Proverbs

Proverbs 31 teaches royal justice, disciplined leadership, and the praise of a wise woman who fears the Lord.

Proverbs 30 presents Agur’s humble wisdom, God’s flawless word, contentment, social warnings, wise creatures, and restraint against pride.

Proverbs 29 teaches wisdom for rebuke, justice, anger, discipline, rulers, speech, fear of man, and trust in God.

Proverbs 28 contrasts righteous boldness with wicked fear, exposing injustice, greed, hidden sin, partiality, and false confidence.

Proverbs 27 teaches humility about tomorrow, faithful friendship, prudent refuge, teachable correction, honest praise, and careful stewardship.

Proverbs 26 warns against fools, sluggards, quarrels, gossip, deceit, and flattering speech that destroys neighbors.

Proverbs 25 teaches wisdom for rulers, speech, conflict, friendship, self-control, humility, enemies, and faithful public life.

Proverbs 24 teaches wisdom for envy, courage, justice, honest speech, planning, diligence, and hope when the righteous fall.

Proverbs 23 warns against greed, envy, lust, drunkenness, and folly while calling the son to truth, wisdom, and the fear of God.

Proverbs 22 teaches wisdom about reputation, humility, children, debt, justice for the poor, anger, boundaries, and skilled work.

Proverbs 21 teaches God’s rule over kings, hearts, justice, speech, work, mercy, pride, worship, and final victory.

Proverbs 20 teaches wisdom for drink, work, speech, justice, vows, vengeance, rulers, youth, age, and honest conduct.

Proverbs 19 teaches integrity, truthful speech, patient discipline, kindness to the poor, teachability, and trust in God’s counsel.

Proverbs 18 teaches how speech, listening, justice, wealth, friendship, and humility shape wise life before God.

Proverbs 17 teaches wisdom for quiet homes, tested hearts, faithful friendship, just judgment, and disciplined speech.

Proverbs 16 teaches that God weighs motives, directs steps, blesses righteousness, governs rulers, and rules every decision.

Proverbs 15 teaches wise speech, teachable hearts, righteous prayer, humble fear, neighbor love, and God’s watchful judgment.

Proverbs 14 contrasts wisdom and folly in homes, speech, work, anger, poverty, justice, nations, and the fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 13 contrasts wisdom and folly through speech, work, wealth, discipline, companions, justice, parenting, and lasting satisfaction.

Proverbs 12 contrasts righteous and wicked paths through correction, work, speech, friendship, diligence, kindness, and the way of life.

Proverbs 11 contrasts righteousness and wickedness through honest trade, humble speech, generous wealth, and God’s certain judgment.

Proverbs 10 contrasts the righteous and wicked through family life, work, speech, wealth, discipline, hope, and lasting security.

Proverbs 9 contrasts Wisdom’s life-giving feast with the foolish woman’s deadly invitation and teaches the fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 8 presents wisdom calling publicly, teaching truth, ruling rightly, delighting in creation, and offering life.

Proverbs 7 warns the son to treasure wisdom, avoid seductive folly, and see adultery as a path toward death.

Proverbs 6 warns against reckless pledges, laziness, deceitful speech, adultery, and every path that destroys wisdom and life.

Proverbs 5 warns against adultery, urges marital joy, and teaches that God sees every path and judges folly.

Proverbs 4 teaches readers to pursue wisdom, reject wicked paths, guard the heart, and walk steadily in righteousness.

Proverbs 3 teaches whole-hearted trust, wise discipline, generous honor, neighbor love, and humble dependence before God.

Proverbs 2 teaches the son to seek wisdom, fear the Lord, avoid evil paths, and walk with the righteous.