Normally, I only put up posts that I think would be of interest to the people in the pew at the Red Brick Church. But I’m spending so much time in Proverbs right now that I decided to post my Proverbs bibliography.
“Everyone” should own Kidner and Phillips. For further study, Waltke is the foundational resource.
See also, Books on My Desk in which I share about Proverbs resources.
Bibliography for Proverbs
Alden, Robert L. Proverbs: A Commentary on an Ancient Book of Timeless Advice. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1983.
Bridges, Charles. Proverbs. Geneva Series of Commentaries. Banner of Truth, 1994.
Brown, William P. Character in Crisis: A Fresh Approach to the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.
Estes, Daniel J. Hear My Son: Teaching and Learning in Proverbs 1-9. Edited by D.A. Carson. New Studies in Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.
Fox, Michael V. Proverbs 1-9. Vol. A. The Anchor Yale Bible 18. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000.
———. Proverbs 10-31. Vol. B. The Anchor Yale Bible 18. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009.
Garrett, Duane A. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. Edited by E. Ray Clendenen and Kenneth A. Matthews. The New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1993.
Kidner, Derek. The Proverbs: An Introduction and Commentary. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1975.
Kitchen, John. Proverbs: A Mentor Commentary. Reprint. Cornwall: Mentor, 2006.
Koptak, Paul E. Proverbs. Edited by Terry Muck. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
Longman, Tremper III. Proverbs. Edited by Tremper III Longman. Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006.
———. The Book of Ecclesiastes. Edited by R.K. Harrison and Robert L. Jr. Hubbard. The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.
Murphy, Roland E. Proverbs. Edited by David A. Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker, John D.W. Watts, and Ralph P. Martin. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1983.
Ortlund, Raymond C. Proverbs: Wisdom That Works. Edited by R. Kent Hughes. Preaching the Word. Wheaton: Crossway, 2012.
Peterson, Eugene. The Message: Proverbs. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1995.
Phillips, Dan. “Chapter 3: The Foundation of Wisdom.” In God’s Wisdom in Proverbs, 65–106. The Woodlands, Texas: Kress Biblical Resources, 2011.
Ross, Allen P. “Proverbs.” In The Expositors Bible Commentary, edited by Franke E. Gaebelein, 881–1136. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991.
Sailler, Ronald M., and David Wyrtzen. The Practice of Wisdom: A Topical Guide to Proverbs. Chicago: Moody, 1992.
Waltke, Bruce C. The Book of Proverbs 15-31. Edited by Robert L. Jr. Hubbard. The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005.
Waltke, Bruce C., and Robert L. Jr. Hubbard. The Book of Proverbs 1-14. The New International Commentary of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005.
Zuck, Roy B., ed. Learning from the Sages: Selected Studies on the Book of Proverbs. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
