These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
The line opens the collection in chapters 25-29, identifying it as proverbs of Solomon copied out by men appointed by Hezekiah king of Judah. They gathered them from Solomon's many scattered writings, for Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs. The copying was done by his scribes during Hezekiah's reign, about three hundred years after Solomon.
The sayings in this later section are compact statements of wisdom, generally simple and easy to understand. The book as a whole is chiefly Solomon's collection of wise sayings, but it also contains material written by Hezekiah and Agur. It also includes sayings gathered from wise people besides Solomon.
The line opens the collection in chapters 25-29, identifying it as proverbs of Solomon copied out by men appointed by Hezekiah king of Judah. They gathered them from Solomon's many scattered writings, for Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs. The copying was done by his scribes during Hezekiah's reign, about three hundred years after Solomon.
The sayings in this later section are compact statements of wisdom, generally simple and easy to understand. The book as a whole is chiefly Solomon's collection of wise sayings, but it also contains material written by Hezekiah and Agur. It also includes sayings gathered from wise people besides Solomon.