Passage Research
Proverbs 1 — Sermon Preparation
The prologue of Proverbs, stating its purpose of imparting wisdom, presenting a father's warning against violent schemers, and introducing Wisdom crying out in the streets. Below is a research summary for Proverbs 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 33
- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Proverbs 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פְּתִי | pᵉthîy | H6612 | 4 | silly |
| מוּסָר | mûwçâr | H4148 | 4 | chastisement, reproof |
| דַּעַת | daʻath | H1847 | 4 | knowledge |
| תּוֹכֵחָה | tôwkêchâh | H8433 | 3 | chastisement, correction |
| פַּחַד | pachad | H6343 | 3 | alarm |
| אָבָה | ʼâbâh | H14 | 3 | breathe, be acquiescent |
| בִּין | bîyn | H995 | 3 | separate, distinguish |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Proverbs 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Solomon, having showed how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here declares how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God. Christ himself is Wisdom, is Wisdoms. Three sorts of persons are here called by Him: 1. Simple ones. Sinners are fond of their simple notions of good and evil, their simple prejudices against the ways of God, and flatter themselves in their wickedness. 2. Scorners. Proud, jovial people, that make a jest of every thing. Scoffers at religion, that run down every thing sacred and serious. 3. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Proverbs 1:20–33 (Public Domain)
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