箴言一书原是将各种箴言,编集成帙,好像无定秩序,难以分清段落。尤其是箴言第二集与第三集,决不能条分缕析。今将二集中近同之箴言,归为一类,可助阅者更明箴言的意义。
一、愚昧子与智慧子对于父母(10:1,15:20,17:21,25,19:13,26,23:15-16,24-25,27:11,29:3)。
二、物质的满足与灵性的满足(10:2-3,11:4,15:16-17,16:8,16,17:1,l9:1,28:6,ll)
三、懒惰与殷勤(10:4,26,12:11,24,27,13:4,23,15:19,16:26,18:1,19:15,24,20:4,13,21:5,25,22:13,29,24:30,34,26:13,]6,27:18,23,27,28:19,6:6,10:5)
四、义人的福祉恶人的痛苦(l0:6,9,16,24-25,27,30.11:3,5,8,18,21,12:2-3,7,13,l4,21,26,28,13:6,9,14-15,21-22,25,14:11,14,19,32,15:6,8-9,24,28-20,20:7,21:12,15-16,18,21,22:12,28:10,18,29:6)
五、称赞与羞辱(10:7,12:8-9,18:3,22:1,25:14,27,27:21,2)
六、智慧听命愚昧违命(10:8,17,12:l,15,13:1,13;18,15:5,l0,12:31-32,19:16,28:4,7,9)
七、败坏与无智慧之事( 10:10,23,11:9,11,23,27,12: 5-6,12,18,22,13:2,14,22,14:29-30,17:11,21:10,28:8,23,26-27)
八、智慧的言语与无智的舌头(10:11,13-14,20-21,31-32,11:30,l4:3,13:2,4,7,23,28,l6:20,23-24,17:7,18:4,20-21,20,15,21,23.23:9,24:26,25:11)
九、爱与恨之结果(10:12,15:17,17:1,9,14,19,18:6,17,19,20:3,25:8,26:17,21,29:9)
十、富与貧之比较(10:15,22,ll:28,13:7-8,14:20,24,18:11,23,19:1,4,7,22,22:2,7,28:6,11,29:l3)
十一、谎诈与诚实(10:18,12:17,19,22,13:5,17:4,20:14,17,24:18-19,24,26,28)
十二、多言与静默(10:19,11:12,12:23,13:3,17:27-28,29:11,20)
十三、义与不义(11:1,13:17,16:8,11,17:15,26,18:5,20:10,23,22:28:10-11,29:27)
十四、骄傲与谦卑(11:2,l3,l0,15,25,33.16:5,18-19,18:12,21:4,25:6-7,28:26,29:23)
十五、不思与考虑(11:14,15:22,18:13,19:2,20:5,18,21:29,22:3,25:8,1O)
十六、贤德妇人与恶劣妇人(11:16,22,12:4,14:1,18:22,19:13-14,21:9,19.25:24,27:15,16)
十七、慈怜与忍心(11:17,24-26,12:10,14:21,31.19:17,21:13,17:5,22:9,16,22-23,28:27,29: 7)
十八、貪心与知足(11:29,15:16-17,27,23:4-5)
十九、动怒与和平(12:16,14:17,29,16:1,18,16:32,17:12,26,19:11,19,22:24,25,25:15,28,26:21,29:22)
二十、忧闷与快乐(12:25,14:10,13,15:l3,l5,17:22,18:14,25:22,25)
二一、谨慎与最昧(13:16,14:8,18,33,15:21,16:21-22,17:24,18:2,15,24:3,7,27,26:6,11,28:5)
二二、好同伴与恶同伴(13:20,24:1,28:7,29:3)
二三、儿童教育(13:24,l9:18,20:11,22:6,15,23:13-14,29:15,17)
二四、真见证与假见证(14:5,25,19:5,9,21:28,25:l8)
二五、君主与百姓(14:28,34-35,l6:l0,12,15,19:10,12,20:2,8,26,28,21:1,22:11,24:21-22,25:2,5,28:2-3,15-16,29:4,12,14,26)
二六、神的全知与宰治(15:3,11,16:1,4,9,33,17:3,19:2l,20:12,24,21:1,30-31,29:26)
二七、靠赖交托神(16:3,18:10,23:26,27:l,28:25,29:25)
二八、寻求智慧之热力(16:16,18:15,19:8,20,22:17,21,23:15-16,22-25,24:13-l4,27:11)
二九、责备与惩罚(17:l0,19:25,29,20:30,21:11,25:12,26:3,27:5-6,22,28:23,29:1)
三十、交友 (1)勿滥交(18:24), (2)勿受诱(1:l0),(3)勿交易怒之友(22:24), (4)勿与恶人相交(24:1), (5)勿以财物相交(19:4), (6)宜交智慧之友, (7)宜交善于规劝之友(27:17), (8)交友贵于有恒(27:1O), (9)贵能相爱(17:17), (10)勿离间挑拨(17:9), (11)勿为友作保(6:1-3,17:18,22:26), (l2)赖神化敌为友(16:7)。信徒相交当效大卫与约拿单(撒上18:1-2,20:17)。 当与神为友,并与基督为友。
质而言之:读箴言书足可以使人晓得智慧和训诲,使少年人有知识和谋略,使人处世作人,领受仁爱公平正直的标准。读诗篇对于神,可以增加虔敬;读箴言书足可以帮助人的常识。每有信徒,日读诗篇及箴言数章,内而对于信仰的体验,外而对于处世的阅历,双方并进,则信仰与行为即可渐达高尚完美地步了。