Skeptic's Annotated Bible
Skeptic's Annotated Quran
Skeptic's Annotated Book of Mormon

Proverbs

Introduction

A Topical Outline

Trivia Questions

Selected Verses

Good Stuff
Absurdities
Injustice
Contradictions
Cruelty and Violence
Women
Interpretation
Family Values
Science and History
Language
Sex
Intolerance
Politics
Commandments
Boring Stuff

SAB Book

Drunk With Blood

Strange Flesh: The Bible and Homosexuality

Proverbs Trivia:

Proverbs: Commandments

  1. Obey your parents. 1:8, 6:20-21
  2. Don't do evil just because everyone else is. 1:10, 4:14-15
  3. Don't forget the commandments. 3:1
  4. Obey all the commandments. 3:1
  5. Be merciful. 3:3a
  6. Don't lie. 3:3b, 23:28
  7. Trust God. 3:5a
  8. Don't trust your own understanding. 3:5b
  9. Acknowledge God in everything you do. 3:6
  10. Don't be wise in your own eyes. 3:7a
  11. Fear God. 3:7b, 23:17, 24:21
  12. Don't do evil things. 3:7c
  13. Honor God with your substance. 3:9a
  14. Don't delay in offering your first fruits and liquors to God. 3:9b
  15. Let God chastise you. 3:11
  16. Be wise. 3:21; 4:5, 7; 8:32 33; 23:19, 23; 27:11
  17. Don't be afraid of sudden fear. 3:25a
  18. Don't be afraid of the desolation of the wicked. 3:25b
  19. In so far as you are able, help those who deserve to be helped. 3:27
  20. Don't tell your neighbor, I'll help you tomorrow if you have the means to help them today. 3:28
  21. Don't make evil plans against your neighbor. 3:29
  22. Don't fight for no reason. 3:30
  23. Don't envy the bad guys. 3:31a, 23:17, 24:1, 24:19
  24. Don't oppress people. 3:31a
  25. Obey the author of the book of Proverbs. 4:2, 5, 10, 20-21>; 5:1; 7:1-3, 24; 8:6, 32; 23:17, 23:26
  26. Get understanding. 4:5, 7; 8:5, 9:6
  27. Exalt wisdom. 4:8
  28. Be instructed. 4:13, 8:33, 23:12, 23:23
  29. Keep an eye on your heart. 4:23
  30. Watch what you say. 4:24
  31. Look straight ahead. 4:25
  32. Watch your step. 4:26
  33. Make no right or left turns. 4:27a
  34. If you step in something evil, remove your foot. 4:27b
  35. Stay away from strange women. 5:3-8, 20; 6:24; 7:5, 25-27
  36. Drink from your own well. 5:15
  37. Let your fountains run into the streets. 5:16
  38. Don't share your fountains with strangers. 5:17
  39. Let your fountain be blessed. 5:18a
  40. Rejoice with your wife. 5:18b
  41. Be satisfied with your wife's breasts. 5:19
  42. If you promise to do something for a friend and then aren't able to do it, apologize immediately. 6:1-5
  43. Learn from the ant, you sluggard. 6:6-8
  44. Stay away from evil women. 6:24-26
  45. Say to wisdom, "You are my sister." 7:4a
  46. Say to understanding, "You are my female relative." 7:4
  47. Understand wisdom. 8:5a
  48. Have an understanding heart. 8:5b
  49. Forsake the foolish. 9:6
  50. Don't reprove a scorner. 9:8
  51. Stay away from foolish people. 14:7
  52. Commit your works to God. 16:3
  53. Beat your children and don't stop just because they cry. 19:18, 23:13-14, 29:17
  54. Smite a scorner. 19:25a
  55. Reprove people who understand. 19:25b
  56. ake a garment as collateral when loaning money to a stranger or a strange women. 20:16, 27:13
  57. Don't return evil for evil. 20:22a, 28:29
  58. Wait for God. 20:22b
  59. Don't close your ears to the cry of the poor. 21:13
  60. Teach your children well. 22:6
  61. Don't remove your neighbor's landmark. , 23:10
  62. Listen to the words of the wise. 22:17
  63. Don't rob poor people. 22:22a
  64. Don't oppress the poor and afflicted. 22:22b
  65. Don't be friends with angry people. 22:24
  66. Don't agree to pay off other people's loans. 22:26-27
  67. When you eat dinner with an important person, think about what to say and don't overeat. 23:1-3
  68. Avoid wealth. 23:4
  69. Don't eat bread with anyone who has an evil eye. 23:6
  70. Don't talk to fools. 23:9
  71. Don't walk on the fields of the fatherless. 23:10
  72. Stay away from winebibbers. 23:20a
  73. Stay away from wild-eyed meat eaters. 23:20b
  74. Listen to your father. 23:22a
  75. Don't hate your mother when she gets old. 23:22b
  76. Find and adhere to the truth. 23:23
  77. Don't look at the wine while it is red. 23:31-33
  78. Eat honey. 24:13
  79. Don't ambush righteous people. 24:15
  80. Don't rejoice when your enemy stumbles. 24:17
  81. Don't worry about evildoers. 24:19
  82. Fear the king. 24:21a
  83. Don't associate with people who are trying to change things. 24:21
  84. Kiss on the lips whoever has the right answer. 24:26
  85. Complete your outdoor work before building your house. 24:27
  86. Don't be hasty to strive with your neighbor. 25:8-9
  87. Stay out of your neighbor's house. 25:17
  88. Whip horses, bridle donkeys, and beat fools with a rod. 26:3
  89. Don't answer a fool according to his folly. 26:4
  90. Answer a fool according to his folly. 26:5
  91. Don't brag. 25:6, 27:1-2
  92. Don't rush into a lawsuit. Try to settle out of court. 25:8-9
  93. Don't reveal secrets. 25:9
  94. Don't eat too much honey. 25:16
  95. Give your enemy food and water. 25:21-22
  96. Don't believe what hateful people say. 26:24-26
  97. Don't forsake your friends or your father's friends. 27:10a
  98. When disaster strikes, don't ask your brother for help. 27:10b
  99. Take care of your sheep and goats. 27:23
  100. Help the poor. 28:27a
  101. Don't hide your eytes [from the poor]. 28:27b
  102. Don't accuse a slave to his master. 30:10
  103. Don't give your strength to women. 31:3a
  104. Don't try to overthrow the king. 31:3b
  105. Give strong drinks to the dying. 31:6a
  106. Give wine to sad people. 31:6b-7
  107. Defend the poor and those who cannot speak for themselves. 31:8-9
  108. Reward and praise virtuous women. 31:31