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Abaddon, 610
abomination(s) (see also detesting), 190, 197–18, 317, 322, 343, 396, 415, 486, 489, 562, 595, 599, 624, 644
acrostic, 97–98, 560, 610, 612, 638, 643, 647, 653, 663, 672, 674, 681, 683
Adam, 616
addiction, 556–57
adultery, adulteress, 104, 162–66, 171–72, 185, 191–93, 201–2, 204, 271, 520, 554, 597, 654, 661, 665, 673, 681
age, 243–44
Agur, 531, 653–54, 657, 658, 660, 663–65, 665–67, 669, 672–73, 675, 678
Ahithophel, 487
alcoholism (see also drunkenness), 674
Amenemope, 29, 96, 150, 395, 414, 530–33, 534, 540, 546, 606
analogy, 258
anatomy, human 185–86, 198; of righteousness, 144, 149–51, 164, 206; of wickedness, 189, 195–97
ancient Near East, 27–31, 298, 354, 450, 490, 576, 580, 611, 656, 661, 673
anger, 394, 417, 440, 443, 470, 510, 580–81, 583, 601, 607, 646–47, 663, 667
animals, 610–11
answer(s), 400, 413–14, 534, 539, 592, 597, 603, 642
ant(s), 187–88, 191, 199, 200, 202, 565, 662, 666, 676
antithetic proverbs (see proverbs, antithetic/contrasting)
appease, 424
appetite, disciplined, 362; greedy, 356, 362, 420, 610, 628–29, 666
arrows, 594–96
attitude(s), 570–72
authority, 427–28, 622, 672; political, 632–33
Balaam, 416
Bathsheba, 196, 417–18, 421, 423, 433, 467, 472, 509, 516–18
“better than” proverbs (see proverbs)
blame, 339–40
blessing(s), bless, 283, 290–91, 295–96, 304–6, 323, 564, 626, 642
boast, boasting, 606–7, 613, 622
Boaz, 677
boundary stone/marker, 401, 535–36, 546–47, 552, 665
brawling, 483–84
bribe, 402, 433, 435, 439, 442, 446, 476, 502, 503, 507, 510, 511, 639
building, build up, 373, 374, 376, 384
business ethics, 138–39, 617–18
canon, 35–36
character, 25, 46–48, 233, 330–32, 350–52, 432, 485–86, 582, 597, 603, 613–15, 630, 632–33, 640–41, 674, 680; character of God, 90
chemistry of communication, 600–603
cistern (see well)
coals, burning coals, 580–81
commitment, 201–2
community, 290–95, 403, 418, 437, 576, 680
compensation (see also ransom), 357
complacency, 598
conflict, 441, 442–46; 454, 602
contentment, 201–2, 385, 397; heart’s contentment, 362
contrasting proverbs (see proverbs, antithetic/contrasting)
corporate responsibility, 525–29
correction (see also rebuke), 132–35, 144, 160, 173, 272–73, 345, 360, 396, 403, 459, 477, 552, 597–98, 606–7, 648
counsel(s), 400, 487, 504, 534, 561–62, 567, 608
country, 623
covenant, 66, 101, 622–23, 631, 664, 668
coveting, 200
craving, 318, 355, 356, 366, 505, 509, 551–53, 555–56
creation, 243–49, 252, 272, 576, 656–57, 660–61
curse, 291, 591, 596, 602, 628, 659
dangers, 596–600, 607–8; dangerous talk, 600–603
David, 31, 145, 174, 196, 584, 597, 614, 622, 658, 663–65, 667
death (see also grave), 167, 172, 193, 345, 382, 397–99, 401, 417, 426, 511, 610
deceit, deception, 342–43, 384, 384, 434, 439, 450, 544–46, 565, 601; deceiver, 590–91, 594–96, 598, 603, 607
desire(s), 108–9, 200–202, 318, 323, 331, 355, 361, 363–64, 467, 501; disciplined desires, 354, 368–69, 470–72, 472, 544, 553–54; desire (longing) fulfilled, 355, 356, 358–61, 366; greedy desires, 356, 509
