Proverbs in sermons

Proverbs comes up in 0.7% of the 49,328 transcribed sermons on Divining, most often in African Methodist Episcopal (1.8%), Baptist (1.7%), Christian / non-denominational (1.7%) churches. It is preached more since 2025 (1.2% of sermons, up from 0.5%).

0.7% of sermons365 sermons14 denominations

Sermons on this theme talk about the book of proverbs, in proverbs, the wisdom of proverbs. Part of Bible Books & Passages. Least common in Jewish churches (0.0%).

Year by year

ProgressiveMainlineBlack churchEvangelicalAll churches
0%1%2%3%4%201620182020202220242026Progressive 2016: 0.0%Progressive 2017: 0.0%Progressive 2018: 0.0%Progressive 2019: 0.9%Progressive 2020: 0.4%Progressive 2021: 0.1%Progressive 2022: 0.3%Progressive 2023: 0.3%Progressive 2024: 0.1%Progressive 2025: 0.4%Progressive 2026: 0.5%Mainline 2016: 0.0%Mainline 2018: 0.0%Mainline 2019: 0.0%Mainline 2020: 0.0%Mainline 2021: 0.1%Mainline 2022: 0.1%Mainline 2023: 0.0%Mainline 2024: 0.0%Mainline 2025: 0.0%Mainline 2026: 0.4%Black church 2022: 0.0%Black church 2023: 0.0%Black church 2024: 0.9%Black church 2025: 3.4%Black church 2026: 1.5%Evangelical 2016: 0.8%Evangelical 2017: 1.4%Evangelical 2018: 0.8%Evangelical 2019: 1.2%Evangelical 2020: 0.7%Evangelical 2021: 1.0%Evangelical 2022: 1.2%Evangelical 2023: 2.2%Evangelical 2024: 2.9%Evangelical 2025: 1.1%Evangelical 2026: 2.0%All churches 2016: 0.3%All churches 2017: 0.6%All churches 2018: 0.3%All churches 2019: 1.0%All churches 2020: 0.4%All churches 2021: 0.4%All churches 2022: 0.5%All churches 2023: 0.6%All churches 2024: 0.8%All churches 2025: 0.8%All churches 2026: 1.3%

By denomination

African Methodist Episcopal: 1.8% of 1,402 sermonsAfrican Methodist Episcopal1.8%Baptist: 1.7% of 6,663 sermonsBaptist1.7%Christian / non-denominational: 1.7% of 7,785 sermonsChristian / non-denominational1.7%Presbyterian: 0.7% of 300 sermonsPresbyterian0.7%Orthodox: 0.7% of 305 sermonsOrthodox0.7%Lutheran: 0.6% of 639 sermonsLutheran0.6%Mennonite: 0.4% of 227 sermonsMennonite0.4%Unity: 0.4% of 844 sermonsUnity0.4%United Methodist: 0.3% of 3,745 sermonsUnited Methodist0.3%Unitarian Universalist: 0.3% of 21,206 sermonsUnitarian Universalist0.3%United Church of Christ: 0.1% of 2,752 sermonsUnited Church of Christ0.1%Episcopal: 0.0% of 2,010 sermonsEpiscopal0.0%Catholic: 0.0% of 334 sermonsCatholic0.0%Jewish: 0.0% of 242 sermonsJewish0.0%

All churches: 0.7%. Denominations with 150+ tagged sermons.

Preached alongside

Themes that share a sermon with Proverbs more often than chance (×2 = twice as often as in sermons overall).

Holy Spirit ×2.6Bible & Exposition ×2.4Creation & Eden ×2.3Salvation & Grace ×2.2Marriage ×2.1God the Father / Creator ×2.1The Kingdom of God ×2.0Sin & Repentance ×2.0

Churches that preach it most

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