Why Proverbs?

“To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.” Proverbs 1:6

The Hebrew term for proverb means a comparison.
A proverb is “a way of saying a truth that will stick in your mind.” Sayings that are taken from everyday life, intended to serve as practical guidelines for successful living. They are written so that we will be able to understand what we read as we study through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit.

So then in these first six verses, we have 15 reasons from the Book of Proverbs –
1. We might know wisdom. V 2
2. We might know discipline. V 2
3. We might discern understanding. V 2
4. To receive instruction in wise behavior. V 3
5. To receive instruction in righteousness. V 3
6. To receive instruction in justice. V 3
7. To receive instruction in equity. V 3
8. To give prudence to the naive. V 4
9. To give youth knowledge. V 4
10. To give youth discretion. V 4
11. To attract the wise man. V 5
12. To increase learning. V 5
13. To help attain understanding and wise counsel. V 5
14. That a man might be able to make known the words of the wise. V 6
15. That He might express and understand riddles. V 6