Proverbs 1 Scofield
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1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
“fear”
1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
“grave”
Heb. "Sheol," (See Scofield "Hab 2:5").
1:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
“fear”
Public domain (1917). Text from the BibleSupport.com e-Sword module.
Introduction to 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 (Prov 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 (Eccl 12:9). Proverbs 25-29 were current in Hezekiah's time. Ecclesiastes 30-31 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.