Wisdom Literary Forms
| Form | Definition | Text |
| Proverb | A short saying based on long experience | Proverbs 11:24/> |
| Admonition | An teacher's instruction to his student | Proverbs 8:33/> |
| Fable | A short story using nature symbols | Judges 9:8-15/> |
| Allegory | An extended metaphor | Proverbs 5:15-23/> |
| Hymn | In praise of personified wisdom | Proverbs 1:20-33/>, Job 28/> |
| Disputation | Argumentation in dialogue | Job 4-31/> |
| Autobiography | A teacher shares his experience | Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26/> |
| List | A catalog of natural phenomena | Job 38:4-39:30/> |
