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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Series Introduction
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Proverbs as a Theological Work
- The Composition of Proverbs
- Proverbs as Scripture
- Commentary
- Proverbs A (Proverbs 1:1-9:18)
- Proverbs 1:1-33 Wisdom, Ethics, Theology, Spirituality
- Introducing Wisdom (1:1-7)
- How Crime Doesn't Pay (1:8-19)
- Wisdom the Prophet (1:20-33)
- Proverbs 2:1-22 Wisdom on the Road
- The Nature and Purpose of Wisdom (2:1-11)
- Stupidity Embodied by Men (2:12-15)
- Stupidity Embodied by a Woman (2:16-19)
- The Cost of Turning Away (2:20-22)
- Proverbs 3:1-35 Wisdom and Yahweh
- With Modesty (3:1-12)
- With Good Fortune (3:13-20)
- With Security (3:21-26)
- With Neighborliness (3:27-35)
- Proverbs 4:1-27 Be Attentive to Wisdom
- Listening to Your Father (4:1-9)
- Wisdom's Walk (4:10-19)
- Ear, Eyes, Mind, Mouth, Foot (4:20-27)
- Proverbs 5:1-23 Marital Unfaithfulness and Faithfulness
- Wisdom and Unfaithfulness (5:1-6)
- What Follows from Adultery (5:7-14)
- What Follows from Faithfulness (5:15-19)
- Unfaithfulness and Stupidity (5:20-23)
- Proverbs 6:1-19 Four Forms of Stupidity or Antisocial Behavior
- Guaranteeing (6:1-5)4
- Sloth (6:6-11)
- Provoking Arguments . (6:12-15)
- . In the Family (6:16-19)
- Proverbs 6:20-35 Torah, Unfaithfulness, and the Price You Pay
- Pay Heed to Instruction (6:20-23)
- Resist Enticement (6:24-25)
- Rationales (6:26-35)
- Proverbs 7:1-27 The Fatal Attraction
- Pay Heed to My Words and to Wisdom (7:1-4)
- The Seducer (7:5-23)
- Pay Heed to My Words and Think (7:24-27)
- Proverbs 8:1-36 Wisdom's Activity
- Wisdom Preaches in the City (8:1-11)
- Wisdom Makes Her Claims (8:12-21)
- Wisdom Recalls Her Past (8:22-31)
- Wisdom Issues Her Challenge (8:32-36)
- Proverbs 9:1-18 The Choice
- Wisdom's Invitation (9:1-6)
- Some Provisos (9:7-12)
- Stupidity's Invitation (9:13-18)
- Proverbs B (Proverbs 10:1-22:16)
- Proverbs 10:1-30 The Faithful and the Faithless
- Solomon (10:1)
- Faithfulness, Diligence, Sufficiency, Security, Recognition (10:2-7)
- Lips, Mouth, Tongue, Commands (10:8-14)
- Wealth (10:15-22)
- Plans, Fears, Expectations, Hopes (10:23-30)
- Proverbs 10:31-11:31 Wisdom and Faithfulness
- The Crooked and the Straight (10:31-11:7)
- Neighbors and Communities (11:8-15)
- Grace, Beauty, and Perceptiveness (11:16-22)
- The Willingness to Risk and to Give (11:23-31)
- Proverbs 12:1-28 The Faithful and the Faithless, a Reprise
- The Reprise (12:1-8)
- Food (12:9-16)
- Truthfulness (12:17-23)
- Lethargy and Determination (12:24-28)
- Proverbs 13:1-25 Wisdom, Discipline, Carefulness, Assets
- One Who Guards Their Mouth (13:1-6)
- Wealth and Poverty (13:7-12)
- Words, and Some Backup (13:13-18)
- Food and Folly, or Dim Sum and Dimwit (13:19-25)
- Proverbs 14:1-15:2 Wisdom, Awe for Yahweh, and the King
- Stupidity and Wisdom (14:1-9)
- The Inner Being (14:10-14)
- The Naïve and the Neighbor (14:15-25)
- King and God (14:26-15:2)
- Proverbs 15:3-33 Yahweh-Exposure, Awe, Outrage
- Discipline, Correction
- The Eyes of Yahweh, Watching (15:3-12)
- Awe for Yahweh and a Happy Heart (15:13-24)
- Outrage to Yahweh and Tearing Away (15:25-33)
