisdom, written to the king’s son, apparently (or perhaps to all young men, allegorically), and to warnings against the prostitute and other loose women. The prostitute and the loose women are a symbol of a foolish way of living rather than wise behavior and decision-making. Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, was undoubtedly intelligent and capable, but extremely foolish (1 Kings 12).

The book is timeless in its message. It speaks to us today, just as it did to those of Solomon’s day. Therefore, we can benefit even now from its practical and general messages.


II. Prologue (Proverbs 1:1-7)

The first words attribute the writing to Solomon, son of David. It was generally the practice in ancient times to give the author’s name first, because otherwise, one would have to scroll to the end of the roll to find who wrote it. Paul’s epistles show this pattern. Giving Solomon credit for the book does not mean that he wrote all of it. He may have composed most of it, but we know from the latter part of the book that he didn’t write all of it.

 

III. An overview of Proverbs

  • A. Introduction
    • 1. The Title: THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON Proverbs 1:1
    • 2. The goal of the book is to teach . . . Proverbs 1:2-3
      • a. Attaining WISDOM and DISCIPLINE
      • b. Understanding WORDS OF INSIGHT
      • c. Acquiring a DISCIPLINED and PRUDENT LIFE
      • d. Doing what is RIGHT and JUST and FAIR
    • 3. The Target Audience Proverbs 1:4-6
      • a. SIMPLE and YOUNG
      • b. WISE and DISCERNING
  • B. An Appeal: The Value of Seeking Wisdom Proverbs 1:8-9:18
    • 1. My INSTRUCTION Proverbs 1:8-7:27
    • 2. Wisdom Personified: Lady Wisdom makes her appeal Proverbs 8:1-36
    • 3. A final appeal to seek WISDOM Proverbs 9:1-18
  • C. Proverbs
    • 1. Proverbs from SOLOMON Proverbs 10:1-22:16
    • 2. Proverbs from the WISE Proverbs 22:17- 24:22
    • 3. More Proverbs from the WISE Proverbs 24:23-24:34
    • 4. Proverbs from Solomon as collected by the men of HEZEKIAH Proverbs 25:1-29:27
    • Two important conclusions:
      • a. Although much of the book of Proverbs may date to Solomon’s time, the Biblical book of Proverbs cannot be dated earlier than 700 BC!
      • b. The book of Proverbs is a COLLECTION of WISE SAYINGS (Compare Proverbs 18:8 with Proverbs 26:22; 20:16 with Proverbs 27:13)
    • 5. The Wisdom of Agur son of Jakeh an ORACLE (or of MASSA) Proverbs 30:1-33
    • 6. The Wisdom of KING Lemuel an ORACLE (or king of Massa) Proverbs 31:1-9
    • 7. Anonymous Wisdom: The Ideal Wife Proverbs 31:10-31

 

IV. Proverbs

  • A. The general nature of proverbs.
    • 1. Consider the conflict in our own modern proverbs: 
      • Too many cooks spoil the stew –AND– Two heads are better than one.
      •  Look before you leap –AND– He who hesitates is lost.
    • 2. Consider the conflict in Israel’s ancient proverbs (Proverbs 3:1-2 and Proverbs 10:4, 6).
    • 3. Consider the conflict in Proverbs 26:4-5

 

V. Conclusion

 It takes WISDOM and EXPERIENCE to know when and how to apply a proverb (26:9). Applying it in our life is much more difficult than just knowing it. The goal of this series of lessons is to help us gain wisdom and experience in applying the book of Proverbs to our lives.


Topics

This list is not intended to be exhaustive either in its coverage of subjects or in the references under any one subject. It is intended to illustrate one approach to the study of Proverbs. Themes such as the inevitability of the ruin of the wicked and the certainty of the prosperity of the righteous, reiterated in verse after verse, have not been included because an endless string of references is of no great use to the reader. What is more important is to compare and contrast different treatments of the same theme: this has been the main principle behind the compilation of this list, although in some cases all the examples of a particular type of saying have been given. Themes that occur only once have not been included: this is in no sense an index. It is hoped that the reader will be encouraged by it both to compare the examples given and also to extend the list of themes through one’s study of the book.

