Bible Commentary
Proverbs: Topical Readings Part 1
Topical Reading List
The Beyond Today Bible Commentary covers the book of Proverbs sequentially by chapter. However, we are also inserting this topical reading list for the book. We have chosen a division into 34 categories, divided into 3 parts. Please note that this is not the only way or the best way to divide the book. It is merely a way that verses can be arranged to emphasize particular subjects. By putting all the proverbs on a given subject together a powerful punch is created. Reading scripture after scripture about “diligence,” for example, helps to really get the point. Also, going through the book this way helps to illustrate the breadth of its application to all areas of life.
| Pick Your Friends and Companions Carefully |
| Proverbs 1:10-19; 2:12-15; 4:14-19; 12:26; 13:20; 14:7; 16:29; 18:24; 19:4, 6-7; 20:11; 22:24-25; 27:17; 28:7; 29:3. |
| Learn From Examples and Mistakes of Others |
| Proverbs 1:10-19, 25-33; 2:12-22; 4:14-19; 7:6-23; 19:25; 21:11, 15; 22:3, 5; 24:32; 26:11; 27:12. |
| Get Wisdom and Understanding, Their Value |
| Proverbs 1:20-33; 2:1-22; 3:1-2, 5-7, 13-26; 4:1-27; 6:20-23; 7:1-5; 8:1-36; 9:1-6, 10-12; 10:1; 11:14; 12:8; 13:1, 10, 13-15, 20; 14:6, 8, 18, 33, 35; 15:33; 16:16, 20, 22; 17:16; 18:2, 4, 15; 19:2, 8, 11, 20, 25, 27; 21:11; 22:17-21; 23:12, 19, 22-23; 24:3-4, 14; 27:11; 28:11, 16, 26; 29:3, 15, 18. |
| Child Rearing |
| Proverbs 10:1, 5; 11:29; 13:24; 15:20; 17:6, 21, 25; 19:13, 18, 26; 20:7, 11; 22:6; 23:13-14, 15-16, 22, 24-25; 27:11; 28:7, 24; 29:3, 15, 17; 30:17; 31:26-28. |
| Vanity and Pride, Humility |
| Proverbs 3:7, 34; 6:16-17; 8:13; 11:2, 22; 12:9; 13:7, 10; 14:21; 15:25, 33; 16:5, 18-19; 17:7, 19; 18:12, 23; 19:1; 20:9; 21:4, 24; 22:4; 25:6-7, 14, 27; 26:12; 27:1-2, 21; 28:11, 26; 29:1, 23; 30:2-4, 11-14, 32. |
| Family Life |
| Proverbs 5:15-19; 10:1, 5; 11:29; 12:4; 15:20, 27; 17:1, 21; 18:22; 19:13-14, 26; 20:7, 20; 21:9, 19; 25:24; 27:15-16; 28:24; 30:21-23; 31:10-31. |
| Giving, Generosity |
| Proverbs 3:9-10, 27-28; 11:16-18, 24-26; 14:21, 31; 15:27; 18:18; 19:6, 17; 21:13, 26; 23:6-8; 25:21-22; 28:8, 22, 27; 31:8-9, 20. |
| God Helps the Righteous, Fate of the Wicked |
| Proverbs 1:24-33; 2:4-22; 3:1-28, 33-35; 4:5-23; 6:12-15, 26-35; 7:22-27; 8:32-36; 9:6, 11-12, 18; 10:2-3, 6-11, 16-17, 23-25, 27-28, 30; 11:3-11, 14, 18, 21, 23, 31; 12:2-3, 7-9, 13, 26; 13:6, 9, 13-15, 17, 20-22, 25; 14:11-12, 14, 18-19, 22, 26-27, 32, 34; 15:9-10, 26, 29; 16:2, 5, 18, 25, 29; 17:11, 20; 19:3, 16, 23; 20:20, 22 26, 30; 21:7, 12, 16, 18, 28; 22:3, 5, 8, 12; 23:17-18; 24:15-16, 19-20; 25:4-5; 27:12; 28:1-2, 10, 12, 14, 17-18, 28; 29:1-2, 4, 6, 16, 18; 30:5. |
| Value and Results of Work, Not Working, Being a Wise Servant, Diligence |
| Proverbs 6:6-11, 10:4-5, 26; 12:11, 14, 24, 27; 13:4, 12, 17, 19, 22; 14:4, 23, 35; 15:19; 16:26; 17:2; 18:9; 19:15, 24; 20:4, 13; 21:5, 17, 25-26; 22:13, 29; 24:10, 27, 30-34; 25:13, 19, 28; 26:6, 10, 13-16; 27:18, 23-27; 28:19; 29:19, 21; 30:24-28; 31:13-19, 21-22, 24-25, 27. |
| Justice, Truth and Righteousness, Mercy |
| Proverbs 3:3-4; 12:17, 19, 22; 13:5-6; 14:9; 16:10, 13; 18:5; 19:28; 20:8; 21:3, 15; 24:23-25; 25:2; 28:5, 12, 16, 28; 29:2, 4, 7, 26; 31:8-9. |
| Results of Going Your Own Way |
| Proverbs 1:10-19, 24-32; 4:19; 5:7-14, 21-23; 6:12-15; 7:22-27; 8:35-36; 9:6, 12-18; 10:1-3, 9, 17, 21, 24-25, 30; 11:5-6, 27, 29, 31; 12:3, 26; 13:9, 13-18, 20-21; 14:8, 11-12, 14, 18-19, 22, 32, 34-35; 15:10, 25; 16:4-5, 22, 25, 29; 17:11, 20; 18:1, 3; 19:3, 16, 18; 20:17, 20, 25; 21:5, 7, 12, 16, 18, 28, 29; 22:3, 5, 8; 24:16, 19-20; 27:12; 28:2, 4-5, 9-10, 12, 14, 15-20, 22, 28; 29:1-4, 6, 16, 18. |
| Injustice, Bribery, Oppression, Flattery |
| Proverbs 6:12-19; 13:23; 14:17, 31; 15:27; 16:8, 29-30; 17:5, 8, 23, 26; 18:5, 18; 19:6; 21:14; 22:16, 22-23; 24:23-25; 28:3, 12, 15-16, 23-24, 28; 29:2, 4-5, 16; 30:14; 31:4-5. |
| Alcohol Abuse and Gluttony |
| Proverbs 20:1; 21:17; 23:1-3, 20-21, 29-35; 25:16, 27; 28:7; 30:15; 31:4-7. |
