Outline 1. The Beginning of Knowledge ( 1:1–7 ) 2. The Way of Wisdom ( 1:8–9:18 ) a. Appeals and Warnings ( 1:8–33 ) i. The Enticement of Sin ( 1:8–19 ) ii. Wisdom Calls Aloud ( 1:20–33 ) b. Wisdom ( 2:1–4:27 ) i. The Benefits of Wisdom ( 2:1–22 ) ii. Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart ( 3:1–12 ) iii. The Blessings of Wisdom ( 3:13–35 ) iv. A Father’s Instruction ( 4:1–27 ) c. Folly ( 5:1–7:27 ) i. Avoiding Immorality ( 5:1–23 ) ii. Warnings against Foolishness ( 6:1–19 ) iii. Warnings against Adultery ( 6:20–35 ) iv. Warning about the Adulteress ( 7:1–27 ) d. Appeals to Wisdom ( 8:1–9:18 ) i. The Excellence of Wisdom ( 8:1–36 ) ii. The Way of Wisdom ( 9:1–12 ) iii. The Way of Folly ( 9:13–18 ) 3. Solomon's Proverbs ( 10:1–22:16 ) a. The Wise Son ( 10:1–32 ) b. Dishonest Scales ( 11:1–31 ) c. Loving Discipline and Knowledge ( 12:1–28 ) d. A Father’s Discipline ( 13:1–25 ) e. The Wise Woman ( 14:1–35 ) f. A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath ( 15:1–33 ) g. The Reply of the Tongue Is from the LORD ( 16:1–33 ) h. Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness ( 17:1–28 ) i. The Selfishness of the Unfriendly ( 18:1–24 ) j. The Man of Integrity ( 19:1–29 ) k. Wine is a Mocker ( 20:1–30 ) l. The King’s Heart ( 21:1–31 ) m. A Good Name ( 22:1–16 ) 4. Thirty Sayings of the Wise ( 22:17–24:22 ) 5. Further Sayings of the Wise ( 24:23–34 ) 6. Hezekiah's Collection of Solomon's Proverbs ( 25:1—29:27 ) 7. The Words of Agur ( 30:1–33 ) 8. The Sayings of King Lemuel ( 31:1–9 ) 9. The Virtues of a Noble Woman ( 31:10–31 ) |
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