Proverbs

Question 1

Proverbs theme

Answer 1

Wisdom (theme)

Question 2

Proverbs 3:5-8

Answer 2

Trust in the Lord

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
It will be healing to your flesh[a]
and refreshment[b] to your bones.

Question 3

Proverbs 4:23

Answer 3

Watch your heart Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”
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Question 4

Proverbs 5:15-23

Answer 4

Be satisfied with your wife

Drink water from your own cistern,
flowing water from your own well.
Should your springs be scattered abroad,
streams of water in the streets?
Let them be for yourself alone,
and not for strangers with you.
Let your fountain be blessed,
and rejoice in the wife of your youth,
a lovely deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight;
be intoxicated[a] always in her love.
Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman
and embrace the bosom of an adulteress?[b]
For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the Lord,
and he ponders[c] all his paths.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him,
and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
He dies for lack of discipline,
and because of his great folly he is led astray

Question 5

Proverbs 6:16-19

Answer 5

The Lord hates
There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.

Question 6

Proverbs 9:10

Answer 6

The fear of the Lord

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.”
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Question 7

Proverbs 10:18-20

Answer 7

Watch your mouth
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

Question 8

Proverbs 15:1

Answer 8

A gentle answer turns away wrath
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

Question 9

Proverbs 16:18-19

Answer 9

Pride goes before destruction
Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
1It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Question 10

Proverbs 18:17

Answer 10

Listen to both sides

“The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.”
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Question 11

Proverbs 20:1

Answer 11

Wine is a mocker

“Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.”

Question 12

Proverbs 22:6

Answer 12

Train up a child

“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
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Question 13

Proverbs 23:13-14

Answer 13

Discipline with the rod

Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
If you strike him with the rod,
you will save his soul from Sheol.

Question 14

Proverbs 25:21-22

Answer 14

Burning coals
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you

Question 15

Proverbs 26:27

Answer 15

He who digs a pit

“Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.”
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Question 16

Proverbs 27:17

Answer 16

Iron sharpens iron

“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”
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Question 17

Proverbs 31:10-31

Answer 17

An excellent wife