"The admonition which his mother gave him, 'What, my son? What, son of my womb? What, son of my vows? Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to the destroyers of kings."

(Proverbs 31:1-3).

The compilation of the whole book is probably not the work of Solomon, but of a much later time. The famous Hezekiah had a hand here. It is possible that the final compiler was Ezra. The central point of the parables is the fear of the Lord, the teaching of the fear of the Lord (Proverbs 1, 7, 9, 10, etc.).

"The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom"

. Any wisdom that is not subject to the fear of the Lord leads a person past his goal and very often to destruction. There are many wise and many wise, but if there is no fear of God in the heart, then all the vicissitudes of life end sadly. Man's true wisdom leads him to God and rejects him from evil.

"Do not be wise in your eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil"

(Proverbs 3:7). The purpose of the book is clearly stated in the introduction to it:

"to learn wisdom and instruction, to learn the rules of prudence, justice, judgment and righteousness"

(Proverbs 1:2-4).

The book is divided into several parts.

The first is the collection of Solomon's parables (chapters 1 to 9), the pursuit of wisdom.

The second is the second collection of Solomon's parables (chapters 10 to 22), a practical morality that comes from here. For example:

"The wise listen to the instructions of the father, but the violent listen to rebuke"

,

"Whoever despises the word harms himself, but whoever fears the commandment is rewarded"