Old Testament · Poetry & Wisdom · Book 20 of 66
Proverbs
Collected sayings on wisdom, speech, work, money, friendship and self-government. Thirty-one chapters of largely independent lines.
- 31chapters
- 11days in the plan
- 179–189days of the year
Reading Proverbs in a year
Not a narrative, so nothing is lost by reading it slowly. One verse carried through a day does more than a chapter skimmed.
In a one-year plan, Proverbs occupies days 179 to 189 — 11 days out of 365, or 2.6% of the Bible's 1189 chapters. Short enough not to become a project, long enough to develop.
The exact days
- Day 179 — Proverbs 1–3
- Day 180 — Proverbs 4–6
- Day 181 — Proverbs 7–9
- Day 182 — Proverbs 10–12
- Day 183 — Proverbs 13–15
- Day 184 — Proverbs 16–18
- Day 185 — Proverbs 19–21
- Day 186 — Proverbs 22–24
- Day 187 — Proverbs 25–27
- Day 188 — Proverbs 28–30
- Day 189 — Proverbs 31, Ecclesiastes 1–2
Questions
- How many chapters are in Proverbs?
- Proverbs has 31 chapters, which is 2.6% of the Bible's 1189 chapters.
- How long does it take to read Proverbs?
- In a one-year plan of three to four chapters a day, Proverbs takes 11 days — days 179 to 189.
- What is the book of Proverbs about?
- Collected sayings on wisdom, speech, work, money, friendship and self-government. Thirty-one chapters of largely independent lines.
- Is Proverbs in the Old or New Testament?
- Proverbs is in the Old Testament, classified as Poetry & Wisdom. It is book 20 of 66 in canonical order.