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Proverbs 17 General Notes

Structure and formatting

Chapter 17 continues the section of the book which is attributed to Solomon and is filled mainly with short, individual proverbs.

Special concepts in this chapter

Themes

There are individual proverbs that run along common themes, often including contrasting elements: wise/foolish, money, lazy/diligent, truth telling, wicked/righteous, sluggard, pride/humility, integrity/crookedness. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous)

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