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The Wisdom Library · King Solomon · Book of Proverbs

The Proverbs of Solomon

Skill for living, in short sayings — money, friendship, words, work, anger, love, and God. Every verse of Solomon’s proverbs, explained simply and practically, now split into focused readings.

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The whole book, split by theme. The Proverbs of Solomon — every verse of Proverbs 1–29, quoted from the King James Version and explained plainly — is gathered here in two parts. Part One walks through chapters 1–9 as nine connected talks; Part Two arranges the short sayings of chapters 10–29 by theme, so you can go straight to money, friendship, the tongue, work, or whatever you need today. Chapters 30–31 belong to Agur and King Lemuel, so they aren’t part of this Solomon collection.

Part One — The Nine Talks (Proverbs 1–9)

The Nine Talks (Proverbs 1–9)

Proverbs 1–9 as nine father-to-child talks — choosing your crowd, digging for wisdom, trusting God, guarding your heart, and the fires that burn a life down. Every verse, KJV, explained simply.

Why Solomon wrote this book · Talk 1 · Talk 2 · Talk 3 · Talk 4 · Talks 5, 6 & 7 · Talk 8 · Talk 9

Part Two — The Treasury, by Theme (Proverbs 10–29)

Walking with God, the tongue, and honesty

What the Proverbs of Solomon teach about trusting God, the power of the tongue, and honesty — every relevant verse (KJV) quoted exactly and explained with how to live it today.

Walking with God · The tongue · Honesty

Money, generosity, and work

What Proverbs teaches about money and what it can’t buy, generosity to the poor, and work versus laziness — every relevant verse (KJV), quoted and explained practically.

Money · Generosity and the poor · Work and laziness

Pride, anger, and quarrels

What the Proverbs of Solomon say about pride and humility, anger and patience, and how quarrels start and stop — every relevant verse (KJV), explained with how to apply it.

Pride and humility · Anger and patience · Quarrels

Friendship, marriage, and children

What Proverbs teaches about friendship, marriage and home, and raising children — every relevant verse (KJV), quoted exactly and explained for everyday life.

Friendship · Marriage and home · Parents and children

Fools, counsel, and the two roads

Solomon’s field guide to fools and scorners, the love of correction and counsel, and the two roads of the righteous and the wicked — every relevant verse (KJV), explained.

Fools and scorners · Correction, counsel, and the love of learning · The righteous and the wicked

Kings, appetite, the heart, and the long view

What Proverbs says about kings and justice, wine and appetite, the heart’s joys and griefs, a good name, and the last gleanings of the book — every relevant verse (KJV), explained.

Kings, courts, and justice · Wine, honey, and appetite · The heart · A good name, gray hair, and the long view · Gleanings

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