Proverbs

Prologue: purpose & theme	Proverbs 1:1-7
Warning against enticement	Proverbs 1:8-19
Don’t be a know-it-all	Proverbs 1:7
Education starts from home	Proverbs 1:8
Avoid greedy desires	Proverbs 1:19
Warning against rejecting wisdom	Proverbs 1:20-33
Fool – someone with character deficiency	Proverbs 1:22
Foolish pride	Proverbs 1:23-28
Fruit of their ways	Proverbs 1:31-32
Moral benefits of wisdom	Proverbs 2:1-22
Wisdom is a God-given gift & takes research	Proverbs 2:3-6
God shields the faithful from greed & pride	Proverbs 2:6-8
Wisdom is a growing process	Proverbs 2:9-10
Discretion – the ability to tell right from wrong	Proverbs 2:11
Avoid seductive women/prostitutes	Proverbs 2:16-17
Further benefits of wisdom	Proverbs 3:1-35
Important character qualities	Proverbs 3:3
Lean not on your own understanding	Proverbs 3:5-6
Acknowledge God in everything	Proverbs 3:6
Honor God through tithing	Proverbs 3:9-10
God’s discipline is love	Proverbs 3:11-12
Good benefits of wisdom	Proverbs 3:16-17
Preserve sound judgment & discernment	Proverbs 3:21
Don’t delay in doing good	Proverbs 3:27-28
Wisdom is supreme	Proverbs 4:1-27
Encourage your children to be wise	Proverbs 4:3-4
Seek wisdom & understanding	Proverbs 4:5-7
Don’t let friends steer you to do wrong	Proverbs 4:13-17
Stay focused	Proverbs 4:23-27
Warning against adultery	Proverbs 5:1-23
Avoid slick-talking prostitutes	Proverbs 5:3-8
You can’t ask for advise at the end of your life	Proverbs 5:11-13
Enjoy your spouse	Proverbs 5:15-21
Warnings against folly	Proverbs 6:1-19
Don’t overextend your financial resources & act foolish	Proverbs 6:1-5
Don’t be lazy	Proverbs 6:6-11
Warning against adultery	Proverbs 6:20-35
Seek your parents for advise	Proverbs 6:20-23
Beware of lust	Proverbs 6:25-35
Warning against the adulteress	Proverbs 7:1-27
Wisdom’s call	Proverbs 8:1-36
To fear the Lord is to hate evil	Proverbs 8:13
Wisdom is primary & fundamental	Proverbs 8:22-31
Allegory of Christ	Proverbs 8:22-31
Don’t ignore wisdom	Proverbs 8:32-36
Invitations of wisdom & folly	Proverbs 9:1-18
Wisdom is complete & perfect	Proverbs 9:1
Eat & drink wisdom	Proverbs 9:1-5
Mocker vs. wise person	Proverbs 9:7-10
Wickedness being hypnotic & intoxicating	Proverbs 9:14-17
Proverbs of Solomon	Proverbs 10:1-32; 11:1-31; 12:1-28; 13:1-25; 14:1-35; 15:1-33; 16:1-33; 17:1-28; 18:1-24; 19:1-29; 20:1-30; 21:1-31; 22:1-16
Ill-gotten treasures are of no value	Proverbs 10:2
Righteous vs. wicked	Proverbs 10:3
Avoid laziness	Proverbs 10:4-5
Symptoms of a liar & a fool	Proverbs 10:18
Words of the righteous is valuable	Proverbs 10:20
God makes us wealthy	Proverbs 10:22
Live in fear or have righteous desires	Proverbs 10:24
Good or bad on judgment day	Proverbs 11:4
Rescued from eternal death	Proverbs 11:7-8
The mouth can build or destroy	Proverbs 11:9
It’s good to have wise advisors	Proverbs 11:14
Enjoying life more	Proverbs 11:19
Physical attractiveness can only go so far	Proverbs 11:22
Richer through generosity	Proverbs 11:24-25
Family is important	Proverbs 11:29
Wise people attract others	Proverbs 11:30
No one sins & gets away with it	Proverbs 11:31
Those willing to learn accepts discipline	Proverbs 12:1
Evil leads to more evil while righteousness leads to more righteousness	Proverbs 12:3
Twisting the facts will leave you twisted	Proverbs 12:13
Be strong enough to withstand insults	Proverbs 12:16
Truth lasts forever	Proverbs 12:19
The wicked are unable to handle their problems	Proverbs 12:21
