Proverbs

Question 1

Proverbs 1:7

Answer 1

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Question 2

Proverbs 6:32

Answer 2

He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.

Question 3

Proverbs 3:5-6

Answer 3

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.

Question 4

Proverbs 12:19

Answer 4

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Question 5

Proverbs 12:24

Answer 5

The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

Question 6

Proverbs 12:25

Answer 6

Anxiety in a man’s heart weights him down, but a good word makes him glad.

Question 7

Proverbs 11:4

Answer 7

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

Question 8

Proverbs 11:8

Answer 8

The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.

Question 9

Proverbs 11:25

Answer 9

Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

Question 10

Proverbs 13:20

Answer 10

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Question 11

Proverbs 16:24

Answer 11

Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

Question 12

Proverbs 16:3

Answer 12

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

Question 13

Proverbs 18:21

Answer 13

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

Question 14

Proverbs 13:11

Answer 14

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Question 15

Proverbs 14:12

Answer 15

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

Question 16

Proverbs 14:31

Answer 16

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

Question 17

Proverbs 15:3

Answer 17

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Question 18

Proverbs 31:8-9

Answer 18

Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Question 19

Proverbs 17:22

Answer 19

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Question 20

Proverbs 19:13

Answer 20

A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.

Question 21

Proverbs 19:21

Answer 21

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.

Question 22

Proverbs 20:17

Answer 22

Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.

Question 23

Proverbs 21:2

Answer 23

Every way of man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.

Question 24

Proverbs 22:6

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Proverbs 22:7

Answer 25

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

Question 26

Proverbs 27:17

Answer 26

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

Question 27

Proverbs 25:16

Answer 27

If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.

Question 28

Proverbs 25:21-23 + Romans 12:20

Answer 28

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 29

Proverbs 28:23

Answer 29

Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.

Question 30

Proverbs 29:18

Answer 30

Where there is no vision the people perish

Question 31

Proverbs 29:17

Answer 31

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.