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Book 20 · Wisdom

Proverbs

Proverbs gathers wise instruction for fearing the LORD and living with skill, restraint, and moral clarity in ordinary life. Through parental counsel, compact sayings, and personified wisdom, it trains the reader to see speech, desire, work, wealth, friendship, and justice in the light of God's order.

Within Scripture, Proverbs serves as a handbook of covenant wisdom, teaching how reverence for the LORD shapes everyday judgment. It does not replace law, prophecy, or story, but distills their moral logic into habits of attention and conduct that form a people able to live faithfully in God's world.

Chapters31
Reading time~30 min·6,994 words
ThemesWisdom · Prayer · Praise · Longing
Opens with“These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David,”
Chapters

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  1. 1Chapter
  2. 2The Benefits of Wisdom
  3. 3Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart and The Blessings of Wisdom
  4. 4A Father’s Instruction
  5. 5Avoiding Immorality
  6. 6Warnings against Foolishness and Warnings against Adultery
  7. 7Warnings about the Adulteress
  8. 8The Excellence of Wisdom
  9. 9The Way of Wisdom and The Way of Folly
  10. 10Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son
  11. 11Dishonest Scales
  12. 12Loving Discipline and Knowledge
  13. 13A Father’s Discipline
  14. 14The Wise Woman
  15. 15A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath
  16. 16The Reply of the Tongue Is from the LORD
  17. 17Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness
  18. 18The Selfishness of the Unfriendly
  19. 19The Man of Integrity
  20. 20Wine Is a Mocker
  21. 21The King’s Heart
  22. 22Chapter
  23. 23Chapter
  24. 24Chapter
  25. 25More Proverbs of Solomon
  26. 26Similitudes and Instructions
  27. 27Do Not Boast about Tomorrow
  28. 28The Boldness of the Righteous
  29. 29The Flourishing of the Righteous
  30. 30The Words of Agur
  31. 31The Sayings for King Lemuel and The Virtues of a Noble Woman
Outline

Every section, in order.

  1. Chapter 1
    1. The Beginning of Knowledgevv. 1-7
    2. The Enticement of Sinvv. 8-19
    3. Wisdom Calls Aloudvv. 20-33
  2. Chapter 2The Benefits of Wisdom
    1. The Benefits of Wisdomvv. 1-22
  3. Chapter 3Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart and The Blessings of Wisdom
    1. Trust in the LORD with All Your Heartvv. 1-12
    2. The Blessings of Wisdomvv. 13-35
  4. Chapter 4A Father’s Instruction
    1. A Father’s Instructionvv. 1-27
  5. Chapter 5Avoiding Immorality
    1. Avoiding Immoralityvv. 1-23
  6. Chapter 6Warnings against Foolishness and Warnings against Adultery
    1. Warnings against Foolishnessvv. 1-19
    2. Warnings against Adulteryvv. 20-35
  7. Chapter 7Warnings about the Adulteress
    1. Warnings about the Adulteressvv. 1-27
  8. Chapter 8The Excellence of Wisdom
    1. The Excellence of Wisdomvv. 1-36
  9. Chapter 9The Way of Wisdom and The Way of Folly
    1. The Way of Wisdomvv. 1-12
    2. The Way of Follyvv. 13-18
  10. Chapter 10Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son
    1. Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Sonvv. 1-32
  11. Chapter 11Dishonest Scales
    1. Dishonest Scalesvv. 1-31
  12. Chapter 12Loving Discipline and Knowledge
    1. Loving Discipline and Knowledgevv. 1-28
  13. Chapter 13A Father’s Discipline
    1. A Father’s Disciplinevv. 1-25
  14. Chapter 14The Wise Woman
    1. The Wise Womanvv. 1-35
  15. Chapter 15A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath
    1. A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrathvv. 1-33
  16. Chapter 16The Reply of the Tongue Is from the LORD
    1. The Reply of the Tongue Is from the LORDvv. 1-33
  17. Chapter 17Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness
    1. Better a Dry Morsel in Quietnessvv. 1-28
  18. Chapter 18The Selfishness of the Unfriendly
    1. The Selfishness of the Unfriendlyvv. 1-24
  19. Chapter 19The Man of Integrity
    1. The Man of Integrityvv. 1-29
  20. Chapter 20Wine Is a Mocker
    1. Wine Is a Mockervv. 1-30
  21. Chapter 21The King’s Heart
    1. The King’s Heartvv. 1-31
  22. Chapter 22
    1. A Good Namevv. 1-16
    2. Saying 1vv. 17-21
    3. Saying 2vv. 22-23
    4. Saying 3vv. 24-25
    5. Saying 4vv. 26-27
    6. Saying 5vv. 28
    7. Saying 6vv. 29
  23. Chapter 23
    1. Saying 7vv. 1-3
    2. Saying 8vv. 4-5
    3. Saying 9vv. 6-8
    4. Saying 10vv. 9
    5. Saying 11vv. 10-11
    6. Saying 12vv. 12
    7. Saying 13vv. 13-14
    8. Saying 14vv. 15-16
    9. Saying 15vv. 17-18
    10. Saying 16vv. 19-21
    11. Saying 17vv. 22-25
    12. Saying 18vv. 26-28
    13. Saying 19vv. 29-35
  24. Chapter 24
    1. Saying 20vv. 1-2
    2. Saying 21vv. 3-4
    3. Saying 22vv. 5-6
    4. Saying 23vv. 7
    5. Saying 24vv. 8-9
    6. Saying 25vv. 10-12
    7. Saying 26vv. 13-14
    8. Saying 27vv. 15-16
    9. Saying 28vv. 17-18
    10. Saying 29vv. 19-20
    11. Saying 30vv. 21-22
    12. Further Sayings of the Wisevv. 23-34
  25. Chapter 25More Proverbs of Solomon
    1. More Proverbs of Solomonvv. 1-28
  26. Chapter 26Similitudes and Instructions
    1. Similitudes and Instructionsvv. 1-28
  27. Chapter 27Do Not Boast about Tomorrow
    1. Do Not Boast about Tomorrowvv. 1-27
  28. Chapter 28The Boldness of the Righteous
    1. The Boldness of the Righteousvv. 1-28
  29. Chapter 29The Flourishing of the Righteous
    1. The Flourishing of the Righteousvv. 1-27
  30. Chapter 30The Words of Agur
    1. The Words of Agurvv. 1-33
  31. Chapter 31The Sayings for King Lemuel and The Virtues of a Noble Woman
    1. The Sayings for King Lemuelvv. 1-9
    2. The Virtues of a Noble Womanvv. 10-31
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