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Introductions

Book or monograph Bullock: An Introduction to the Old Testament Poetic BooksCharles Hassell Bullock, An Introduction to the Old Testament Poetic Books. Chicago: Moody, 1979. Hbk. ISBN: 0802441416. pp.271.
Book or monograph Longman: How to Read ProverbsTremper Longman III, How to Read Proverbs. Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 0877849420. pp.180.
On-line Resource John William Nutt [1834-?], "Proverbs," Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, An Old Testament commentary for English Readers various writers, Vol. 4. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1884. Hbk. pp.303-356. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book Greg W. Parsons, "Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Proverbs," Bibliotheca Sacra 150: 598 (1993): 151-170.
Article in Journal or Book John Stek, "Proverbs: An Introduction." Calvin Theological Journal 36.1 (2001) 342-371.

Commentaries

Book or monograph Aitken: ProverbsKenneth T. Aitken, Proverbs. Daily Study Bible. Westminster, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0664245862. pp.276.
Book or monograph R. Alden, Proverbs. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1983. Pbk. ISBN: 0801002168 . pp.222.
On-line Resource Charles Bridges [1794-1869], An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1850. Hbk. pp.554. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Ronald E. Clements, Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Proverbs.Ronald E. Clements, Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Proverbs. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2019. ISBN: 9781467453721. pp.44. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link] Originally published as part of Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible (2003)
Book or monograph Clifford: PoverbsRichard Clifford, Proverbs. Old Testament Library. Westminster John Knox Press, 1999. Hbk. ISBN: 0664221319. pp.286.
Book or monograph Farmer: Proverbs and EcclesiastesKathleen A. Farmer, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991. Pbk. ISBN: 0802801617. pp.232.
Book or monograph Fox: Proverbs 1-9Michael Fox, Proverbs 1-9: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc., 2000. Hbk. ISBN: 0385264372. pp.720.
Book or monograph Duane A. Garrett, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of SongsDuane A. Garrett, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. The New American Commentary. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 1993. ISBN: 9781433675577.
On-line Resource Robert Forman Horton [1855-1934], The Book of Proverbs. The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1890. Hbk.pp.418. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Hubbard: Mastering the Old Testament Vol 15A: ProverbsDavid A. Hubbard, Proverbs. Mastering the the Old Testament, Vol. 15A. Word, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 0849935547. pp.487.
Book or monograph Kidner: ProverbsDerek Kidner, Proverbs. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries, 1964. Leicester: IVP, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0877842663. pp.192.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Koptak: ProverbsPaul Koptak, Proverbs. NIV Application Commentary Series. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014. ISBN: 9780310520689. pp.720. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph William McKane, Proverbs: A New Approach. Old Testament Library. Westminster, 1970. Hbk. ISBN: 0334013518 . pp.670.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Roland E. Murphy, Proverbs, Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 22Roland E. Murphy, Proverbs, Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 22. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2018. ISBN: 9780310588542. pp.384. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource William Oscar Emil Oesterley [1866-1950], The Book of ProverbsWilliam Oscar Emil Oesterley [1866-1950], The Book of Proverbs with Introduction and Notes. Westminister Commentaries. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1929. Hbk. pp.294. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Perdue: ProverbsLeo Perdue, Proverbs. Interpretation Series. Philadelphia, PA: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012. ISBN: 9781611642599. pp.336. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Thomas Thomason Perowne [1824-1913], The Proverbs with Notes and Introduction. Cambridge Bible for Schools and CollegesThomas Thomason Perowne [1824-1913], The Proverbs with Notes and Introduction. Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1899. Hbk. pp.196. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of SongsAllen P. Ross, Jerry E. Shepherd & George Schwab, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. The Expositor's Bible Commentary, revsied edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017. ISBN: 9780310531852. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 7: Proverbs to Isaiah XXVI, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.1-321.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Crawford Howell Toy [1836-1919], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Proverbs. The International Critical CommentaryCrawford Howell Toy [1836-1919], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Proverbs. The International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1899. Hbk. pp.554. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Proverbs (Bob Utley)
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Waltke: The Book of Proverbs, Chapters 15-31Bruce K Waltke, The Book of Proverbs, Chapters 1-15. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. ISBN: 9781467423748. pp.729. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Waltke: The Book of Proverbs, Chapters 1-15Bruce K Waltke, The Book of Proverbs, Chapters 15-31. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005. ISBN: 9781467424554. pp.624. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Whybray: The Book of ProverbsR.N. Whybray, The Book of Proverbs. Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge, 1972. Pbk. ISBN: 0521096790. pp.197.
