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Proverbs: An Introduction and Commentary (Wilson) is unavailable, but you can change that!

In many ways, Proverbs is similar to the wisdom literature of the wider ancient Near East. However, while the book initially appears to consist primarily of practical advice, wisdom is grounded in a relationship with God. In this replacement Tyndale Commentary, Lindsay Wilson shows how the first nine chapters provide a reading guide for the many proverbs in subsequent chapters; and how the fear...

(e.g. God will forgive the sins of those who trust in Jesus) are always true and apply to all circumstances. A proverb, on the other hand, is not intended to cover every situation and often needs to be fleshed out by other perspectives.6 A proverb is, however, still true, even if it does not always apply. This will mean that it is useful to balance the varying perspectives of different proverbs on the same theme (e.g. money, speech, work). Thus, we need to read the observations of the poor having
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