These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
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- WEB These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
- BSB These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:
- NKJV Thesealso are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:
- NASB These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.
- NLT These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah.
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Quick answer
This heading marks a further collection of Solomon's proverbs preserved by King Hezekiah's scribes. God's wisdom was carefully copied and handed down.
Overview
Roughly two centuries after Solomon, the godly Hezekiah's men compiled and copied these proverbs, showing the care with which Scripture was transmitted. It testifies to the high value Israel placed on preserving inspired wisdom across generations. This faithful transmission undergirds our confidence that God has providentially kept his word.
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Cross-references · 9
- Prov 1:1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
- 1 Kgs 4:32And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
- Mic 1:1The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
- Isa 36:22Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
- Hos 1:1The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
- Prov 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Eccl 12:9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
- Isa 37:2And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
- Isa 1:1The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
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