Book of Proverbs

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New Testament

As stated in Proverbs 1:2-6, the purpose of this book is to instruct and teach how to deal successfully with life.

Chapters

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Information

The Book of Proverbs is commonly divided into three sections:

1. ch. 1 – 9, which contain an exhibition of wisdom as the highest good.
2. ch. 10 – 24, a collection of "the proverbs of Solomon"
3. ch. 25 – 29, another collection of "proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied"

These are followed by three supplements

1. "The words of Agur" (ch. 30); and
2. "The words to king Lemuel" (ch. 31,1–9).
3. The praise of the good wife (ch. 31,10–31)