A SOFT ANSWER
Proverbs 15:1-15
Proverbs 15:1-15
According to Proverbs 15:1, what turns away wrath?
A soft answer
According to Proverbs 15:5, who despises his father's instruction?
A fool.
According to 1 Corinthians 1:18, the preaching of the cross is foolishness to whom?
Those who perish.
According to verse 27, God chose the foolish things of the world to confound whom?
The wise.
According to Proverbs 15:3, what do the eyes of the Lord behold?
The evil and the good.
What do grievous words stir up?
Anger
What does a prudent person do with correction according to Proverbs 15:5?
Regards reproof
(Accepts, Listens, Welcomes, Values Reproof)
According to 1 Corinthians 1:22, what did the Jews require?
A sign.
God chose the weak things of the world to confound what?
The mighty
According to Proverbs 15:12, which type of person refuses correction and will not go to the wise?
A scorner (mocker)
According to Proverbs 15:2, what does the tongue of the wise do with knowledge?
A. Conceals knowledge until it is needed.
B. Uses knowledge aright
C. Speaks knowledge without restraint.
D. Uses knowledge to correct every fool.
B. Uses knowledge aright (correctly; properly; appropriately)
According to Proverbs 15:7, what do the lips of the wise disperse?
A. Instruction
B. Understanding
C. Knowledge
D. Correction
Knowledge
According to I Corinthians 1:22, what did the Greeks seek?
A. Miracles
B. Wisdom
C. Prophecy
D. Righteousness
B. Wisdom
According to 1 Corinthians 1:29, why did God choose the foolish and weak things?
A. To demonstrate that all people possess wisdom.
B. To establish a new earthly kingdom
C. So that no flesh should glory in His presence.
D. To prove that knowledge is unnecessary
C. So that no flesh should glory in His presence.
According to Proverbs 15:13, what causes the spirit to be broken?
A. A lack of wisdom
B. The rejection of correction.
C. Sorrow of the heart.
D. The words of the wicked.
C. Sorrow of the heart.
According to Proverbs 15:4, what is a wholesome tongue described as?
A. A fountain of wisdom
B. A well of understanding
C. A tree of life.
D. A shield of righteousness
C. A tree of life
According to Proverbs 15:8, what is an abomination to the Lord?
A. The prayer of the unrighteous
B. The sacrifice of the wicked
C. The offerings of the foolish
D. The worship of the disobedient
B. The sacrifice of the wicked.
According to 1 Corinthians 1:23, Christ crucified was a stumblingblock to which group?
A. The Jews
B. The Greeks
C. The Gentiles
D. The Pharisee and Sadducees
The Jews.
According to 1 Corinthians 1:30, which four things is Christ Jesus made unto believers.
A. Faith, hope, love and peace
B. Wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption
C. Knowledge, understanding, holiness, and salvation
D. Grace, mercy, truth, and righteousness
B. Wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption
In 1 Corinthians 1:24, Paul identifies Christ by two descriptions. Name both.
A. The righteousness and truth of God.
B. The power and wisdom of God.
C. The holiness and grace of God.
D. The strength and mercy of God.
B. The power and wisdom of God.
According to Proverbs 15:4, what causes a breach in spirit?
A. The foolishness of the heart.
B. The perverseness of the tongue.
C. The absence of understanding
D. The rejection of wisdom.
B. The perverseness of the tongue.
Proverbs 15:11 names two realms that are before the Lord. Identify both.
A. Heaven and earth
B. Darkness and the grave
C. Hell and destruction
D. Death and judgment
C. Hell (Sheol) and Destruction (Abaddon)
Which Old Testament prophet is quoted in 1 Corinthians 1:19 concerning the destruction of the wisdom of the wise?
A. Jeremiah
B. Ezekiel
C. Daniel
D. Isaiah
D. Isaiah (Isaiah 29:14)
Which Old Testament prophet is referenced in Paul's declaration that those who glory should glory in the Lord?
A. Isaiah
B. Jeremiah
C. Hosea
D. Malachi
B. Jeremiah (Jeremiah 9:23-24)
In 1 Corinthians 1:28, Paul identifies three categories of things God has chosen. Name all three.
A. Humble, righteous and faithful things.
B. Weak, foolish, and noble things.
C. Base, despised and things which are not.
D. Unlearned, poor, and rejected things.
C. Base things, despised things, and things which are not.