| 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 |
