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Seven collections in Proverbs
Proverbs combines speeches and poems, a large compendium, 'Words of the Wise,' Hezekiah's collection, 'Words of Agur,' and King Lemuel's mother's teaching.
Seven pillars of wisdom.
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Superscripts mark its sevenfold structure, echoing wisdom's 'seven pillars' in 9:1.
Bible reference: Proverbs 1:1; 25:1; 30:1; 31:1
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 423
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