Proverbs
Sayings of wisdom for everyday life, grounded in “the fear of the Lord.”
Choose a chapter
- Written by
- Mainly Solomon, with sayings of the wise, Agur and Lemuel
- Date
- c. 900s–700s BC
Themes
- The fear of the Lord
- Wisdom for daily life
- The two ways of wisdom and folly
Outline
- A father’s call to wisdomChapters 1–9
- Proverbs of SolomonChapters 10–22
- Sayings of the wiseChapters 22–24
- More proverbs of SolomonChapters 25–29
- Agur and Lemuel; the virtuous wifeChapters 30–31
Key verses
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.