God's Book of Proverbs

Biblical Wisdom Arranged by Topic

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• Publisher: B&H Books
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781462780013
• eBook ISBN: 9781462778690
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Bibles

God's Book ofProverbs includes the entire text of the book of Proverbs from the Bible arranged topically. This practical and helpful resource allows readers to quickly access and apply the wisdom and insights found in this sacred portion of Scripture. Also included is the article Connecting Wisdom to Jesus by Trevin Wax explaining how Jesus is the fount from which all wisdom flows. The God's Book ofProverbs features the highly reliable, highly readable text of the Christian Standard Bible (CSB), which stays as literal as possible to the Bible's original meaning without sacrificing clarity. The CSB's optimal blend of accuracy and readability makes Scripture more moving, more memorable, and more motivating to read and share with others.

Sowing & Reaping

Since I [Wisdom] called out and you refused,

extended my hand and no one paid attention,

since you neglected all my counsel

and did not accept my correction,

I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.

I will mock when terror strikes you,

when terror strikes you like a storm

and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,

when trouble and stress overcome you.

Proverbs 1:24-27

Because they hated knowledge,

didn’t choose to fear the Lord,

were not interested in my counsel,

and rejected all my correction,

they will eat the fruit of their way

and be glutted with their own schemes.

For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them,

and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

But whoever listens to me [Wisdom] will live securely

and be undisturbed by the dread of danger.

Proverbs 1:29-33

For the upright will inhabit the land,

and those of integrity will remain in it;

but the wicked will be cut off from the land,

and the treacherous ripped out of it.

Proverbs 2:21-22

My son, don’t forget my teaching,

but let your heart keep my commands;

for they will bring you

many days, a full life, and well-being.

Proverbs 3:1-2

Honor the Lord with your possessions

and with the first produce of your entire harvest;

then your barns will be completely filled,

and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Proverbs 3:9-10

The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked,

but he blesses the home of the righteous;

He mocks those who mock,

but gives grace to the humble.

The wise will inherit honor,

but he holds up fools to dishonor.

Proverbs 3:33-35

So now, sons, listen to me,

and don’t turn away from the words from my mouth.

Keep your way far from her.

Don’t go near the door of her house.

Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others

and your years to someone cruel;

strangers will drain your resources,

and your hard-earned pay will end up in a foreigner’s house.

Proverbs 5:7-10

A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him;

he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.

He will die because there is no discipline,

and be lost beca...

Table of contents

• God’s Book of Proverbs
• How to Read God’s Book of Proverbs
• Anger
• Beauty
• Calamity
• Conflict
• Deception
• Diligence
• Discernment
• Discipline
• Drunkenness
• Excess
• Faithfulness
• Favor
• Fear of the Lord
• Fidelity
• Folly
• Friendship
• Greed
• Guidance
• Happiness
• The Heart
• Honesty
• Honor
• Hope
• Humility
• Impulsiveness
• Inexperience
• Integrity
• Justice
• Kindness
• Knowledge
• Laziness
• Life
• Love
• Lying
• Marriage
• Money
• Motives
• Neighbors
• Obedience
• Oppression
• Patience
• Peace
• Pride
• Prosperity
• Prudence
• Purity
• Righteousness
• Rulers
• Security
• Self-control
• Sovereignty of God
• Sowing & Reaping
• Speech
• Temptation
• Theft
• Violence
• Wealth
• Wickedness
• Wisdom
• Wonder
• Index