despising, 374, 379, 390, 399, 400
destruction (see also ruin), 356, 376, 397
detesting, detestable (see also abomination), 361, 396, 424
diligence, 194–95, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 300–301, 343–45, 367, 486, 495–96, 500; 564–66, 569–70, 611, 684; diligent, 337
discernment, 25, 68, 275, 322, 440, 485–86, 490, 588, 596–97, 601, 637, 643, 647; discerning, 440, 623–24
discipline, 58–59, 62, 67, 73, 121, 132–35, 143, 160, 163, 164, 172–73, 337–38, 354–55, 360, 362, 364–65, 395, 397, 403, 470–74. 493, 495–96, 502, 520, 547, 549, 550, 581–82, 641–44, 647, 648, 650, 657, 683; disciplined appetites and desires, 354, 355–57, 366–70, 469, 477–80, 544–46, 550–57; learning discipline 337–38, 364–65; teaching discipline, 362
dishonesty, 358
drink, drinking, 169–72, 180, 581, 673–74
dross, 595
drunkard, drunkenness, 547–48, 549–50, 554, 556, 593
duplicity (see also overthrow), 357
eating, 362, 363, 586, 593–94, 654, 661; example of desires, 354, 355–57, 367, 544–46, 609–10
ecology, 261–62
education (see also teaching), 65, 71–72, 92, 109–13, 158–59, 272–73, 521–22
Elijah, 190
end, 376
endurance, 360
enemy, 580, 583, 587–88, 595, 606–7
envy, 381, 548, 552–54, 561, 566–72, 602–3, 667
eros, 174–76
ethos, in rhetoric, 233, 235, 253, 584
Eve, 616
evil, 349, 418, 423, 436–437, 467, 501, 517, 576, 596, 623, 639, 654
Ezekiel, 569
faithfulness, 181–82, 343, 367, 380, 384, 415, 423, 484, 491, 626, 630, 641, 646, 668
falsehoods 195–97, 356, 374, 658–59, 664, 667
false witness/testimony, 347, 474, 565, 585–86
favor, 324, 337–38, 348, 359, 360, 376, 417, 454, 627
fear, 391
“fear of the LORD” (Yahweh), 40, 44–46, 57, 60, 62–63, 65–66, 69–70, 99, 104, 105, 120, 127, 229–30, 232, 264, 267–69, 271, 273–74, 278–79, 297, 359, 373, 374, 378–80, 384, 386–87, 388, 393, 399, 403, 405–7, 409, 415, 421, 423, 472–73, 517, 548, 553, 561–63, 624–25, 630, 669, 678
fire, 193, 420, 594–96, 598, 607, 640, 659, 660, 665
flourish, 376
folly, 191, 290, 350, 359, 362, 375, 380, 398, 400, 402, 419, 437, 467, 562, 581–82, 596, 606–7, 665–66, 681; folly and wisdom contrasted, 263–70; Woman Folly (personified), 26, 102, 205, 208, 218, 263–65, 269–70, 280, 375, 377, 487, 503, 510, 520, 546, 593–94, 681
fool(s), foolish, 289, 291–92, 342, 355, 359, 360, 373–77, 380, 382, 384, 396, 99–401, 433, 435, 436–37, 439–40, 443, 450, 455, 483–84, 467, 470, 474–76, 510, 552, 561–62, 567, 590–94, 596–603, 610, 612–13, 628, 640, 643, 663, 664, 667
forgiveness, 625
fortress, 380
fountain of life, 293, 359, 380, 419, 449
freedom, 649; human and divine, 426–27
friend(s), friendship, 438, 446, 453–55, 458, 462–64, 467, 469, 476, 479–80, 541, 579, 599, 606–8, 609–10, 612–14, 624
gate, 561–62, 677–78, 683, 685
generosity, generous, 332–34, 445, 505, 519, 538, 660
gloating, 562–63
glutton(s), gluttony, 504, 505, 511, 547–548, 554, 556–57, 586–87, 623–24, 667
good, 354, 356, 359, 361, 377, 406, 421, 423
goodwill, 376
