The Book of Proverbs can make an important contribution to Christians and Jews today. First, it places the pursuit of wisdom over the performance of individual wise acts. To seek wisdom above all things is a fundamental option and a way of life.

1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: 2 for learning what wisdom and discipline are, for understanding words of deep meaning, 3 for acquiring a disciplined insight, uprightness, justice and fair dealing;

The book has a sapiential, ethical, and religious dimension: to bring the inexperienced to knowledge and right conduct, to increase the facility of those already wise for interpreting proverbs, parables and riddles, and to encourage the fulfillment of one’s duties to God.

1995年9月1日 · The nucleus of this book consists of two collections of proverbs attributed, in the main, to Solomon (chap. 10-22 and 25-29), of whom the Bible says “he uttered three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five” (1 Kings. 4:32) and who was considered to be the wisest man in Israel.

In the first five exhortations, the teacher promises a reward: long life, a good name, divine protection, health, abundant crops. The last exhortation, vv. , departs from the command-reward scheme, implying that being a disciple of the Lord does not guarantee unalloyed bliss: one must allow God freedom to “reprove” or educate.

The complete English Translation of Old Testament Book of Proverbs from the Latin Vulgate Version of the Holy Bible.

1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child is a father's joy, a foolish child a mother's grief. 2 Treasures wickedly come by give no benefit, but uprightness brings delivery from death. 3 Yahweh does not let the upright go hungry, but he thwarts the greed of the wicked.

Ch. 10-29 present the bulk of Solomon's proverbs. They give practical advice on holy living. They sum up general principles of life in succinct statements. Each proverb is not a mere truism but...

1 My child, do not forget my teaching, let your heart keep my principles, 2 since they will increase your length of days, your years of life and your well-being. 3 Let faithful love and constancy never leave you: tie them round your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs, BOOK OF, one of the Sapiential writings of the Old Testament placed in the Hebrew Bible among the Hagiographa, and found in the Vulgate after the books of Psalms and Job.