Scofield Reference Bible Notes/Proverbs

by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield

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")