Old Testament
Proverbs is the Bible's handbook of wisdom — the skill of living rightly in God's world. It is built on one foundation, stated at the start and echoed at the close: 'the fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.' From there it calls the reader to trust the LORD with all the heart rather than lean on his own understanding, to choose the way of Wisdom over Folly — each personified as a woman calling out — and to embody wisdom in the everyday matters of work, words, money, and relationships. Wisdom herself is pictured as present with God at creation, a portrait the New Testament draws on to speak of Christ, in whom all the treasures of wisdom are hidden. The book ends with a worthy woman whose excellence flows from one secret: 'a woman who fears the LORD shall be praised' — wisdom not as cleverness but as a reverent, God-trusting life.
Open Proverbs in the Atlas →Work through Proverbs in the Atlas — passage by passage. Read the text, test your understanding, discover its themes, and watch how it connects across Scripture.