On-line Resource Roger Norman Whybray [1923–1998], Proverbs. New Century BibleRoger Norman Whybray [1923–1998], Proverbs. New Century Bible. London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, 1994. Pbk. pp.446. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Lindsay Wilson, Proverbs. An Introduction And CommentaryLindsay Wilson, Proverbs. An Introduction And Commentary. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. London: IVP, 2017. ISBN: 9781783595570. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]

Other Subjects

On-line Resource Kenneth L. Barker, "Proverbs 23:7 --"To Think" or "To Serve Food"?" The Master's Seminary Journal 5.2 (Fall 1994): 203-210.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Alice Ogden Bellis, "The Gender and Motives of the Wisdom Teacher in Proverbs 7," Bulletin for Biblical Research 6 (1996): 15-22.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Dave Bland, A Rhetorical Perspective on the Sentence Sayings of the Book of Proverbs (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington, 1994; 270 pgs.).
Article in Journal or Book Dave Bland, "Formation of Character in the Book of Proverbs." Restoration Quarterly 40.4 (1998) 221-237.
Book or monograph Daniel P. Bricker, The Innocent Sufferer in the Book of Proverbs (Ph. D. dissertation Fuller Theological Seminary, 1998; 317 pgs.).
On-line Resource Daniel P. Bricker, "The Doctrine Of The 'Two Ways' In Proverbs," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 38.4 (1995): 501-517.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "The Wisdom Literature of the Bible: The Book of Proverbs," The Bible Student ns 22.2 (April 1951): 76-77.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "The Wisdom Literature of the Bible: The Book of Proverbs (continued)," The Bible Student ns 22.3 (July 1951): 116-118.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "The Wisdom Literature of the Bible: The Book of Proverbs (continued)," The Bible Student ns 23.1 (Jan. 1952): 5-8.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Glendon E. Bryce, The Legacy of Wisdom: The Egyptian Contribution to the Wisdom of Israel. Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 1979. Hbk. ISBN: 0838715761.
Article in Journal or Book David Burdett, "Wisdom Literature and the Promise Doctrine." Trinity Journal 3 (Spring 1974): 1-13.
On-line Resource Rick W. Byargeon, "The Structure And Significance Of Prov 9:7-12," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 40.3 (1997): 367-375.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Robert B. Chisholm, "'Drink Water from Your Own Cistern': A Literary Study of Proverbs 5:15-23." Bibliotheca Sacra 157 (628) (2000): 397-409.
Book or monograph Cook: The Septuagint of ProverbsJohann Cook, The Septuagint of Proverbs: Jewish And/or Hellenistic Proverbs? - Concerning the Hellenistic Colouring of LXX Proverbs. Vetus Testamentum Supplements Series. Leiden: Brill, 1997. Hbk. ISBN: 9004108793. pp.408.
Article in Journal or Book Johann Cook, "The Law of Moses in Septuagint Proverbs," Vetus Testamentum 49.4 (1999): 448-461.
Article in Journal or Book Edward M. Curtis, "Old Testament Wisdom: A Model for Faith-Learning Integration," Christian Scholars Review 15.3 (1986): 213-27.
Article in Journal or Book J.A. Emerton, "The Teaching of Amenemope and Proverbs XXII 17-XXIV 22: Further Reflections on a Long-Standing Problem," Vetus Testamentum 51.4 (2001): 431-465.
Article in Journal or Book Douglas Finkbeiner, "An Analysis of the Structure of Proverbs 28 and 29." Calvary Baptist Theological Journal 11.2 (1995): 1-14.
