Scofield Reference Bible Notes/Proverbs

Book Introduction - Proverbs
Read first chapter of 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 (Proverbs 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 (Ecclesiastes 12:9). Chapters 25-29 were current in Hezekiah's time (Ecclesiastes 25:1). Chapters 30 and 31 are by Agur and Lemuel. The book is in six parts: =CHAPTER 1=
 * To sons, 1-7.
 * The praise of wisdom, 8-9.
 * The folly of sin, 10-19.
 * Warnings and instructions, 20-29.
 * The words of Agur, 30. The words of King Lemuel, 31.

Verse 7
fear Also; Proverbs 1:29,  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9")

Verse 12
grave Heb. "Sheol,"  (See Scofield "Habakkuk 2:5").

Verse 29
fear Also; Proverbs 1:7.  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9"). =CHAPTER 2=

Verse 5
fear Also; Proverbs 3:7,  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9").

Verse 21
perfect  (See Scofield "1 Kings 8:61"). =CHAPTER 3=

Verse 5
trust  (See Scofield "Psalms 2:12")

Verse 7
fear Also; Proverbs 2:5  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9") =CHAPTER 5=

Verse 5
hell Heb. "Sheol,"  (See Scofield "Habakkuk 2:5") =CHAPTER 7=

Verse 27
hell Heb. "Sheol,"  (See Scofield "Habakkuk 2:5") =CHAPTER 8=

Verse 1
hell Heb. "Sheol,"  (See Scofield "Habakkuk 2:5")

Verse 13
fear  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9")

Verse 22
The Lord possessed me That wisdom is more than the personification of an attribute of God, or of the will of God as best for man, but is a distinct adumbration of Christ, is sure to the devout mind. Proverbs 8:22-36; John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:17 can refer to nothing less than the Eternal Son of God. =CHAPTER 9=

Verse 10
fear  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9")

Verse 18
hell Heb. "Sheol,"  (See Scofield "Habakkuk 2:5") =CHAPTER 10=

Verse 1
foolish son A "fool" in Scripture is never a mentally deficient person, but rather one arrogant and self-sufficient; one who orders his life as if there were no God. See, for illustration, Luke 12:16-20. The rich man was not mentally deficient, but he was a "fool" because he supposed that his soul could live on the things in the barn, giving no thought to his eternal wellbeing.

Verse 27
fear  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9") =CHAPTER 11=

Verse 5
perfect  (See Scofield "1 Kings 8:61").

Verse 25
liberal soul See; 2 Corinthians 9:6-10.

Verse 28
trusteth  (See Scofield "Psalms 2:12"). =CHAPTER 14=

Verse 2
feareth  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9").

Verse 26
fear Also; Proverbs 15:16,  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9").

Verse 27
fear  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9"). =CHAPTER 15=

Verse 11
hell Heb. "Sheol,"  (See Scofield "Habakkuk 2:5"), Job 26:6; Psalms 139:8.

Verse 16
fear Also; Proverbs 14:26,  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9").

Verse 24
hell Heb. "Sheol,"  (See Scofield "Habakkuk 2:5")

Verse 33
fear  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9"). =CHAPTER 16=

Verse 1
fear  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9").

Verse 20
trusteth  (See Scofield "Psalms 2:12"). =CHAPTER 19=

Verse 23
fear  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9"). =CHAPTER 22=

Verse 4
fear  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9").

Verse 6
train up a child See, Ephesians 6:4; 2 Timothy 3:15.

Verse 19
trust  (See Scofield "Psalms 2:12"). =CHAPTER 23=

Verse 11
redeemer Heb. "goel," Redemp. (Kinsman type).  (See Scofield "Isaiah 59:20").

Verse 14
hell Heb. "Sheol,"  (See Scofield "Habakkuk 2:5").

Verse 17
fear  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9"). =CHAPTER 24=

Verse 21
fear  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9") =CHAPTER 27=

Verse 20
grave Also; Proverbs 30:16, Heb. "Sheol,"  (See Scofield "Habakkuk 2:5"). =CHAPTER 28=

Verse 25
trust  (See Scofield "Psalms 2:12"), Also; Proverbs 29:25. =CHAPTER 30=

Verse 5
trust  (See Scofield "Psalms 2:12").

Verse 16
grave Heb. "Sheol,"  (See Scofield "Habakkuk 2:5"). =CHAPTER 31=

Verse 11
trust  (See Scofield "Psalms 2:12").

Verse 30
feareth  (See Scofield "Psalms 19:9")