Proverbs by Topic

A simple guide to Solomon’s Wisdom

The following is an exploration of the Proverbs of Solomon by Topic. Feel free to use the PDF version linked above to print for personal or church use.

Proverbs by Topic:

A

Advice

Prov.    12:26

           13:10, 13

            15:22, 31

            19:20

            20:5, 18

            23:9

            24:6

            25:11

Alcohol

Prov.    20:1

            23:20-21, 29-35

            31:4-7

 B

Blame

Prov.    19:3

Bribery

Prov.    17:8, 23

            21:14

            28:4

 C

Common Sense/Discernment/Wisdom

Prov.    3:21-26

            12:8

            13:15

            14:12, 15

            15:20, 21, 24

            16:22

            17:24

            18:1

            19:11

            21:16, 29

            22:3

            23:23

            24:3-5, 13-14, 30-34

            27:12

            28:11, 26

            29:3

 Confession

Prov.    28:13

 Counseling

Prov.    25:20, 25

            27:9

 D

Discipline/Correction/Instruction

Prov.    5:11-14

            9:7-9

            10:8, 10, 17

            11:1

            13:13-14, 18, 24

            15:5, 10, 12, 32

            16:20

            17:10

            18:15

            19:16, 18, 20, 25, 27, 29

            20:30

            21:11

            22:6, 15

            23:12-14, 23

            25:12

            26:3

            27:5-6

            28:23

            29:1, 15, 17, 19

 E

Employment

Prov.    16:14, 15

            19:12

            20:2

            22:29

            23:1-3

            25:4-7, 13

            26:10

27:18, 23-27

28:20

29:21

30:10

Enemies

Prov.    24:17-18

            25:21-22

Envy/Jealousy

Prov.    3:31-33

            14:30

            23:6, 17-18

            24:1-2, 19

            27:4, 20

Evil/Wicked

Prov.    4:14-19

            5:22-23

            6:12-15

            6:16-19

            8:13

            10:6-11

            11:7-11, 18-23, 27, 31

            12:2-3, 5-7, 10, 12-13, 21, 26

            13:2, 5-6, 9, 21, 25

            14:11, 19, 22, 32-35

            15:8-9, 26, 29

            16:17, 29-30

            17:11, 13

            18:3

            19:28

            20:26

            21:4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 27

            22:5

            24:1-2, 8, 16, 20

            25:26

            28:1, 4-5, 10, 12, 18

            29:2, 6, 7, 12, 16, 27

 Experience

Prov.    20:29

 F

Fear of the Lord

Prov.    3:7-8

            8:13

            9:10

            10:27

            14:2, 26-27

            15:16, 33

            16:6

            19:23

            22:4

            23:17-18

            24:21-22

            29:25

Fools

Prov.    3:35

            11:29

            12:15-16, 23

            13:16, 19, 20

            14:1, 3, 6-9, 15-18, 33

            15:2, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 21

            16:21, 22

            17:7, 10, 12, 16, 21, 24, 25

            18:2, 6-7, 13

            19:1, 3, 10, 13, 29

            20:3

            21:20

            22:3, 15

            23:9

            24:7, 9

            26:1, 3, 4-12, 17

            27:3, 12, 22

            29:11

            30:32

Forgiveness

Prov.    17:9

            19:11

 G

Gluttony

Prov.    25:16

Godliness/Integrity/Trustworthiness

Prov.    2:20-22

            4:25-27

            10:6-11, 24-25, 28-32

            11:5-13, 18-23

            12:2-3, 5-7, 10, 12-13, 21, 26, 28

            13:5, 9, 21, 25

            14:11, 14, 22, 32-35

            15:8-9, 29

            16:7, 8, 31

            18:10

            20:7, 11

            21:18

            24:16

            25:13, 26

            28:1, 12, 18

            29:2, 7, 16, 27

God’s Blessings

Prov.    20:12

God’s Discipline

Prov.    3:11-12

God’s Direction

Prov.    20:24

God’s Omnipotence/Sovereignty

Prov.    16:33

            21:30, 31

            25:2

God’s Omniscience

Prov.    5:21

            15:3, 11

            16:2

            20:27

            21:12

            24:12

            25:3

God’s Pleasure

Prov.    21:3

God’s Provision

Prov.    10:3

            22:12

            29:13

God’s Purposes

Prov.    16:4

            19:21

            22:23

Guard your heart

Prov.    4:24

            14:13, 30

            15:13, 15, 30

            17:3, 22

            18:14

            20:9

            21:1, 2

            22:11, 15-16

            23:15, 19

            27:19

 H

Helping Others/Generosity

Prov.    3:27-28

            14:21, 31

            17:17

            19:17

            21:13

            22:9

            24:11-12

            25:21-22

            28:27

            29:10

Honor

Prov.    3:35

            25:27

            26:1, 8

Humility

Prov.    3:34

            16:19

            18:12

            22:4

            29:23

J

Justice/Injustice

Prov.    13:23

            16:11, 12

            17:15, 26

            18:5 17

            19:5, 10

            20:8, 10, 23

            21:7, 15

            22:8, 16, 22

            24:11-12, 23-25, 28-29

            25:4-5

            18:3, 5, 21

            29:4, 7, 14, 24, 26

            31:8-9

 K

Kindness

Prov.    3:3-4

            11:17

 L

Laziness

Prov.    6:6-11

