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Proverbs

Old Testament · Wisdom · 31 chapters
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Practical wisdom for skillful living, all rooted in the fear of the LORD.

Proverbs gathers short, memorable sayings on speech, money, work, sex, and friendship. They are not promises but wise generalizations — the skill of living well in God's ordered world.

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Chapters
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Sections

Prologue: The Fear of the LORDCh. 1

The book's purpose statement, climaxing in its motto: "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge."

The Father's Call and Wisdom's CryCh. 1–9

Extended appeals from a father, and Lady Wisdom calling in the streets against Folly's seduction.

Major themes & people

Concept The Fear of the LORD

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Lay

  • ★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical

    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

Pastoral

  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

Watch & study

  • VideoBibleProject — Proverbs videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on ProverbsYouTube · Lay · Free

    Sermon series and book overviews from across YouTube.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on ProverbsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).