gossip, 350, 352, 432, 446, 450, 452, 488, 594–96, 598
government, 235–36, 625, 630, 634, 645, 648–50
grace, gracious, 127, 321, 338, 519, 587–88, 625, 625, 667
gratitude, 479–80
grave (see also death), 165, 660
greed, 78, 80–81, 195–97, 289, 359, 363, 402, 472, 488, 554, 613, 625–28, 633–34, 639, 664
grief, 643
guide(s), guidance, 419, 487–88, 561–62, 623, 684
harvest, abundant, 374
hate, hatred, 362, 397–99, 595, 599, 602–3, 607
health, 302; health or healing, 360, 381, 395, 402, 403
hearing (see also listening), 342, 402, 403
heart(s), 144, 146, 149–51, 154–56, 182, 186, 190, 198, 201, 211, 343, 344, 346, 359, 375–77, 385, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 405, 408, 413, 415, 419, 425, 437–39, 442, 445, 449, 469, 499, 500, 507, 533, 544, 547–48, 551–54, 565, 576–77, 579, 595, 607–8, 609–10, 625, 628
Hezekiah, 531, 574, 576, 590, 611, 621, 637, 644, 645, 648, 650
honest(y), 332–34, 365, 367, 384, 416, 417, 435, 446, 459, 472, 564–66, 572, 602–3, 630
honey, 420, 562–63, 579, 581–82, 586, 607
honor, 127, 129, 146–47, 291, 301, 321, 339, 360, 380, 382, 384, 403, 421–22, 451, 483, 504, 517, 581–82, 591–92, 600–601, 606, 609–10, 643, 677
hope, 312, 318, 358, 548, 562–63
hot-tempered person, 472, 535–38
house, 264–65, 376, 561, 565, 569–70
humility, 67–68, 340, 367, 403, 408, 424–25, 451–52, 456–58, 508–9, 517, 577, 600–601, 624, 630, 647, 664, 666, 668
Hushai, 487
individualism, 525–29, 606, 612
industry, 357
inheritance (see also legacy and prosperity), 355, 361, 365–66, 624
instruction(s), 180–81, 254, 354, 362, 471, 547; form of instruction, 96–98, 530, 533; refusing instruction, 355, 473
interdependence, 612–15
Jairus, 391
jealousy, 193, 548, 601–3, 606–7
Jeremiah, 684
Jonah, 569
Jonathan, 428
Joseph, 195, 356, 378, 417, 424, 427, 444, 602, 658
joy, 344, 377, 399–401, 404, 547, 549, 553–54
Judah, 193
justice, 25, 195, 290, 351, 361, 385, 390, 415–17, 422–24, 429, 439, 442–46, 474, 499, 501, 507–11, 513–14, 562, 564–65, 622, 624, 626, 629–31, 634, 634, 639–44, 645–47, 648, 665, 672, 674
kairos, 586
king(s), 373, 381–83, 384–86, 391, 416, 422–24, 426, 434, 470, 483–85, 489–92, 499–500, 502–3, 508, 519, 536, 563, 574–77, 582, 591, 596, 622–25, 628–31, 639, 645–46, 648, 653–54, 657, 662, 666–67, 672–74, 681
king proverbs (see proverbs, royal)
kindness, 384, 385, 390–91, 580, 583, 587–88
kiss(es), 564–65, 595, 606–7, 613
knowledge, know, 164, 173, 275, 278, 319, 322, 359, 360, 375, 384, 395, 396, 398, 404, 440, 452, 467, 473–74, 487, 492, 519–20, 534, 610–11, 623, 627, 639–40, 656
laziness, lazy (see also sluggard), 187–89, 195, 197, 199–200, 290, 299, 308–9, 313, 343–45, 359, 451, 471–73, 475, 483–84, 486, 494, 500, 505, 509, 548, 570, 593–94, 603
Leah, 661
learning, wisdom, 267–69, 337–39, 403, 404–5
legacy (see also inheritance and prosperity), 151–52, 365–66, 484
Lemuel, 531, 653, 672–73, 677, 682–83; Lemuel’s mother, 524, 548, 608, 673, 674, 678–79, 681–83
lies, liars, lying (see also falsehoods), 179–80, 347, 434, 435–36, 475, 594, 599, 658;
