PROVERBS





Chapter 1


	The use of the proverbs given by Solomon (1:1-6)
	An exhortation to fear God, believe His word, and obey your 
		parents (1:7-9)
	To avoid the enticings of sinners (1:10-19)
	Wisdom complains that she is scorned (1:20-23)
	She threatens those who despise her (1:24-33)




Chapter 2


	Wisdom promises godliness to her children (2:1-9)
	Safety from evil company (2:10-19)
	And direction in good ways (2:20-22)




Chapter 3


	An exhortation to obedience (3:1)
	To faith (3:5-6)
	To humility (3:7-8)
	To devotion (3:9-10)
	To patience (3:11-12)
	The happy gain of wisdom (3:13-18)
	The power (3:19-20)
	And the benefits of wisdom (3:21-26)
	An exhortation to charity (3:27-29)
	Peaceableness (3:30)
	And contentment (3:31-32)
	The cursed state of the wicked (3:33-35)




Chapter 4


	Solomon, to persuade obedience (4:1-2)
	Shows the instruction he had from his parents (4:3-4)
	To be diligent in seeking wisdom (4:5-13)
	And to shun the path of the wicked (4:14-19)
	He exhorts to faith (4:20-22)
	And keep your heart holy (4:23-27)




Chapter 5


	Solomon exhorts to the study of wisdom (5:1-2)
	He shows the folly of adultery and riot (5:3-14)
	He exhorts to contentment, and chastity. Be faithful to your 
		spouse (5:15-21)
	The wicked are overtaken by their own sins (5:22-23)




Chapter 6


	Warning against guaranteeing a friend's liabilities (6:1-5)
	Warning against being lazy (6:6-11)
	And willful mischief-making (6:12-15)
	The Seven deadly sins that are hateful to God (6:16-19)
	The blessings of obedience (6:20-24)
	Warning against committing adultery, and the damage done by 
		lawlessness (6:25-35)




Chapter 7


	Solomon reasons for a sincere familiarity with wisdom (7:1-5)
	In an example which he has known (7:6-9)
	He shows the cunning of a harlot (7:10-21)
	And the desperate simplicity of her young victim (7:22-23)
	He pleads for abstaining from such wickedness (7:24-27)




Chapter 8


	The fame (8:1-5)
	And evidence of wisdom (8:6-9)
	The excellency (8:10-11)
	The nature (8:12-14)
	The power (8:15-17)
	The riches (8:18-21)
	And the eternity of wisdom (8:22-31)
	Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings (8:32-36)




Chapter 9


	The discipline (9:1-3)
	And doctrine of wisdom (9:4-12)
	The custom and error of a foolish women (9:13-18)




Chapter 10


	Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (10:1-32)




Chapter 11


	Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (11:1-31)




Chapter 12


	Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (12:1-28)




Chapter 13


	Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (13:1-25)




Chapter 14


	Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (14:1-35)




Chapter 15


	Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (15:1-33)




Chapter 16


	Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (16:1-33)




Chapter 17


	Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (17:1-28)




Chapter 18


	Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (18:1-24)




Chapter 19


	Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (19:1-29)




Chapter 20


	Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (20:1-30)




Chapter 21


	Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (21:1-31)




Chapter 22


	Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (22:1-16)
	Proverbs concerning various situations (22:17-29)



Chapter 23


	Proverbs concerning various situations (23:1-35)




Chapter 24


	Proverbs concerning various situations (24:1-34)




Chapter 25


	Relationships with kings (25:1-7)
	Relationships with neighbours (25:8-20)
	Relationships with enemies (25:21-24)
	Relationships with yourself (25:25-28)




Chapter 26


	Relationships with fools (26:1-12)
	Relationships with sluggards (26:13-16)
	Relationships with gossips (26:17-28)




Chapter 27


	Observations on self-love (27:1-4)
	On true love (27:5-10)
	And on care to avoid offenses (27:11-27)




Chapter 28


	Observations on impiety and religious integrity (28:1-18)
	Of wealth and poverty (28:19-28)




Chapter 29


	Observations on public government (29:1-14)
	And on control in private affairs (29:15-21)
	Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice, and corruption (29:22-27)




Chapter 30


	Agur's confession of faith (30:1-6)
	The two points of his prayer (30:7-9)
	The most menial are not to be wronged (30:10)
	Four wicked generations (30:11-14)
	Four things insatiable (30:15-16)
	Parents are not to be despised (30:17)
	Four things hard to be known (30:18-20)
	Four things intolerable (30:21-23)
	Four things exceedingly wise (30:24-28)
	Four things stately (30:29-31)
	Wrath is to be prevented (30:32-33)