Article in Journal or Book Michael V. Fox, "Ideas of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9," Journal of Biblical Literature 116.4 (1997): 613-633.
Book or monograph Tomas Frydrych, Living Under the Sun: Examination of Proverbs and Qoheleth. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 90. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, 2001. Hbk. ISBN: 9004123156. pp.255.
Article in Journal or Book Allen Howard Godbey, "The Hebrew Masal," The American Journal of Semitic Langauges and Literature 39 (1922-23) 89-108.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Peter H.T. Hatton, Contradiction in the Book of ProverbsPeter H.T. Hatton, Contradiction in the Book of Proverbs. The Deep Waters of Counsel. London: Taylor & Francis, 2016. ISBN: 9781317160083. pp.214. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book Tom R. Hawkins, "The Wife of Noble Character in Proverbs 31:10-31," Bibliotheca Sacra 153 (1995): 12-23.
On-line Resource Theodore A. Hildebrandt, "Proverbs 22:6a: train up a child?" Grace Theological Journal 9.1 (Spring 1988): 3-19.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced Courtesy of the Brethren Digital Archive]
Article in Journal or Book Ted Hildebrant, "Compositional Units in Proverbs 10-29," Journal of Biblical Literature 107 (1988): 207-24.
Article in Journal or Book Ted Hildebrandt, "Proverbial Strings: Cohesion In Proverbs 10," Grace Theological Journal 11.2 (1990): 171-185.
On-line Resource Theodore A. Hildebrandt, "Motivation and antithetic parallelism in Proverbs 10-15," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 35.4 (Dec. 1992): 433-444.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Ted Hildebrandt, "The Proverb: an interdisciplinary approach to a biblical genre," Tenure Paper, 70 pages. Gordon College, Sept. 1, 2005.
Article in Journal or Book John E. Johnson, "An Analysis of Proverbs 1:1-7," Bibliotheca Sacra 144: 576 (1987): 419-432.
Article in Journal or Book T. Johnson, "Implied Antecedents in Job XL 2B and Proverbs III 6A," Vetus Testamentum 52.2 (2002): 278-284.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Arthur Jan Keefer, Proverbs 1-9 as an Introduction to the Book of Proverbs.Arthur Jan Keefer, Proverbs 1-9 as an Introduction to the Book of Proverbs. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020. ISBN: 9780567693358. pp.224. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph R.O. Kevin, The Wisdom of Amen-em-ope and Its Possible Dependence upon the Book of Proverbs. Austria: Adolf Mozhausen's Successors, 1931.
On-line Resource F.D. Kidner, "The Relationship of God and Man in Proverbs," Tyndale Bulletin 7/8 (1961): 4-9. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Kenneth A. Kitchen, "Proverbs and Wisdom Books of the Ancient Near East," Tyndale Bulletin 27 (1976): 69-114. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book J.S. Kselman, "Ambiquity and Wordplay in Proverbs XI," Vetus Testamentum 52.4 (2002): 545-547.
Book or monograph Bernhard Lang, Wisdom and the Book of Proverbs: An Israelite Goddess Redefined. Pilgrim, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0829805680.
Article in Journal or Book Alan R. Millard, "In Praise of Ancient Scribes," Bible & Spade 2.2-4 (Spring-Autumn, 1982): 33-46.
Article in Journal or Book M. Moore, "Wise Women" or Wisdom Woman? A Biblical Study of Women's Roles. Restoration Quarterly 35.3 (1993) 147-158.
Article in Journal or Book Alan Moss, "Wisdom as Parental Teaching in Proverbs 1-9," Heythrop Journal 38.4 (1997): 426-439.
Book or monograph William Oscar Emil Oesterley [1866-1950], The Wisdom of Egypt and the Old Testament in the Light of the Newly Discovered 'Teaching of Amenem-ope'. London: SPCK, 1927.
Article in Journal or Book Greg W. Parsons, "Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Proverbs," Bibliotheca Sacra 150 (April-June, 1993) 151-70.
