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Book: The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes

Chapter: 18. What Is the Purpose of Proverbs?

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.44903

Blurb:

Proverbs is one of the wisdom books of the Hebrew Bible. With some 800 short poetic sentences, Proverbs warns that knowledge is not enough for a successful life and that full wisdom is beyond human reach.

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