Proverbs

Question 1

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge (wisdom in some translations)

Answer 1

Proverbs 1:7

Question 2

Act for good when it is in your power to do so (Remember: Edmund Burke – “Evil
reigns when good men do nothing.”)

Answer 2

Proverbs 3:27

Question 3

Guard your heart

Answer 3

Proverbs 4:23

Question 4

Warning against lust, immorality and adultery

Answer 4

Proverbs 5-7

Question 5

Whoever hates discipline is stupid

Answer 5

Proverbs 12:1

Question 6

Keep your cool… overlook an insult

Answer 6

Proverbs 12:16

Question 7

Get rich quick schemes are not wise

Answer 7

Proverbs 13:11

Question 8

Hope deferred makes the heart sick – “Acedia” is the “sin of the remnant”

Answer 8

Proverbs 13:12

Question 9

Independent spirits will cause death

Answer 9

Proverbs 14:12

Question 10

Motives are important to God granting our plans success

Answer 10

Proverbs 16:2-3

Question 11

Pleasant words promote instruction

Answer 11

Proverbs 16:21

Question 12

A brother is born for adversity

Answer 12

Proverbs 17:17

Question 13

Gifts open the hearts of kings

Answer 13

Proverbs 18:16

Question 14

Make no judgments until you have listened to both sides

Answer 14

Proverbs 18:17

Question 15

When you offend someone (even unintentionally) they can become very hard
toward you

Answer 15

Proverbs 18:19

Question 16

Draw people out before giving advice

Answer 16

Proverbs 20:5

Question 17

Do not gossip

Answer 17

Proverbs 20:19

Question 18

Train a child in the Lord and by the end of his life he will turn to God

Answer 18

Proverbs 22:6

Question 19

Righteousness in God’s eyes is to never quit even when you fail

Answer 19

Proverbs 24:16

Question 20

Being a sluggard (lazy) is sin

Answer 20

Proverbs 26:13-16

Question 21

Speak the truth in love

Answer 21

Proverbs 27:5-6

Question 22

Iron sharpens iron

Answer 22

Proverbs 27:17

Question 23

Iron sharpens iron

Answer 23

Proverbs 27:17

Question 24

Confess sin

Answer 24

Proverbs 28:13

Question 25

KJV - “Without vision the people perish”

Answer 25

Proverbs 29:18

Question 26

The wife of noble character

Answer 26

Proverbs 31:10-31

Question 27

Was Solomon the only author of Proverbs?

Answer 27

No. Proverbs 22:17 and Proverbs 24:23 refer to the “sayings of the wise” and Proverbs 30 is attributed to Agur son of Jakeh and 31:1-9 to King Lemuel.

Question 28

Which scriptures show that Proverbs is linked with Solomon?

Answer 28

10:1 and 25:1 headings include his name and that they were “copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah. Most likely some editors gathered Chapter 25-29 to the early collections. Solomons credibility is in 1 Kings 4:32 where it says he wrote 3000 proverbs. In addition, he had great wisdom showing us the trustworthyiness of