| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 1 Prologue (1:1-7) 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction fools despise.(1:7) | Fear of the LORD | 31 Ode to a capable woman (31:10-31) 31:30 Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.(31:30) |
| 2 Invitation of wisdom (1:8-33) 1:19 This is the fate of everyone greedy of loot: unlawful gain takes away the life of him who acquires it. (1:19) | Death as rewards of evil | 30 The teaching of king Lemel's mother (31:1-9) 31:3 Give not your vigor to women, nor your strength to those who ruin kings. (31:3) |
| 3 Value of Wisdom (2:1-22) 2:12 Saving you from the way of evil men, from men of perverse speech, 2:13 Who leave the straight paths to walk in the way of darkness, (2:12-13) | The way | 29 Sayings of Agur (30:1-33) 30:19 The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, The way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden. (30:19) |
| 4 Blessing of wisdom (3:1-10) 3:3 bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. (3:3) | To write proverbs | 28 Solomon's proverbs (25:1-29:27) 25:1 These also are proverbs of Solomon. The men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transmitted them.(25:1) |
| 5 Gift of wisdom (3:11-20) 3:12 For whom the LORD loves he reproves, and he chastises the son he favors. (3:12) | Reproach | 27 Other words of wise man (24:23-34) 24:25 But those who convict the evildoer will fare well, and on them will come the blessing of prosperity. (24:25) |
| 6 Exhortation of wisdom (3:21-35) 3:25 Be not afraid of sudden terror, of the ruin of the wicked when it comes;(3:25) | Sudden attack | 26 Fear to God (24:21-22) 24:22 For suddenly arises the destruction they send, and the ruin from either one, who can measure? (24:22) |
| 7 Gain wisdom (4:1-9) 4:6 Forsake her not, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will safeguard you; (4:6) | The grace of wisdom | 25 Disaster of evildoer (24:13-20) 24:14 Such, you must know, is wisdom to your soul. If you find it, you will have a future, and your hope will not be cut off. (24:14) |
| 8 The right way (4:10-19) 4:14 The path of the wicked enter not, walk not on the way of evil men; (4:14) | Avoiding evils | 24 Sins of fool (23:26-24:12) 24:1 Be not emulous of evil men, and desire not to be with them;(24:1) |
| 9 Warning against evil (4:20-27) 4:21 Let them not slip out of your sight, keep them within your heart (4:21) | To keep wisdom | 23 To respect parents (23:22-25) 23:23 Get the truth, and sell it not-- wisdom, instruction and understanding (23:23) |
| 10 Warning against others (5:1-6) 5:6 Lest you see before you the road to life, her paths will ramble, you know not where | The way | 22 Warning against alcohol (23:19-21) 23:19 Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the right way. (23:19) |
| 11 Warning against adultery (5:7-23) 5:21 For each man's ways are plain to the LORD'S sight; all their paths he surveys;(5:21) | Fear of the LORD | 21 Fair lips (23:12-18) 23:17 Let not your heart emulate sinners, but be zealous for the fear of the LORD always; (23:17) |
| 12 Warning against laziness (6:1-19) 6:3 So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbors power: Go, hurry, stir up your neighbor! (6:3) | Neighbors | 20 Table of kings (22:17-23:11) 22:24 Be not friendly with a hotheaded man, nor the companion of a wrathful man, (22:24) |
| 13 Warning against adultery (6:20-35) 6:20 Observe, my son, your father's bidding, and reject not your mother's teaching;(6:20) | Parents | 19 Solomon's proverbs (10:1-22:16) 10:1 The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.(10:1) |
| 14 Woman of adultery (7:1-23) 7:7 And I saw among the simple ones, I observed among the young men, a youth with no sense, (7:7) | Foolish | 18 Table of wisdom (9:1-18) 9:16 Let whoever is simple turn in here, or who lacks understanding; for to him I say, (9:16) |
| 15 Warning against Woman of adultery (7:24-27) 7:27 Her house is made up of ways to the nether world, leading down into the chambers of death.(7:27) | The way to death | 17 Listen to me (8:32-36) 8:36 But he who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love deat. (8:36) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 1 Prologue (1:1-7) 1:2 That men may appreciate wisdom and discipline, may understand words of intelligence;(1:2) | Wisdom and discipline | 16 Love for wisdom (8:1-31) 8:10 Receive my instruction in preference to silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold. (8:10) |
| 2 Invitation of wisdom (1:8-33) 1:12like Sheol let us swallow them alive and whole, like those who go down to the Pit. (1:12) | Sheol | 15 Warning against Woman of adultery (7:24-27) 7:27Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death. (7:27) |
| 3 Value of Wisdom (2:1-22) 2:16 Saving you from the wife of another, from the adulteress with her smooth words, (2:16) | The wife of another | 14 Woman of adultery (7:1-23) 7:5 That they may keep you from another's wife, from the adulteress with her smooth words. (7:5) |
| 4 Blessing of wisdom (3:1-10) 3:3 Let not kindness and fidelity leave you; bind them around your neck; (3:3) | Put around your neck | 13 Warning against adultery (6:20-35) 6:21 Keep them fastened over your heart always, put them around your neck; (6:21) |
| 5 Gift of wisdom (3:11-20) 3:13 Happy the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding!(3:13) | Happy / Disaster | 12 Warning against laziness (6:1-19) 6:15 Therefore suddenly ruin comes upon him; in an instant he is crushed beyond cure. (6:15) |
| 6 Exhortation of wisdom (3:21-35) 3:26 For the LORD will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from the snare. (3:26) | Snare | 11 Warning against adultery (5:7-23) 5:22 By his own iniquities the wicked man will be caught, in the meshes of his own sin he will be held fast; (5:22) |
| 7 Gain wisdom (4:1-9) 4:1 Hear, O children, a father's instruction, be attentive, that you may gain understanding!(4:1) | Listening | 10 Warning against others (5:1-6) 5:1 My son, to my wisdom be attentive, to my knowledge incline your ear,(5:1) |
| 8 The right way (4:10-19) 4:13 Hold fast to instruction, never let her go; keep her, for she is your life. (4:13) | Life | 9 Warning against evil (4:20-27) 4:23 With closest custody, guard your heart, for in it are the sources of life. (4:23) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 16 Love for wisdom (8:1-31) 8:8 Sincere are all the words of my mouth, no one of them is wily or crooked; (8:8) | Words of wisdom | 31 Ode to a capable woman (31:10-31) 31:26 She opens her mouth in wisdom, and on her tongue is kindly counsel. (31:26) |
| 17 Listen to me (8:32-36) 8:36 But he who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death.(8:36) | Ruin | 30 The teaching of king Lemel's mother (31:1-9) 31:3 Give not your vigor to women, nor your strength to those who ruin kings. (31:3) |
| 18 Table of wisdom (9:1-18) 9:10 The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (9:10) | Knowledge of the Holy One | 29 Sayings of Agur (30:1-33) 30:3 Neither have I learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy One. (30:3) |
| 19 Solomon's proverbs (10:1-22:16) Solomon's proverbs | Solomon's proverbs | 28 Solomon's proverbs (25:1-29:27) Solomon's proverbs |
| 20 Table of kings (22:17-23:11) 22:17 The sayings of the wise (22:17) | The sayings of the wise | 27 Other words of wise man (24:23-34) 24:23 These also are sayings of the wise(24:23) |
| 21 Fair lips (23:12-18) 23:17 be zealous for the fear of the LORD always; (23:17) | Fear of the LORD | 26 Fear to God (24:21-22) 24:21 My son, fear the LORD and the king; (24:21) |
| 22 Warning against alcohol (23:19-21) 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton come to poverty, and torpor clothes a man in rags (23:21) | Ruin of evils | 25 Disaster of evildoer (24:13-20) 24:20 For the evil man has no future, the lamp of the wicked will be put out (24:20) |
| 23 To respect parents (23:22-25) 23:24 The father of a just man will exult with glee; he who begets a wise son will have joy in him (23:24) | Wisdom and family | 24 Sins of fool (23:26-24:12) 24:3 By wisdom is a house built, by understanding is it made firm (24:3) |