# 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:
* 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.

# CHAPTER 1
## 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")