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He also wrote 3,000 proverbs and composed 1,005 songs.
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All your quoted proverbs turn to ash; your clever comebacks crumble like brittle towers of clay.
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Job: No human perceives wisdom’s true value, nor has she been found in the land of the living.
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Psalm 49
For the worship leader. A song of the sons of Korah.
Listen up, everyone! All you who reside in this world, give an ear!
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I, Solomon, David’s son and Israel’s king, pass on to you these proverbs—a treasury of wisdom—
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These proverbs teach the naive how to become clever; they instruct the young in how to grow in knowledge and live with discretion.
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Let us begin. The worship of the Eternal One, the one True God, is the first step toward knowledge. Fools, however, do not fear God and cannot stand wisdom or guidance.
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One day I was at the window of my house, looking out through my lattice shutters,
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The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish one fills his mother with sorrow.
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Riches gained through dishonest means will eventually vanish, but doing what is right avoids a deadly consequence.
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When pride comes, shame is not far behind, but wisdom accompanies those who are humble.
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These words, too, are proverbs of King Solomon, words which Hezekiah, king of Judah, later told his scribes to record for posterity:
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Celebrate all she has achieved. Let all her accomplishments publicly praise her.
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Not only did the teacher attain wisdom by careful observation, study, and setting out many proverbs, but he was also generous with his knowledge and eagerly shared it with people.
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Everyone who likes to quote proverbs will certainly be quoting this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”
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Eternal One: Then these proverbs will come true: “Because they sow the wind, they’ll reap the whirlwind.” “A shoot without a grain head doesn’t make any flour.” “If the shoot does produce, foreigners will devour it!”
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It is written in Proverbs, If it is hard for the righteous ones to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinners?
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You who are younger in the faith: do as your elders and leaders ask. All of you should treat each other with humility, for as it says in Proverbs, God opposes the proud but offers grace to the humble.
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In their cases, the words from Proverbs hold true: “The dog goes back to his own vomit,” and as the Greeks say, “The sow is washed to wallow in the mud.”
