Wisdom Literature: Ancient Insights for Modern Living

21 Day Reading Plan

• Day 1Introduction to Biblical Wisdom

  Proverbs 1:1-7, Job 28:12-28, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

• Day 2Wisdom in Ancient Near Eastern Context

  Proverbs 1:1-7, Job 28:12-28, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

• Day 3The Forms and Language of Wisdom

  Proverbs 10:1-5, Ecclesiastes 1:1-11, Job 3:1-10

• Day 4Woman Wisdom and Personification

  Proverbs 1:20-33, Proverbs 8:1-36, Proverbs 9:1-6

• Day 5The Path Metaphor in Proverbs

  Proverbs 4:10-27, Proverbs 1:10-19, Proverbs 7:6-27

• Day 6Wisdom and Creation

  Proverbs 3:19-20, Proverbs 8:22-31, Job 38:1-11

• Day 7Speech Ethics in Proverbs

  Proverbs 10:11, 19-21 1, Proverbs 15:1-4, 23 1, Proverbs 17:27-28, Proverbs 18:21

• Day 8Wisdom and Social Justice

  Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 22:22-23, Proverbs 29:7, Proverbs 31:8-9

• Day 9Family Ethics in Wisdom Literature

  Proverbs 1:8-9, Proverbs 31:10-31, Proverbs 6:20-23

• Day 10The Problem of Retribution in Proverbs

  Proverbs 10:24-25, Proverbs 11:28-31, Proverbs 12:21, Proverbs 26:27

• Day 11Introduction to Ecclesiastes

  Ecclesiastes 1:1-11, Ecclesiastes 2:12-16, Ecclesiastes 12:9-14

• Day 12Time and Mortality in Ecclesiastes

  Ecclesiastes 1:1-11, Ecclesiastes 2:12-16, Ecclesiastes 12:9-14

• Day 13Joy and Pleasure in Ecclesiastes

  Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, Ecclesiastes 2:24-26, Ecclesiastes 8:15, Ecclesiastes 11:7-10

• Day 14Ecclesiastes on Work and Wealth

  Ecclesiastes 2:18-23, Ecclesiastes 4:4-8, Ecclesiastes 5:10-17, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

• Day 15Introduction to Job

  Job 1:1-12, Job 2:7-10, Job 42:7-17

• Day 16The Friends' Theology in Job

  Job 4:1-9, Job 8:1-7, Job 11:1-6, Job 22:4-10

• Day 17Job's Response and Complaint

  Job 3:1-3, 11, 20-26 1, Job 9:21-24, Job 13:3, 15-24 1, Job 19:23-27

• Day 18The Divine Speeches

  Job 38:1-18, Job 40:6-14, Job 42:1-6

• Day 19Wisdom from James

  James 1:2-8, James 1:19-27, James 3:13-18, James 5:7-11

• Day 20Wisdom Fulfilled in Christ

  Matthew 11:16-30, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Colossians 1:15-20, 1 Corinthians 2:6-10

• Day 21Wisdom for Today's World

  Proverbs 11:1-11, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, James 3:13-18, 1 Corinthians 1:22-25

• Day 22Wisdom Literature: Journey Summary

  Proverbs 9:10, Job 28:28, Ecclesiastes 12:13, 1 Corinthians 1:30, James 1:5