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Proverbs 22 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Chapter 22 ends the section of the book which is attributed to Solomon and is filled mainly with short, individual proverbs.
The second half of this chapter and the first half of the next chapter are attributed to the "Wise Men." The exact identity of the men is unknown.
Special concepts in this chapter
Themes
There are individual proverbs that run along common themes, often including contrasting elements: wise/foolish, money, lazy/diligent, truth telling, wicked/righteous, sluggard, pride/humility, integrity/crookedness. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Rhetorical questions
With this new section of proverbs, the author begins to use many rhetorical questions. The obvious answers should convince the reader. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)