In additionto beinga wiseman,the Preacheralsotaughtthe peopleknowledge;and he pondered,searchedout and arrangedmanyproverbs.
"How blessedare your men,how blessedare theseyour servantswho standbeforeyou continually[and] hearyour wisdom.
He also spoke3000proverbs,and his songswere 1,005
The LORDgavewisdomto Solomon,justas He promisedhim; and there was peacebetweenHiramand Solomon,and the twoof them madea covenant.
The proverbsof Solomonthe sonof David,kingof Israel:
The proverbsof Solomon.A wisesonmakesa fatherglad,But a foolishsonis a griefto his mother.
Thesealsoare proverbsof Solomonwhichthe menof Hezekiah,kingof Judah,transcribed.
"Those who haveinsightwill shinebrightlylike the brightnessof the expanseof heaven,and those who leadthe manyto righteousness,like the starsforeverand ever.