life, 75, 103, 144–46, 149, 155, 157, 166, 192–93, 268, 288, 294, 321, 325, 345, 354–56, 359, 362, 373, 378–80, 397–99, 401, 403, 408–10, 418–19, 420, 446, 453, 469, 472, 474–75, 491, 504, 517
listening (see also hearing), 30, 73, 74, 81, 290, 345–46, 400, 403, 404–5, 408, 418–20, 429, 450, 473–74, 624, 640, 658
literary context, 152–54
longing fulfilled (see also desire fulfilled), 360, 368, 395
Lord’s Supper, 367
love, 397–99, 415, 423, 442–43; demonstrated by teaching, 362; of God, 105–6, 176–78
marital faithfulness, 162, 169–82, 630
marriage, 146, 172–76, 180–81, 458
masculinity, 348
measures (see weights)
memory, 154–55
metaphor, 26–27, 169–74, 272, 322, 325, 582, 610–11
mocker, mocking, 268, 271, 355, 375, 384, 397, 403, 442–43, 473–74, 483–84, 501–2, 519, 562, 639, 646, 665–66
Moses, 192, 423, 538, 623, 631, 642, 647, 658, 664–65, 667, 684
motives, motivation(s), 368, 414, 418, 420, 423–24
Nathan, 174
neighbor(s), 68–69, 129–30, 379, 384, 438, 442–43, 579, 582, 583, 596, 598, 608, 612–13, 615–17, 621, 631, 639, 684
numerical saying, 189–90, 659–63, 665–66, 667
oracle, 416, 653, 655–56, 671–73
order, 155–56, 190, 624, 661–62, 666
partiality, 564–66
partnerships, 541
pastoral poem, 606–7, 610–12, 614–15, 622
path (see also way), 74, 104, 107, 120, 143–44, 147–51, 166–67, 171, 192, 198, 294, 345, 396, 399–401, 420, 503, 517–18, 548, 624
Peninnah, 661
plans, 413–16
pleasing, pleasure, 424
pledges, 185–89, 197, 199, 200, 438, 486–87, 535, 538
politics, 630–35
poor (see also poverty), 188–89, 194–95, 357, 368, 379, 382, 385, 397, 442, 454, 457, 467–68, 470, 472, 474–80, 502, 505, 509, 516–17, 519–20, 534–35, 537–41, 547, 551–52, 570, 622–25, 628–30, 633–34, 641, 646, 659, 665, 672–74, 676, 679, 681–83
possessions, 616–17, 622, 623–24, 627
poverty, 301–302, 358, 397, 401, 434, 441, 442, 468, 500, 517, 520–24, 541, 553, 626, 628, 673, 679; voluntary poverty, 616–17
power, 191, 240–241, 402, 493–95, 505–6, 518, 567, 570–72, 610–11, 614, 622, 624, 629–30, 662
praise, 312–13, 339–40, 606–7, 609–10, 612–13, 677, 685
pride, proud, 357, 358, 415, 418, 425, 427, 451, 456–58, 460–61, 500, 505–6, 509, 577, 598–601, 622, 647, 658, 662–63, 665, 665–66, 668–69
prosperity (see also riches and wealth), 355, 361, 365, 548, 622, 628
prostitute, 192–193, 208, 549, 554, 638
protection, 107–108, 113–114, 147, 644
proverb, definitions, 21–22; studying, 20–21, 284–87; antithetical/contrasting proverbs, 49, 282–83, 393, 412, 622, 628; “better than” proverbs, 340, 398–99, 415, 417–18, 421–22, 423, 433–34, 467, 501, 503, 509–10, 577, 580–81, 607–8, 623–24; royal proverbs, 381, 413, 416–17, 482–84, 491, 499, 637, 643–45, 646; synonymous proverbs, 49, 403, 412–13, 582; Yahweh proverbs, 283, 286, 316, 326, 348, 396, 401–03, 405–6, 412–16, 418, 422–424, 426–28, 433, 442, 472, 475, 476–77, 482, 488–89, 491, 499–500, 507–8, 524, 547–48, 630, 637, 641, 643–44, 646
Proverbs, book of, 22–27; author and date, 31–33; topical study of Proverbs, 363
