32 Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs,(A) and his songs numbered 1,005.(B)

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32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

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A Collection of Solomon’s Proverbs

10 Solomon’s proverbs:(A)

A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.(B)

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10 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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Hezekiah’s Collection

25 These too are proverbs of Solomon,(A)
which the men of Hezekiah,(B) king of Judah, copied.

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25 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

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The Teacher’s Objectives and Conclusion

In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.(A)

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And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

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