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Over twenty-five years in the making, this much-anticipated commentary promises to be the standard study of Proverbs for years to come. Written by eminent Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke, this two-volume commentary is unquestionably the most comprehensive work on Proverbs available. Grounded in the literary criticism that has so strengthened biblical interpretation, Waltke’s commentary on...

III. STRUCTURE A. Introduction The headings (or superscripts) in Proverbs readily divide the book into seven collections (1:1; 10:1; 22:17; 24:23; 25:1; 30:1; 31:1). Though 22:17 lacks a distinct editorial heading, its reference to “the sayings of the wise,” its distinctive form, and its integrity with 22:17–21, referring among other things to the “thirty sayings” in 22:20 (emended), clearly set these verses apart as the first of the thirty sayings. The editorial superscript to the next collection,
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