Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947-2019-09-182019-09-182019-05-15Venter, P.M., 2019, ‘A cognitive analysis of Proverbs 1:20–33’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 75(4), a5257. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v75i4.5257.0259-9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v75i4.5257http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71395This research is part of the project, ‘Old Testament Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha and Qumran Texts Studies’ directed by Prof. Pieter Venter, Emeritus Professor, Department of Old Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria.This article uses cognitive linguistics and an embodied cognitive approach to analyse the passage of Proverbs 1:20–33. The poem, presented as a prophetic threat, uses metaphoric language to depict the dialogue between personified wisdom and metaphorised human beings. The analysis indicates that there is a coherence of metaphors in the target domain shared by both metaphorised source domains of wisdom and the hearers. Using bodily metaphors it stresses the need of wisdom to be internalised by men.en© 2019. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Cognitive analysisMetaphoric languageLady wisdomProverbs 1:20–33PoemWisdom literatureWisdom and educationTheology articles SDG-03SDG-03: Good health and well-beingTheology articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsArticle