Proverbs 22:1-23
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- I.9, I.27, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- Chapter XIV, Historia Calamitatusm: The Story of My Misfortunes, Pierre Abélard / Peter Abelard, c. 1140.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- On the Education of Children (Prov 22:6). Sermon by John Wesley.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary, Proverbs
22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23, James Limburg, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2018.
- "The book of Proverbs, we have noted, is something of a guide for steering the ship of your life, the ocean of life, when the sailing is smooth and when it is not."
- Center for Excellence in Preaching, Stan Mast, 2018.
- A Plain Account, Cara Shonamon, 2018.
- "Words of Wisdom," Lynn Miller, Art & Faith Matters, celebrating our creative and living God by generating art and architecture resources for congregations and individuals. Art and Faith Matters facebook page contains additional resources.
- "Sowing Justice," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer, 2015.
- "Jesus' whole life was one of sowing justice. Jesus' life was dedicated to caring for those who were the least and the left out and the passed over and the shut out. As we follow his example, we will sow justice, and hopefully bring healing to ourselves and to those around us."
- Commentary, Proverbs
22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23, Walter C. Bouzard, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
- "If the teachings of the aphorisms are plain, the interpretive application is not. Much depends on one's understanding of the social location and attitude of the sages."
- "Riches," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog.
- "The trouble with being rich is that since you can solve with your checkbook virtually all of the practical problems that bedevil ordinary people, you are left in your leisure with nothing but the great human problems to contend with: how to be happy, how to love and be loved, how to find meaning and purpose in your life."
- Commentary, Proverbs
22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23, Wil Gafney, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
- "I imagine a common meal, a table to which the poor is graciously welcome to share the bread of the generous soul who sees and meets the need, by inviting the poor to her or his own table, nourishing the dignity of the poor as well as meeting their basic needs. This is a different model of benevolence than simply writing a check."
- Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
- "Nuggets of Wisdom," Faith Element Discipleship System, "Setting the Bible Free," 2012.
- "Where Is God? With the Poor," compiled by Lisa Ann Moss Degreia, 2012.
- Commentary, Proverbs
22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23, Kathryn Schifferdecker, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "Whatever the preacher chooses to reflect on, he or she will be drawing on the accumulated wisdom of generations of faithful women and men who have sought to live lives of integrity, lives of 'wisdom.' Their voices can continue to teach us today."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
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Proverbs 22:1-23, Pentecost 14,
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "...in the legal and prophetic material the people are expected to care for the poor because God brought them out of Egypt, showed them righteousness and in response they are expected be just and caring of the poor in their community (Exodus 23:6,11. Isaiah 1). It is not a moral duty that brings reward, but a response to how God deals with them which they are expected to model in turn to others."
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Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23, Pentecost 14, The Old Testament Readings:
Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey
Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "Each of the verses contains an aphorism that can stand alone from the other verses, and each warrants reflection on the implications of following the admonitions it contains."
- "The Proverbs and the Idea of 'Money'," by Greg Herrick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "A More Vibrant Theology of Children," Marcia J. Bunge, "On Raisin' Abel," Robert B. Sloan, Jr., (other resources at) "Children," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2003.
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"Character
Deficiency Syndrome," Garry D. Nation. Leadership
U.
- "The ultimate responsibility for social order is personal and individual. Disorder in society is a symptom of a crisis of character."
- Commentary, Proverbs
22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23, James Limburg, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2018.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Clark,
Ronald R., Jr., "Schools, Scholars, and Students: The Wisdom School
Sitz im Leben and Proverbs,"
Restoration Quarterly,
2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Emerton, John A., "The Teaching of Amenemope and Proverbs 22:17-24:22:
Further Reflections on a Long-Standing Problem," Vetus
Testamentum, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials -
Hildebrandt, Theodore A., "Proverbial Pairs: Compositional Units in
Proverbs 10-29," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Murphy,
Roland E., O.Carm.,
"Proverbs 22:1-9," Interpretation,
1987.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Scherer,
Andreas,
"Is the Selfish Man Wise?: Considerations of Context in Proverbs 10.1-22.16
with Special Regard to Surety, Bribery and Friendship," Journal
for the Study of the Old Testament,
1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Clark,
Ronald R., Jr., "Schools, Scholars, and Students: The Wisdom School
Sitz im Leben and Proverbs,"
Restoration Quarterly,
2005.
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 18B, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2012.
- "Faith that Works," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
- Drama:
- "Search for the Hero," John McNeil, dramatix.
- "I Want It Now!" Erina Caradus, dramatix.
- "Life's Choices: A Play Based on Eight Characters in Proverbs," Robin Gallaher Branch, Society of Biblical Literature Forum, 2006.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Proverbs 22:2, 6. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Proverbs