Chapter 31


	King Lemuel's lesson of chastity and temperance (31:1-5)
	The afflicted are to be comforted and defended (31:6-9)
	The praise and characteristics of a virtuous wife (31:10-31)


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ECCLESIASTES





Chapter 1


	The preacher shows that all human courses are vain: (1:1-3)
	Because the whole creation is restless (1:4-8)
	Nothing new is brought forth, and all old things are forgotten 
		(1:9-11)
	And because he has found the same in making studies of 
		wisdom (1:12-18)




Chapter 2


	The vanity of human courses in the works of pleasure (2:1-3)
	Great works are in vain (2:4-11)
	Though the wise be better than the fool, yet life for both has one 
		final event (2:12-17)
	The vanity of human labor, in leaving its fruits to someone whose 
		course is unknown (2:18-23)
	Nothing is better than joy in our labor, but the capacity for that 
		is God's gift (2:24-26)




Chapter 3


	There is time for everything (3:1-10)
	There is an excellency in God's works (3:11-15)
	God shall judge the righteous and the wicked (3:16-22)




Chapter 4


	Vanity is increased by oppression (4:1-3)
	By envy, by idleness (4:4-6)
	By covetousness (4:7-8)
	By loneliness (4:9-12)
	By willfulness (4:13-16)




Chapter 5


	Vanities in divine service (5:1-7)
	Wealth does not satisfy (5:8-12)
	Wealth brings difficulties (5:13-17)
	Wealth is ultimately the gift of God (5:18-20)




Chapter 6


	The vanity of riches without use (6:1-2)
	Of children (6:3-5)
	And old age without riches (6:6-8)
	The vanity of sight and wandering desires (6:9-10)
	The conclusion of vanities (6:11-12)




Chapter 7


	Remedies against vanity are a good name (7:1)
	Humility (7:2-6)
	Patience (7:7-10)
	Wisdom (7:11-22)
	The difficulty of getting wisdom (7:23-29)




Chapter 8


	Kings are greatly to be respected (8:1-5)
	The divine providence is to be observed (8:6-11)
	It is better with the godly in adversity, than with the wicked in 
		prosperity (8:12-15)
	The work of God is unsearchable (8:16-17)




Chapter 9


	Similar things happen to the good and bad (9:1-3)
	There is a necessity for death to men (9:4-6)
	Comfort is all their portion in this life (9:7-10)
	God's providence rules over all (9:11-12)
	Wisdom is better than strength (9:13-18)




Chapter 10


	Observations of wisdom and folly (10:1-15)
	Of riot, slothfulness, and money (10:16-19)
	Men's thoughts of kings ought to be reverent (10:20)




Chapter 11


	Directions for charity (11:1-6)
	Death in life (11:7-8)
	And, in the days of youth, the day of judgment are to be 
		considered (11:9-10)




Chapter 12


	The creator is to be remembered in youth (12:1-7)
	The preacher's concern is to edify the people (12:8-12)
	The fear of God is the chief antidote of vanity (12:13-14)


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SONG OF SOLOMON





Chapter 1


	The church's love for Christ (1:1-4)
	She confesses her deformity (1:5-6)
	And prays to be directed to His flock (1:7)
	Christ directs her to the shepherds' tents (1:8)
	And showing His love to her (1:9-10)
	Gives her gracious promises (1:11)
	The church and Christ praise one another (1:12-17)




Chapter 2


	The mutual love of Christ and His church (2:1-7)
	The hope (2:8-9)
	And calling of the church (2:10-13)
	Christ's care of the church (2:14-15)
	The profession of the church, her faith and hope (2:16-17)




Chapter 3


	The fight and victory of the church in temptation (3:1-5)
	The church glories in Christ (3:6-11)




Chapter 4


	Christ sets forth the graces of the church (4:1-7)
	He shows His love to her (4:8-15)
	The church prays to be made fit for His presence (4:16)




Chapter 5


	Christ awakens the church by His calling (5:1)
	The church tastes the joy of Christ's love (5:2-8)
	A description of Christ's graces (5:9-16)




Chapter 6


	The church professes her faith in Christ (6:1-3)
	Christ shows the graces of the church (6:4-9)
	And His love toward her (6:10-13)




Chapter 7


	A further description of the church's graces (7:1-9)
	The church professes her faith and desire (7:10-13)




Chapter 8


	The love of the church for Christ (8:1-5)
	The strength of love (8:6-7)
	The calling of the Gentiles (8:8-13)
	The church prays for Christ's coming (8:14)

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