PROVERBS: MAIN TOPICS

Since the Book of Proverbs is not primarily organized according to subject, a topical approach is probably the best one to use in studying it. So the guide below may prove useful for those who wish to delve into a particular topic.

The Righteous vs. the Wicked

2:20-22; 3:28-35; 4:14-27; 5:21-22, 6:12-19; 10:2-3; 10:6-13; 10:16-25; 10:27-32; 11:1-31; 12:2-3; 12:5-28; 13:2-3; 13:9-10; 13:12-21; 13:25; 14:3-19; 14:22; 14:24-25; 14:29-34

The Wise vs. the Foolish

1:5; 3:7,35; 6:6; 8:33; 9:8-9; 10:5,8,13,14,23; 12:15-18; 13:1,16,20; 14:1,3,20; 14:1,3,16; 15:2,5,7,20,31; 18:2,6,7,15; 21:20; 26:3-12; 28:26; 29:11

The Fear of the Lord

1:7; 2:1-15; 3:1-10; 9:7-12; 14:2; 14:26-27; 15:16; 15:31-33; 16:6; 19:23; 28:14

Disciplining and Living Under Authority

1:8-19; 3:11-12; 4:15; 5:7-14,23; 6:20-23; 10:1; 12:1; 13:1,24; 14:28,35; 15:5,10,20,31-32; 16:10-15; 19:18,26; 20:20; 22:6,15; 23:12-14,22,24-25; 24:21-22; 25:1-7; 29:12-26; 30:11,17

Work and Business Principles

1:3; 3:9-10; 6:1-11; 10:4-5; 11:1-3,15; 12:9,11,27: 13:4,11; 14:4; 15:19,27; 16:1-3,8-9,11; 17:8,18; 19:15,24; 20:4,10,13-14,16-17,23: 21:5-6; 22:13,26-27; 23:20-21; 24:27,30-34; 26:10,13-16; 27:13,18,23-27; 28:8,19-20

Defending the Underprivileged

1:2-3; 2:7-9; 8:20; 11:24-26; 12:10; 13:23; 14:20-21,31; 15:25; 16:11-13,18-19; 17:2,5,17; 18:23; 19:4,7,17,22; 21:3,13,15; 22:2,7,9,22-23; 23:10-11; 2:11; 28:5-6,8,27; 29:7,13-14, 30:10,14

Human Relationships

1:8-9; 3:3-4; 6:20-35; 9:7-12; 12:4; 14:29-30; 15:22,31-32; 16:32; 17:1-2,6,9,14; 18:16-19,22,24; 19:13-14,20,26; 20:3,5-6; 21:9,19; 22:24-25; 23:20-21; 23:22-25; 24:28-29; 25:8-10,17-28; 26:17-19; 27:5-10,14-17; 29:1

Wealth and Poverty

3:8,9-10,13,16; 6:9-11; 8:18; 10:4,22; 11:24-26; 13:11; 14:20-21; 18:23; 19:4,7,14; 22:4,7,16; 23:21; 24:4: 28:3,8,19;30:14