Book of Proverbs

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Hebrew Bible book Old Testament book book of the Bible wisdom literature

The Book of Proverbs is a biblical collection of concise, poetic sayings that offer practical guidance on wise living, moral conduct, and the fear of God.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Proverbs 0 4
Mishlei 0 1

Statements (50)

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Proverbs 31:10–31 →
Proverbs 3:5–6 →
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Proverbs 22:17–24:22 GENERATED →
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Referenced by (13)

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Shlomo → attributedAuthorOf → Book of Proverbs →
Orit → contains → Book of Proverbs →
Tanakh → contains → Book of Proverbs →
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Wisdom Literature → hasExample → Book of Proverbs →
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Musar movement → influencedBy → Book of Proverbs →
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Ketuvim → traditionalJewishOrder → Book of Proverbs →
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