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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Commentaries
Proverbs

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Chapter 1
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

 
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