            10:4-5, 26

            12:11, 14, 24, 27

            13:4, 12

            14:4, 23, 24

            15:19

            16:26

            18:9

            19:15, 24

            20:4, 13

            21:25

            22:13

            23:20-21

            24:30-34

            26:13-16

            28:19

Leadership

Prov.    11:14

            12:24

            16:10, 29

            28:2, 15-16, 28

            29:2, 4, 12, 16

Litigation/Lawsuits

Prov.    25:8

            29:9

Loyalty

Prov.    3:3-4

            17:17

            19:22

            20:6

            25:9-10

            27:8, 10

Love

Prov.    10:12

            14:22

            16:6

            17:9

            19:8

            20:28

            21:21

            22:11

            27:5

Lying/Dishonesty

Prov.    10:18

            11:1, 3

            12:17, 19-20, 22

            13:5

            14:5, 25

            15:4

            16:11, 13

            17:4, 20

            18:17

            19:1, 5, 22, 28

            20:10, 23

            21:6, 28, 29

            22:28

            23:10-11

            24:26, 29

            25:18

            26:18-19, 24-26, 28

            28:6

            29:5, 12, 24

 M

Marital Faithfulness

Prov.    5:15-19

Maturity

Prov.    22:15

Money/Greed/Wealth/Stewardship

Prov.    3:8-10

            6:1-5

            10:2, 15-16, 22

            11:4, 15, 16, 18, 24-26, 28

            13:7-8, 11, 22

            14:20, 23 24, 28

            15:6, 16, 17, 27

            16:8, 16, 19

            17:1, 5, 17, 18

            18:11, 16, 23

            19:1, 4, 7, 8

            20:14-16, 21

            21:6, 17, 20, 26

            22:1-2, 4, 7, 26-27

            23:4-5, 6-8

            27, 13

            28:8, 11, 22, 24

            30:8-9

Motivation

Prov.    16:26

O

Obedience to parents/law

Prov.    1:8-9

            4:1-4

            6:20-24

            10:1

            13:1, 24

            15:5, 20

            16:2

            17:6, 25

            19:18, 26

            20:20

            22:6

            23:12-14, 22, 24-25

28:7, 9, 14

            29:15, 17-18

            30:11-17

 P

Patience

Prov.    16:32

            19:2

            25:15

Path/Way

Prov.    14:12

            16:17, 25

            21:8

 Peer Pressure

Prov.    1:10-19

            2;12-15

            24:10

Picking Fights

Prov.    3:30

            24:15

            26:27

Plans

Prov.    16:3, 9

            19:21

            21:5, 30

            22:12

            24:8, 27

            29:18

Plotting Wrongdoing

Prov.    3:29

Power/Strength

Prov.    16:32

            21:22

            24:3-5, 10

Premarital Sex/Lust/Prostitutes

Prov.    2:16-19

            5:1-23

            6:24-35

            7:5-27

            23:27-28

            28:3

            30:20

            31:2-3

Pride

Prov.    8:13

            11:2

            12:9, 23

            13:10

            14:12

            15:25

            16:5, 18, 19

            18:12

            21:4, 24

            27:1-2, 21

            29:23

 Promises

Prov.    25:14

Quarrel/Fighting/argument

Prov.    17:14, 19

            18:6, 18, 19

            19:13

            20:3

            21:9, 18

            22:10

            25:24

            26:17, 20, 21

            27:15-16

            30:33

R

Rash Promise

Prov.    20:25

Rebellion

Prov.    17:11, 21

            24:21-22

            29:21

Relationships

Prov.    13:20

            14:7

            17:9, 17

            18:1, 19, 24

            19:4, 6-7

            20:6, 19

            22:11, 24-25

            23:20-21

            24:1-2, 21-22

            25:17, 19

            26:18-19

            27:10, 17

            28:7

            29:3, 5

Reputation

Prov.    22:1

Resentment

Prov.    27:3

Righteousness

Prov.    21:21

S

Self-Control

Prov.    16:32

            25:28

Seven things God Hates

Prov.    6:16-19

Speech/Talk/Gossip/Language

Prov.    4:4

            8:13

            10:11, 13-14, 18-21, 31-32

            11:9, 12-13

            12:6, 14, 18, 25

            13:2-3, 17

            14:23

            15:1, 2, 4, 23, 26, 28

            16:13, 21, 23, 27, 28

            17:4, 7, 27, 28

            18:2, 4, 6-8, 13, 17, 20, 21

            20:15:19

            21:23

            22:11, 14

            24:26

            25:9-10, 15, 23

            26:2, 18-19, 20, 22-24

            29:8, 20

Stealing

Prov.    6:30-31

            12:12

            20:17

            22:22

            23:10-11

            28:24

            29:24

Stupidity

Prov.    9:13-18

T

Temper/Anger

Prov.    14:17, 29

            15:1, 18

            17:27

            19:11, 19

            22:24-25

            29:11, 22

Trusting God

Prov.    3:5-6

V

Value of Wisdom

Prov.    1:1-7, 20-33

            2:1-11

            3:1-2, 13-20

            4:1-13, 20-22

            7:1-4

            8:1-36

            9:1-6, 11-12

            10:23

            11:30

            16:16

            19:8

            23:26

Vengeance

Prov.    20:22

            24:29

W

Wives

Prov.    12:4

            18:22

            19:13, 14

            21:9, 19

            25:24

            27:15-16

            31:10-31

Worry

Prov.    24:19-20