To me, it seems that as well as simply reading the book through, this book lends itself well to collecting verses together by subject. I have had some fun using my Logos Bible Software to do just this with the book of Proverbs, and thought I would share some of the results of my searches here. So to begin with, here is what Proverbs says about wisdom . . .
Wisdom in Proverbs
Prov 1:2
To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight,
Prov 1:3
to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;
Prov 1:5
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,
Prov 1:6
to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
Prov 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Prov 1:20
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice;
Prov 2:2
making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;
Prov 2:6
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
Prov 2:7
he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
Prov 2:10
for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
Prov 3:7
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
Prov 3:13
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,
Prov 3:19
The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens;
Prov 3:21
My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion,
Prov 3:35
The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace.
Prov 4:5
Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
Prov 4:7
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.
Prov 4:11
I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
Prov 5:1
My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,
Prov 6:6
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Prov 7:4
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend,
Prov 8:1
Does not wisdom call ? Does not understanding raise her voice?
Prov 8:11
for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
Prov 8:12
“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
Prov 8:14
I have counsel and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength.
Prov 8:33
Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it.
Prov 9:1
Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.
Prov 9:8
Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
Prov 9:9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Prov 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
Prov 9:12
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
Prov 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
Prov 10:8
The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Prov 10:13
On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.
Prov 10:14
The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
Prov 10:23
Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
Prov 10:31
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
Prov 11:2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
Prov 11:29
Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Prov 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
Prov 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
Prov 12:18
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Prov 13:1
A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Prov 13:10
By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
Prov 13:14
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.
Prov 13:20
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Prov 14:3
By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Prov 14:6
A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
Prov 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.
Prov 14:16
One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
Prov 14:24
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.
Prov 14:33
Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.
Prov 14:35
A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
Prov 15:2
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
Prov 15:7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.
Prov 15:12
A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
Prov 15:20
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Prov 15:31
The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
Prov 15:33
The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Prov 16:14
A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it.
Prov 16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Prov 16:21
The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.
Prov 16:23
The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
Prov 17:2
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Prov 17:16
Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
Prov 17:24
The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Prov 17:28
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deem
ed intelligent.
Prov 18:4
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Prov 18:15
An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Prov 19:20
Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.
Prov 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Prov 20:18
Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war.
Prov 20:26
A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them.
Prov 21:11
When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
Prov 21:20
Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
Prov 21:22
A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
Prov 21:30
No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord.
Prov 22:17
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,
Prov 23:15
My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad.
Prov 23:19
Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way.
Prov 23:23
Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Prov 23:24
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
Prov 24:3
By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;
Prov 24:5
A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
Prov 24:6
for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
Prov 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Prov 24:14
Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Prov 24:23
These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good.
Prov 25:12
Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
Prov 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Prov 26:12
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Prov 27:11
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
Prov 28:11
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
Prov 28:26
Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
Prov 29:3
He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Prov 29:8
Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.
Prov 29:9
If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
Prov 29:11
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Prov 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Prov 30:3
I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
Prov 30:24
Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise:
Prov 31:26
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.