  • Animal sayings: Proverbs 6:6-8; 30:15, 18-19, 24-8, 29-31 
  • Bad company, avoidance of: Proverbs 1:10-19; 3:31-2; 4:14-17; 16:29; 22:24-53 23:20-1; 24:1-2
  • Bribery: Proverbs 15:27; 17:8, 23; 18:16; 21:14
  • Drunkenness: Proverbs 20:1; 23:20-1, 29-35; 31:4-7
  • God as seeing and controlling all things: Proverbs 5:21; 15:3, 11; 16:1-4, 9, 33; 17:33 19:21; 20:12, 24, 27; 21:2, 30-1; 22:2; 24:12; 29:13, 26
  • Justice, the administration of: Proverbs 17:15, 23, 26; 18:5, 17-18; 21:28
  • Kings and rulers: Proverbs 14:28, 35; 16:10, 12-15; 19:12; 20:2, 8, 26, 28; 21:1; 22:11; 23:1-3;25:2-3,5-7, 15; 29:4, 12, 14; 31:1-9
  • Laziness and hard work: Proverbs 6:6-11; 10:4-5, 26; 12:11, 24, 27; 13:43 15:19; 19:15, 24; 20:4, 13; 21:25-6; 22:13; 24:30-4; 26:13-16; 28:19
  • Numerical sayings: Proverbs 6:16-19; 30:15-16, 18-19, 21-3, 24-8, 29-31
  • Parents, education, discipline: Proverbs 1:1-9; 2:1; 3:1-4, 12; 4:1-5, 10-13, 20-23 5:1-2, 7; 6:20-3; 7:1-3, 24; 10:1, 17; 12:1; 13:1, 18, 24; 15:5, 10, 12, 20, 31-3; 17:21, 25; 19:13, 18, 25-7; 20:20, 30; 22:6, 15; 23:12-16, 19, 24-6; 28:7; 29:1, 3, 15, 17, 19, 21; 30:11, 17
  • Quarrels: Proverbs 3:30; 10:12; 15:18; 18:18-19; 20:33 26:17, 20- 1; 28:2, 25; 29:9, 22
  • Sacrifice: Proverbs 3:9-10; 7:14; 15:8; 21:3, 27
  • Self-control (see also under speech): Proverbs 11:12-13; 12:16, 23; 13:3; 14:29; 17:27-8; 25:28; 29:11, 20
  • Speech, wise and unwise, silence: Proverbs 10:8, 11, 14, 18-21, 31-2; 11:9, 12; 12:14, 17-193 13:33 14:33 15:1-2, 4, 7, 23; 16:23-4; 17:7, 27-8; 18:20-13 21:23323:9; 25:11; 26:4-5, 7, 22-8 
  • Standing surety: Proverbs 6:1-5; 11:15; 17:18; 20:16; 22:26-7; 27:13
  • Wealth: Proverbs 10:2, 15, 22; 11:4, 18, 24-5, 28; 12:9; 13:7-8, 11, 22; 14:20; 15:6, 16-17; 16:8, 16; 17:1, 16; 18:11, 23; 19:1, 4, 6-7; 22:7; 23:4-5; 27:23-7; 28:6, 8, 20, 22; 30:8-9
  • Wisdom, the benefits of: Proverbs 1:33; 2:10-16; 3:13-18; 4:6-9; 8:12-21, 34
  • Wisdom as a bride: Proverbs 4:6-9; 7:4
  • Wisdom and creation: Proverbs 3:19-20; 8:22-31
  • Wisdom, the infinite value of: Proverbs 2:4; 3:13-18; 4:7;8:10-11; 23:23
  • Wisdom as a teacher: Proverbs 1:20-3338:1-36; 9:1-6
  • Women: Proverbs 2:16-19; 5:3-6, 8-20;6:24-35;7:5-27; 11:16, 22; 12:4; 18:22; 19:14; 21:9, 19; 22:14; 23:27-8; 25:24; 27:15-16; 30:20; 31:3, 10-31



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