The Kingdom
- When
- c. 950–700 BC
- Written by
- Solomon and other sages
- Chapters
- 31
The big idea
Practical wisdom for daily life. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and it shapes words, work, money, family and friendship.
Themes
- The fear of the Lord
- The tongue
- Wisdom and folly
- Work and diligence
Memory verse
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Key passages
- 1:7The beginning of wisdom
- 3:5–6Trust in the Lord
- 8Wisdom calls out
- 31:10–31The virtuous wife
Links to other Scripture
- James 1:5Ask God for wisdom
- 1 Corinthians 1:24, 3030 Christ the wisdom of God
- Colossians 2:3All treasures of wisdom
- James 3:1–12Taming the tongue
Read the text
Choose a chapter to read it here in the King James Version. Verses with a dotted underline have notes from Bible scholars. Tap one to open them.
Notes from
Chapters
King James text and the commentaries of Henry, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Gill, Clarke, Calvin, and Keil and Delitzsch are in the public domain. Tyndale Open Study Notes are used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license, from tyndaleopenresources.com. Texts were reformatted for this site.
Journal prompts
Keep a journal or notebook for your study. Write your answers there, in your own words.
- Where do you see Christ in this book?
- Choose one proverb and live with it for the day. Write down what it asked of you.
- Proverbs says a lot about words. What did you say recently that you wish you could take back?
- “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart.” Where are you leaning on your own understanding instead?
- In one sentence, this book is about…