The number value of the Hebrew consonants in the three names, “Solomon,” “David,” and “Israel,” add up to 930, just short of the 934 lines of MT. The name Solomon in 10:1 has a value of 375, which is the exact number of lines in that collection (10:1–22:16).1 [2] As Alonso Schökel points out, the language is open-ended, taking on different colorations in different settings. “Discipline” (mûsār) is an important word in Proverbs. The term has a dual meaning, referring both to a process—obedience to