Today in our journey along Route 66 we are visiting the book of Proverbs... Author The book of Proverbs is one of three biblical books ascribed to Solomon. According to the Talmud, Solomon wrote The Song of Songs , when he was young, the wisdom of Proverbs in midlife, and Ecclesiastes in old age. Some sections of Proverbs are ascribed to other authors: Agur son of Jakeh, and King Lemuel. Modern scholars doubt whether Solomon wrote any part of Proverbs. Neither the language nor the content fits the time of Solomon. Scholars today view Proverbs as a collective work, containing the wisdom of mostly anonymous wise men and women from many walks of life and different periods of time. Some scholars think the authors of Proverbs were the sages who served as counselors, bureaucrats, and teachers during the Divided Kingdom. Perhaps, all three wisdom books of the Old Testament ( Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes ) reflect the worldview of the intellectual elite. Date Proverb