The prudent don’t have to “showboat”	Proverbs 12:23
Don’t be wasteful	Proverbs 12:27
Watch what you say	Proverbs 13:3
Living right builds you up	Proverbs 13:6
Be willing to take advice	Proverbs 13:10
Follow instructions	Proverbs 13:13
Good communication is vital	Proverbs 13:17
Go after something meaningful	Proverbs 13:19
Choose your friends carefully	Proverbs 13:20
Be ready to stand for justice	Proverbs 13:23
Discipline your children	Proverbs 13:24
Serve others & balance of being with people	Proverbs 14:4
Foul attitude can keep you from wisdom	Proverbs 14:6
Share goodwill with others	Proverbs 14:9
Shortcut turns out to be a bad choice	Proverbs 14:12
Patience is a virtue	Proverbs 14:29
God loves the poor	Proverbs 14:31
Seek gentle words	Proverbs 15:1
God sees everything	Proverbs 15:3
What you feed your mind influences your health/well-being	Proverbs 15:14
Make the best out of any situation	Proverbs 15:15
Love for God provides a smoother road	Proverbs 15:17-19
Have a network of advisers	Proverbs 15:22
Evaluate before answering	Proverbs 15:28
Plan within God’s way	Proverbs 16:1
Man justifies his actions but God has motives	Proverbs 16:2
Plans will succeed with God	Proverbs 16:3
God will use anyone for His will	Proverbs 16:4
Avoid pride	Proverbs 16:5
Pleasing God is all that matters	Proverbs 16:7
Honesty is the best policy	Proverbs 16:11
Pride is dangerous	Proverbs 16:18
Understanding from God is a fountain of life	Proverbs 16:22
Hunger keeps you going	Proverbs 16:26
Living long enough to have gray hair is a blessing	Proverbs 16:31
Keep your cool	Proverbs 16:32
Lot was used in ceremonial settings to determine God’s will	Proverbs 16:33
God uses “fire” to purify us	Proverbs 17:3
You mock God when mocking the poor	Proverbs 17:5
The world loves bribes but God doesn’t	Proverbs 17:8
Forgive & forget past mistakes	Proverbs 17:9
Be a true friend	Proverbs 17:17
Cheerfulness heals	Proverbs 17:22
Involve God with your goals	Proverbs 17:24
Silence is a sign of wisdom	Proverbs 17:27-28
Refuse gossip	Proverbs 18:8
Wrong idea of wealth	Proverbs 18:11
Seek all information before making a decision	Proverbs 18:13,15,17
Marriage is good	Proverbs 18:22
Earthly view of the rich & poor	Proverbs 18:23
One true friend is better than a crowd of acquaintances	Proverbs 18:24
Better to have integrity	Proverbs 19:1
Don’t rush into the unknown	Proverbs 19:2
Get wisdom to love yourself	Proverbs 19:8
Obedience to God is vital	Proverbs 19:16
Help the poor	Proverbs 19:17
A general guideline to following God	Proverbs 19:23
A severe case of laziness	Proverbs 19:24
Learn from criticism	Proverbs 19:25
Got nothing to prove	Proverbs 20:3
You have to do your part for God to help	Proverbs 20:4
No one is without sin	Proverbs 20:9
God don’t like dishonesty	Proverbs 20:23
Trust in God	Proverbs 20:24
Consider everything before making a vow	Proverbs 20:25
Kings are under God’s authority	Proverbs 21:1
God knows our real motives	Proverbs 21:2
You can’t bribe God	Proverbs 21:3
Diligence leads to profit	Proverbs 21:5
Better to learn from example	Proverbs 21:11-12
Listen to the cry of the poor	Proverbs 21:13
Save for the future	Proverbs 21:20
Bribing God is unacceptable	Proverbs 21:27
Preparation on our part	Proverbs 21:31
How to get wealth, honor & life	Proverbs 22:4
Training a child	Proverbs 22:6
Responsibility in borrowing money	Proverbs 22:7
God protects those who follows Him	Proverbs 22:12
A lazy excuse	Proverbs 22:13
Discipline your child	Proverbs 22:15
God don’t like tyrants	Proverbs 22:22-23
