The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield,, at sacred-texts.com
Book Introduction - Proverbs
This collection of sententious sayings is divine wisdom applied to the earthly conditions of the people of God. That the
The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield,, at sacred-texts.com
Book Introduction - Proverbs
This collection of sententious sayings is divine wisdom applied to the earthly conditions of the people of God. That the Proverbs were Solomon's (Pro 1:1) implies no more than that he gathered into orderly arrangement sayings already current amongst the people, the wisdom of the Spirit, perhaps through many centuries (Ecc 12:9). Chapters 25-29 were current in Hezekiah's time (Ecc 25:1). Chapters 30 and 31 are by Agur and Lemuel.
The book is in six parts:
1. To sons (Proverbs 1-7).
2. The praise of wisdom (Proverbs 8-9).
3. The folly of sin (Proverbs 10-19).
4. Warnings and instructions (Proverbs 20-29).
5. The words of Agur (Proverbs 30).
6. The words of King Lemuel (Proverbs 31).