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Proverbs 21 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Chapter 21 continues the section of the book which is attributed to Solomon and is filled mainly with short, individual proverbs.
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, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous)