THE BOOK OF PROVERBS
AUTHOR
King Solomon – chapters 1-29 Agur – chapter 30 King Lemuel – chapter 31
THEMES
Wisdom, Understanding, The commandments of God, Sin and breaking God’s law, Comparisons between God’s way and man’s way of life
MEMORY/KEY VERSE
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.” Proverbs 3:5-6
STRUCTURE OF PROVERBS
Prologue Wisdom The Main Collection of Solomon’s Porverbs The Thirty Sayings of the Wise Additional Sayings of the Wise Hezekiah’s Collection of Solomon’s Proverbs The Words of Agur The Words of King Lemuel Epilogue
Proverbs 1:1 - 7 Proverbs 1:8 - 9:18 Proverbs 10:1 - 22:16 Proverbs 22:17 - 24:22 Proverbs 24:23 - 34 Proverbs 25 - 29 Proverbs 30 Proverbs 31:1 - 9 Proverbs 31:10 - 31