Watch the company you keep	Proverbs 22:24-25
Be slow in taking another person’s debt	Proverbs 22:26
Don’t cheat in the land/zoning regulations	Proverbs 22:28
Tactic of feeding & bribing	Proverbs 23:1-3
Earthly riches don’t last	Proverbs 23:4-5
Rich person being phony in friendship	Proverbs 23:6-8
Defender/redeemer – purchased someone from slavery or married a widow	Proverbs 23:6-8
Be a good listener	Proverbs 23:12
Don’t be afraid to discipline a child	Proverbs 23:13-14
Don’t envy sinners	Proverbs 23:17-18
Don’t lose yourself in alcohol	Proverbs 23:20-21,29-35
Wisdom brings strength	Proverbs 24:5
Seek advise before making large decisions	Proverbs 24:6
Don’t scheme / plot evil	Proverbs 24:8
True sign of faith	Proverbs 24:10
Sayings of the wise	Proverbs 22:17-29; 23:1-35; 24:1-22
Don’t gloat over your fallen enemy	Proverbs 24:17-18
Further sayings of the wise	Proverbs 24:23-34
Sign of true friendship	Proverbs 24:26
Use proper timing	Proverbs 24:27
Reversed version of the Golden Rule	Proverbs 24:29
More proverbs of Solomon	Proverbs 25:1-28; 26:1-28; 27:1-27; 28:1-28; 29:1-27
Proverbs of Solomon copied by Hezekiah’s men	Proverbs 25:1
Do not exalt yourself	Proverbs 25:6-7
Being a good employee	Proverbs 25:13
Put your gifts in action	Proverbs 25:14
Don’t wear out your welcome	Proverbs 25:17
Enjoy things in moderation	Proverbs 25:16
Lying is vicious	Proverbs 25:18
Best form of retaliation	Proverbs 25:21-22
Don’t compromise your standards	Proverbs 25:26
Don’t be a glory hound	Proverbs 25:27
Self-control is beneficial	Proverbs 25:28
An undeserved curse has no effect	Proverbs 26:2
Avoid entering empty arguments of a fool	Proverbs 26:4-5
Foolish talk is useless	Proverbs 26:7
Don’t give a foolish person honor	Proverbs 26:8
Don’t use wisdom to slap someone	Proverbs 26:9
Being lazy	Proverbs 26:13-16
Stay out of other people’s arguments	Proverbs 26:17
Avoid gossip	Proverbs 26:20
Don’t believe smooth-talking hateful people	Proverbs 26:24-26
Tough love is good	Proverbs 27:6
Quarrelsome nagging	Proverbs 27:15-16
Being around good people make you sharper	Proverbs 27:17
Don’t forget the people who helped you	Proverbs 27:18
Don’t let praise be the only factor for doing good work	Proverbs 27:21
Life is short, be responsible	Proverbs 27:23-27
Be a wise leader	Proverbs 28:2
Justice starts with God	Proverbs 28:5
God won’t listen to empty prayers	Proverbs 28:9
Rich people only have money while the poor has more	Proverbs 28:11
Confess your sins	Proverbs 28:13
Revere & honor the Lord	Proverbs 28:14
Repent or drown in guilt	Proverbs 28:17-18
Wise people depend on God	Proverbs 28:26
Be willing to help the poor	Proverbs 28:27
Repeated mistakes lead to destruction	Proverbs 29:1
God allows sight for all	Proverbs 29:13
Consistent, loving discipline for children	Proverbs 29:15
Wickedness prevail with wicked leaders	Proverbs 29:16
Keep God’s laws	Proverbs 29:18
Perjury will hurt yourself	Proverbs 29:24
Don’t fear man	Proverbs 29:25
Sayings of Agur	Proverbs 30:1-33
Prophecy of Christ	Proverbs 30:4
Not too much / too little	Proverbs 30:7-9
Don’t look down on others	Proverbs 30:13
Interesting facts about nature	Proverbs 30:15-31
Don’t play the fool/exalt yourself	Proverbs 30:32-33
Sayings of King Lemuel	Proverbs 31:1-9
Leaders don’t have time to drown in alcoholic beverages	Proverbs 31:4-7
Epilogue: The wife of noble character	Proverbs 31:10-31
Using a spinning wheel	Proverbs 31:19

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