Follow along as we journey through the book of Proverbs this fall.
Crossway’s Proverbs Illuminated Scripture Journals may be helpful as you engage with our series. To look inside the journal, or order a copy online, click below.
Learn About Proverbs
Check out this video from The Bible Project to better understand the purpose, themes, and overview of the book of Proverbs.
Series Overview
Date
Topic
Passage
September 14
To Gain Wisdom
Proverbs 1:1-7
September 21
Wise Counsel
Proverbs 1-2
September 28
Wise Decision Making
Proverbs 3
October 5
Wise Faithfulness
Proverbs 4-5
October 12
Wise Training
Proverbs 22:6; 29:7; 6:20-22
October 19
Wisdom’s Call
Proverbs 8-9
October 26
Wise Words Encourage
Proverbs 8 & 10
November 2
Wise Words Do No Harm
Various
November 9
Wise Stewards
Various
November 16
Wise Work
Various
November 23
A Wise Life
Proverbs 30-31
Further Reading
Proverbs 1:1-7 (1 Kings 3:1-15; 4:29-34)
Proverbs 1:18-33
Proverbs 2:1-22
Proverbs 3
For context, read Proverbs 2:1-4
Proverbs 4-7
Proverbs 22:6
See all of Proverbs 1-9. Additional verses include:
Proverbs 23:13; 29:15
Proverbs 22:15
Proverbs 19:18; 29:17
Proverbs 20:29
Proverbs 19:27
Proverbs 8-9
Proverbs 1:24-27
Proverbs 10:6-14, 19-21
Proverbs 8:7-9
Proverbs 10:11
Proverbs 27:5
Proverbs 26:4-5
Proverbs 20:15
Proverbs 15:2 (Matthew 12:36)
Proverbs 18:21; 29:11
Proverbs 12:22; 17:4
Proverbs 10:12; 11:12-13
Proverbs 4:23-27
Proverbs 14:30; 23:15-17
Proverbs 3:9-10
Proverbs 10:2
Proverbs 10:22
Proverbs 11:1, 4, 24, 26, 28
Proverbs 18:10-11
Proverbs 3:9-10
Proverbs 21:5-6
Hebrews 13:5-6
Proverbs 28:19-20
Proverbs 6:6-11
Proverbs 10:4-5
Proverbs 12:9
Proverbs 24:30-34
Proverbs 26:13-16
Proverbs 30-31
Proverbs 1:7
Proverbs 9:18
Proverbs 30:3
Downloads
Additional Resources
This downloadable Glossary of Terms will help you better understand the repeated words and phrases you’ll see throughout the book of Proverbs.
Recommended Resources
The NET Bible
The translator notes of the NET Bible on Proverbs are helpful for their brevity and for addressing or exposing the reader to key issues in the text that English translation may not be able to reveal.
How to Read Proverbs
This quick read provides a good overview of Proverbs. It outlines how to read the book and addresses all the key interpretive issues.
Expositor’s Bible Commentary
The Proverbs section of the Expositor’s Bible Commentary is helpful for it’s brief summary interpretation, topical index, and explanation without technical language.
Proverbs: A Shorter Commentary
This easy-to read, up-to-date scholarship provides helpful for summary exposition.
