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Bible Commentaries
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Introduction to Wisdom; Benefits of Listening.Chapter 2
Wisdom's Value; Protection from Evil Paths.Chapter 3
Trust in God; Blessings of Wisdom.Chapter 4
Pursuit of Wisdom; Avoiding Wicked Paths.Chapter 5
Warning against Adultery and its Consequences.Chapter 6
Warnings about Laziness, Deceit, and Folly.Chapter 7
The Seduction of Folly; Embracing Wisdom.Chapter 8
Wisdom's Call and its Divine Origin.Chapter 9
Invitation to Wisdom and its Contrast with Folly.Chapter 10
Proverbs Contrasting the Righteous and the Wicked.Chapter 11
Virtues of Honesty, Righteousness, and Generosity.Chapter 12
Contrast between the Righteous and the Wicked.Chapter 13
Wisdom's Rewards and Folly's Consequences.Chapter 14
Wisdom's Ways versus Folly's Paths.Chapter 15
Impact of Speech; Righteousness versus Wickedness.Chapter 16
Divine Sovereignty; Wise Living and Humility.Chapter 17
Wisdom, Relationships, and Avoiding Quarrels.Chapter 18
The Power of Words and Wisdom.Chapter 19
The Consequences of Folly and Integrity.Chapter 20
Wise Behavior; Consequences of Dishonesty.Chapter 21
Divine Justice and Righteous Living.Chapter 22
Teachings on Righteousness, Wealth, and Relationships.Chapter 23
Warnings against Indulgence and Seeking Wisdom.Chapter 24
Admonitions about Wisdom, Diligence, and Justice.Chapter 25
Further Proverbs; Wise Leadership and Speech.Chapter 26
Folly and Wisdom Contrasted; Various Proverbs.Chapter 27
Advice on Relationships, Work, and Self-Awareness.Chapter 28
Righteousness, Leadership, and the Fate of the Wicked.Chapter 30
Agur's Wisdom; Reflections on Life's Mysteries.Chapter 31
The Virtuous Woman and Her Qualities.
- Proverbs
by Editor - James Nisbet
Proverbs 1:1 The Hebrew Wisdom
Proverbs 1:10‘Yield not to Temptation’
Proverbs 2:1-5 Wisdom’s Counsels
Proverbs 3:1 The Grace of Humility
Proverbs 4:7 The Principal Thing
Proverbs 5:6; Proverbs 5:21 Life’s Level Path
Proverbs 6:2 A Chapter of Warnings
Proverbs 7:6-7 Simpletons Attract Seducers
Proverbs 8:14 Strong Son of God!
Proverbs 9:10 Wisdom’s Beginning is God’s Fear
Proverbs 10:27 Long Life and Promised Blessing
Proverbs 11:13 Talebearing
Proverbs 11:24 Gaining by Losing
Proverbs 12:27 Defective Energy
Proverbs 13:21 Nemesis
Proverbs 14:12 Things are not what they Seem
Proverbs 15:1 The Power of a Soft Answer
Proverbs 16:2 Principles Turn the Scale
Proverbs 17:15‘Arcades Ambo’
Proverbs 18:10 God’s Keep
Proverbs 19:21 Man Purposes, God Disposes
Proverbs 20:17 Hard Fare
Proverbs 21:1 Dominus Dirigit Cor
Proverbs 22:2 The Maker of High and Low
Proverbs 23:17 Life is for God
Proverbs 24:30-32 The Field of the Sluggard
Proverbs 25:25 The Refreshment of Good News
Proverbs 26:13 Laziness and Cowardice
Proverbs 27:17 Ideas grow by Intercourse
Proverbs 28:14 Fear and its Antidote
Proverbs 30:7-8 The Prayer of Agur
Proverbs 31:28 The Reward of the Righteous Woman
Proverbs 31:30 The Beauty that never Fades