On-line Resource W.P. Paterson [1860-1939], "The fools of the Bible," The Expository Times 11.1 (Oct. 1899): 13-16.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book Richard D. Patterson, "The Widow, the Orphan and the Poor in the Old Testament and Extra-Biblical Literature." Bibliotheca Sacra 130 (1973): 223-34.
Article in Journal or Book Glenn D. Pemberton, The Rhetoric of the Father: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Father/Son Lectures in Proverbs 1-9. (Ph. D. dissertation, Illif School of Theology, University of Denver, 1999; 317 pgs.).
On-line Resource John Ruffle, "The Teaching of Amenemope and its Connection with the Book of Proverbs," Tyndale Bulletin 27 (1976): 29-68. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Timothy J. Sandoval, The Discourse of Wealth And Poverty in the Book of Proverbs. Biblical Interpretation Series. Leiden: Brill, 2005. Hbk. ISBN: 9004144927. pp.242.
Book or monograph P.W. Skehan, Studies in Israelite Poetry and Wisdom. Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series 1. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic Biblical Association of America, 1971.
On-line Resource Andrew E. Steinmann, "Proverbs 1-9 As A Solomonic Composition," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 43.4 (2000): 659-674.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Raymond C. Van Leeuwen, Context and Meaning in Proverbs 25-27. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 96. Atlanta: Scholars, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 1555400051. pp.184.
Article in Journal or Book Roland E. Murphy, "A Brief Note on Translating Proverbs," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 60.4 (1998): 621-625.
Book or monograph Daniel C. Snell, Twice-Told Proverbs and the Composition of the Book of Proverbs. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1993. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464668. pp.146.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Jon R. Stone, The Routledge Book of World ProverbsJon R. Stone, The Routledge Book of World Proverbs. London: Taylor & Francis, 2006. ISBN: 9781135870539. pp.544. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph von Rad: Wisdom in IsraelGerhard von Rad, Wisdom in Israel, English Translator James D. Martin. London: Xpress Reprints, 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 1859310575. pp.354.
Article in Journal or Book Richard C. Trench, Proverbs and Their Lessons. London: Routledge, 1861, pp.160.
Article in Journal or Book Bruce K. Waltke, "The Book of Proverbs and Ancient Wisdom Literature," Bibliotheca Sacra 136: 543 (1979): 222-238.
Article in Journal or Book Bruce K. Waltke, "The Book of Proverbs and Old Testament Theology," Bibliotheca Sacra 136: 544 (1979): 302-317.
On-line Resource Bruce K. Waltke, "Does Proverbs Promise Too Much," Andrews University Seminary Studies 34.2 (Autumn 1996): 319-336.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Paul D. Wagner, "Discipline in the Book of Proverbs: 'To Spank or Not to Spank?'," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 48.4 (Dec. 2005): 715-732.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Bruce K. Waltke, "Righteousness in Proverbs," Westminster Theological Journal 70.2 (Fall 2008): 225-237.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly R. Norman Whybray, The Composition of the Book of ProverbsR. Norman Whybray, The Composition of the Book of Proverbs. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1994.. ISBN: 9780567038876. pp.173. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly R. Norman Whybray, Wealth and Poverty in the Book of ProverbsR. Norman Whybray, Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1990. ISBN: 9780567249036. pp.132. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph R.N. Whybray, Wisdom in Proverbs: The Concept of Wisdom in Proverbs 1-9. Allenson, 1968.
Book or monograph James G. Williams, Those Who Ponder Proverbs: Aphoristic Thinking and Biblical Literature. Sheffield: Almond, 1981. Hbk. ISBN: 0907459021. pp.128.
On-line Resource Peter J. Williams, "Review of Riad Aziz Kassis: The Book of Proverbs and Arabic Proverbial Works," Tyndale Bulletin 51.1 (2000): 151-154. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Al Wolters, "Nature and Grace in the Interpretation of Proverbs 31:10-31," Calvin Theological Journal 19 (1984): 153-166.

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