- Proverbs 16:1-30 Yahweh and the King, the Judicious and the Scoundrel
- The Action of Human Beings and the Action of Yahweh (16:1-9)
- The King (16:10-15)
- The Judicious Individual (16:16-26)
- The Scoundrel (16:27-30)
- Proverbs 16:31-17:26 Heroes and Villains and Dimwits
- Heroes Crowned, and Dimwits They Watch (16:31-17:6)
- Villains, and Dimwits among Them (17:7-15)
- Dimwits, and Villains among Them (17:16-26)
- Proverbs 17:27-19:7 Words Spoken and Unspoken
- Where Wisdom and Folly Lie (17:27-18:9)
- Where Strength Lies (18:10-21)
- Between Badly Off and Well Off (18:22-19:7)
- Proverbs 19:8-20:1 Wisdom and Family
- Wisdom in an Individual's Life (19:8-12)
- Wisdom in the Family (19:13-19)
- Wisdom in an Individual's Life (19:20-23)
- Wisdom in the Family (19:24-20:1)
- Proverbs 20:2-21:3 Royal Power and Divine Power
- The King's Winnowing (20:2-13)
- Things People Say (20:14-22)
- Yahweh's Sovereignty (20:23-21:3)
- Proverbs 21:4-31 The Faithless and the Faithful
- Aims and Desires (21:4-10)
- Wisdom and Judiciousness (21:11-20)
- A Gallery of Wise Men and Rogues (21:21-31)
- Proverbs 22:1-16 The Well Off and the Badly Off, and a Reprise
- The Well Off and the Badly Off (22:1-9)
- A Reprise (22:10-16)
- Proverbs C (Proverbs 22:17-31:31)
- Proverbs 22:17-23:11 Words of the Wise, Part One
- Introduction (22:17-21)
- The Poor, the Angry, the Debtor, and the Family Land (22:22-28)
- On Relating to the Administration (22:29-23:3)
- The Wealthy, the Mean, the Fool, and the Parentless (23:4-11)
- Proverbs 23:12-24:22 Words of the Wise, Part Two
- Discipline (23:12-18)
- Drinking, Overeating, Honoring, Whoring (23:19-24:2)
- Wisdom Builds, Battles, Speaks, Discerns, Satisfies (24:3-14)
- Don't Lie in Wait, Don't Exult, Don't Fret, Don't Mix (24:15-22)
- Proverbs 24:23-34 Words of the Wise, Part Three
- Justice and Work (1) (24:23-27)
- Justice and Work (2) (24:28-34)
- Proverbs 25:1-28 Sayings Copied for Hezekiah, Part One
- The King (25:1-7a)
- Involvement in Decision-Making (25:7b-15)
- Endangering Relationships (25:16-20)
- Conflicted Relationships (25:21-28)
- Proverbs 26:1-28 Sayings Copied for Hezekiah, Part Two
- The Dimwit (26:1-12)
- The Slacker (26:13-16)
- The Disputant (26:17-22)
- The Fraud (26:23-28)
- Proverbs 27:1-27 Sayings Copied for Hezekiah, Part Three
- Outsider and Other, Neighbor and Friend (27:1-10)
- Wisdom and Stupidity, Outsider and Neighbor (27:11-22)
- The Sheep Farm (27:23-27)
- Proverbs 28:1-28 Sayings Copied for Hezekiah, Part Four
- Heeding and Abandoning Instruction (28:1-9)
- The Misleading Leader (28:10-18)
- How to Be Full (28:19-28)
- Proverbs 29:1-27 Sayings Copied for Hezekiah, Part Five
- Wisdom and Happiness (29:1-11)
- Authority and Discipline (29:12-21)
- Yahweh and Outrage (29:22-27)
- Proverbs 30:1-33 Words of Agur
- Thinking about Wisdom (30:1-9)
- Thinking about People (30:10-20)
- Thinking about Order (30:21-33)
- Proverbs 31:1-31 Words of Lemuel
- A Mother's Utterance (31:1-9)
- A Resourceful Woman (31:10-31)
- Conclusion
- Actions and Consequences
- Proverbs in the Context of the Scriptures
- Virtue
- Selected Bibliography
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