Proverbs changes rather dramatically, with the start of chapter 10, from what seems to be a father's advice to a long list of wise statements or sayings. After reading four chapters of these mostly disorganized statements, I decided it wasn't very meaningful to just read one right after the other. A few popped out to me here and there that I thought were interesting, but the rest were not going to stay with me for very long. My solution to this situation was something any of my friends would have predicted: make a spreadsheet.
While I found the practice of categorizing each verse into one or more topics to be rather helpful, I got the feeling I was probably recreating the wheel. I was. I found this pretty interesting little site that makes it easy to look up any proverb by topic. I'm not sure I get much out of the translation it uses, but at least it lists out all the chapter and verse numbers.
Proverbs Study Interface
I don't regret making my spreadsheet, though. I think categorizing the verses yourself is the best way to gain familiarity with all the content. However, when you need reference material, you don't usually have enough time to spreadsheet an entire book of the Bible. Usually..
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