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Proverbs
Question | Answer |
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Proverbs 1:7 | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge (wisdom in some translations) |
Proverbs 3:27 | Act for good when it is in your power to do so (Remember: Edmund Burke – “Evil reigns when good men do nothing.”) |
Proverbs 4:23 | Guard your heart |
Proverbs 5-7 | Warning against lust, immorality and adultery |
Proverbs 12:1 | Who ever hates discipline is stupid |
Proverbs 12:16 | Keep your cool… overlook an insult |
Proverbs 13:11 | Get rich quick schemes are not wise |
Proverbs 13:12 | Hope deferred makes the heart sick – “Acedia” is the “sin of the remnant” |
Proverbs 14:12 | Independent spirits will cause death |
Proverbs 16:2-3 | Motives are important to God granting our plans success |
Proverbs 16:21 | Pleasant words promote instruction |
Proverbs 17:17 | A brother is born for adversity |
Proverbs 18:16 | Gifts open the hearts of kings |
Proverbs 18:17 | Make no judgments until you have listened to both sides |
Proverbs 18:19 | When you offend someone (even unintentionally) they can become very hard toward you |
Proverbs 20:5 | Draw people out before giving advice |
Proverbs 20:19 | Do not gossip |
Proverbs 22:6 | Train a child in the Lord and by the end of his life he will turn to God |
Proverbs 24:16 | Righteousness in God’s eyes is to never quit even when you fail |
Proverbs 26:13-16 | Being a sluggard (lazy) is sin |
Proverbs 27:5-6 | Speak the truth in love |
Proverbs 27:17 | Iron sharpens iron |
Proverbs 28:13 | Confess sin |
Proverbs 29:18 | KJV – “Without vision the people perish.” |
Proverbs 31:10-31 | The wife of noble character |
Proverbs 22:17 and Proverbs 24:23 | Sayings of the wise |
Proverbs 25-29 | Copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah |
1 Kings 4:32 | 3,000 proverbs are attributed to Solomon |