Proverbs 25:1

The book of Proverbs gives us insights into so many different areas of life. The book gives us instruction on how to live our lives for God. Here is a proverb that gives us insight about the Proverbs:

Proverbs 25:1 (ESV)

These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.

Apparently Solomon had some proverbs that he composed that weren't originally put into "Proverbs."   So, this "proverb" acts as an introduction to these "copied out" writings.   It would be hard pressed to say this verse is a proverb but it does provide some valuable teaching for us.  Obviously the implied teaching in this verse is that there were some proverbs which "Hezekiah, King of Judah, did not copy and add to the book of Proverbs.  Some might suggest that there are additional "inspired" pieces of God's Word floating around someplace.   But true belief in the sovereign acts of God in preserving His Word, would tell us that if those proverbs Solomon wrote were inspired they should be part of the canon of Scripture.    Another implied truth is that Solomon must have written some proverbs that weren't inspired.   It is important to know this distinction.  God has preserved what is His Word and has kept out of the Scriptures what is not His Word.   Everything the writers of Scripture wrote is not inspired.  But, everything the wrote that is inspired we have in our Bible.   Let's rejoice that some men, in this case, men who were appointed by Hezekiah, copied out God's Word.   Let's also rejoice that these men were prevented from copying and transcribing material that wasn't God's Word.