proverbs of Solomon, 24
prudent, 337, 342–343, 360, 373, 375–77, 470, 477, 517
pursue, 396
punishment, corporal, 362, 436; punishment as discipline or instruction, 419, 547, 553
quarrel, quarrelsome, 432, 437–38, 441, 449, 470, 483–84, 501, 503, 509, 519, 580–81, 590–91, 594–96, 598–99, 601–2, 613, 643
racial reconciliation, 139–40
ransom (see also compensation), 357, 503, 509–10
rebel, rebellious, 623
rebuke (see also correction), 88, 121, 272–73, 356, 358, 403, 436, 564, 584, 606–7, 613, 627, 638
redeemer, 5
reflection, 585–87
refuge, 373, 378–80, 382, 386–87, 388–89, 391, 664; cities of refuge, 626
Rehoboam, 400
repetition, word, 355
restraint (see also self-control), 11–12, 582–83, 585–88, 638, 642
revelation, 642
reward(s), 326–27, 341, 359, 361, 364, 389, 476, 551–52, 565, 587, 611, 644, 678
rhetoric, 25–27, 33–35, 152–54, 599
rich(es) (see also wealth and prosperity), 355, 357–58, 368, 434, 454, 468, 516–18, 520, 525, 537, 540–41, 544–46, 551–52, 610–11, 614, 616, 626–27, 678
riddle, 74, 190, 329, 482, 486, 581–82, 655, 657, 660, 666
righteous, 201, 282, 288–89, 292–98, 324, 327, 341–42, 344–45, 382–83, 396, 401, 402, 406, 417, 437, 451, 484, 503, 505, 563, 564, 581, 622, 625–29, 631, 644, 646–47, 650, 668, 681
righteousness, 144, 145–51, 156, 198, 199, 200–202, 228, 233–34, 302–3, 317, 339–40, 343–45, 347, 357, 415, 417, 423–24, 442, 504, 507, 551, 574, 577, 581, 622, 624, 632–35, 638–41
Rosetta Stone, 27
ruin (see also destruction), 356, 360
sacrifice, 396, 499–500, 508, 639
šalom, 117, 119, 120, 122, 127, 128–29, 135–38, 140, 155–56, 172, 209, 325, 329, 341, 346–47, 359, 362, 433–34, 456, 512
Samuel, 405
Saul, 428
safety, safe (see also protection), 607–8, 626
sayings of the wise (see words of the wise)
schemes, schemer, 461–62
scoffer (see also mocker), 355
scoundrel, 185–89, 197–98, 200–201, 402, 420, 425–26, 475
secularism, 630–31
self-advancement, 582–83, 585–7, 666
self-control, 399, 421, 440, 443, 586–87
šeʾol (Sheol), 37, 165, 212, 401, 547, 610, 660, 665
servant(s), 373, 575–76, 596, 641–44, 666; servanthood, 429–30, service, 536–37, 571–72, 609, 627, 680
shame, 168, 301, 339, 356, 360, 383, 449, 451, 472–73, 486–88, 577, 580, 641
shepherds, 610–11
silence, silent, 340–43, 433, 440, 449, 451, 578, 654
simple, 60, 266, 271, 360, 377, 378, 517
slack, 337
sluggard, 185–89, 195, 199, 306–8, 356, 357, 399–401, 420, 451, 470, 473–75, 492, 505, 509, 520, 565, 570, 590–91, 593–94, 596, 598, 600–601, 603, 675
Solomon, 31–33, 145, 187, 419, 574–76, 590, 614, 650, 681
speaking, speech, 25, 72, 173, 486–87; bad speech, 189–90; 232–33, 291–95, 298, 302–3, 310–11, 340–43, 349–52, 356, 375, 384, 389, 394–96, 404–5, 418–20, 443, 488, 518–20, 640, 644, 663, 678–79, 683; dangerous speech, 600–603; evil speech, 402, 420–421, 565, 666; God’s speech through Wisdom, 684–85; good speech, 355, 432, 446, 448–49, 450, 453, 459–60, 580–81, 655; honest speech, 417, 572; persuasive speech, 578–79; power of speech, 407–410, 596–97; rash speech, 643; righteous speech, 359, 561–62, 565; truthful speech 342, 346, 352, 380, 383–84, 389, 534, 572, 633; violent speech, 668, wise speech, 408, 533–34, 536, 547–48, 586, 674
spirit, 418, 452, 457, 490; crushed spirit, 439; Holy Spirit, 599, lowly spirit, 643
steps, 377
Strange Woman, 101–2, 104, 162, 165–67, 204–6, 211–16, 520, 549
strength, 561–62, 662, 668, 673–74, 674–77, 679
strife, 441, 594–96, 598, 613, 629, 654, 663
subjects, 373
sweetness, 607–8
synonymous proverbs (see proverbs, synonymous)
Tamar, 193
teacher, 41, 421, 425–26, 428, 678
teaching (see education), 26–27, 30–31, 34, 143–47, 151–59, 192, 345, 355, 380, 404, 408, 477, 520, 597–98, 606–7, 627, 642; persuasive teaching, 419, 546–47; teaching style, 90–91
Ten Commandments, 196–97
tent, 376
theft, 193
thorns, thornbush, 400, 593, 596
threat, 356
thriving, 628–29, 637, 638, 641, 645
torah, 39–40, 621, 623–24, 631, 642–43, 646
trap (snare), 74–75, 78, 80, 171–72, 191, 197, 341–42, 359, 489, 520, 595–96, 624, 639, 644
treasure, 396
tree of life, 122–24, 131, 324, 330, 359, 395
trust, 131–32, 136, 380, 419, 562–63, 579, 584, 621, 628–30
truth (see speech, truthful)
typology, 258
understanding, 359, 385, 403, 419, 549, 621, 623, 656
uprightness, upright, 375, 622, 640
upward, 401
violence, violent persons, 76–79, 291, 349, 356, 420–21, 425, 554, 561–63, 568, 596
virtue(s), 46–48, 350, 355, 357–58, 369, 385–86, 429, 504, 622, 627, 669
vineyard, 565
vision, 642
walk, 368, 369, 374, 375, 384, 389–91
war, 486–87, 507–8, 561–62, 568
water, 169–71, 270, 437, 580–81
way (see also path), 74, 91, 103, 107, 144, 148–49, 156, 166–67, 254, 284, 298, 345, 359, 368, 375, 376, 377, 396, 413, 416, 418, 420, 421, 467, 470, 472–73, 503, 505, 511, 517–18, 621, 660–61, 673
weakness, weak, weakling, 561–62, 572, 599, 662, 668
wealth, wealthy (see prosperity and riches), 236–37, 239–40, 291, 301–2, 323, 328–29. 358, 361, 368–70, 401, 425, 441, 451, 454, 467–69, 475–77, 516–18, 520–24, 610–11, 623–24, 627, 633–35, 639, 660, 673, 679
weight(s), weigh, 424, 482, 485–86, 489, 606
well (cistern), 169–71
wicked, 196, 339, 341–42, 382, 395, 396, 402, 406, 414, 421, 437, 503, 509, 511, 518, 563, 566–69, 574, 581, 622–24, 634–35, 644; end of the wicked, 178–79, 625–29, 631. 635, 646–47
wickedness, 147–49, 195–96, 228, 282–83, 288–89, 292, 298, 327, 340, 343–45, 357, 577, 577, 596, 638–41
wife, 144, 147, 454, 455, 458, 470, 476–77, 581, 672–83
witness, 380
woman with the hemorrhage, 391
Woman Folly (personified, see folly)
Woman Wisdom (personified), 24, 26, 37, 41–42, 83–91, 107, 124, 130–31, 147, 208, 218, 233, 225–34, 250–61, 263–80, 265, 287, 330, 373–75, 377, 382, 477, 502, 546, 598, 610–11, 615, 656, 675, 680–83
Woman of worth, 674–85
word(s), 327, 330, 350–52, 402, 432, 449, 452, 455–56, 486, 534, 578–81, 596–600; persuasive words, 583–85; words (sayings) of the wise, 530–33, 536, 539, 560, 564, 566, 572
wrath (see also anger), 394, 483–84, 520, 643
Yahweh proverbs/sayings (see proverbs, Yahweh)
Zacchaeus, 350