Proverbs Background
Who wrote most of Proverbs?
Solomon
Name two speakers in Chapters 1-4.
The main warning of these chapters is against:
A. the adulterous woman
B. the company of sinners
C. the danger of wine
D. blasphemous words
A. the adulterous woman
crafty; cunning
wily
someone who speaks mockingly or jeeringly
scoffer
According to Joshua Gibbs, proverbs are about human ____________ (one word).
nature
In Chapter 1, Solomon warns his son specifically about
A. the adulterous woman
B. the company of sinners
C. the danger of wine
D. blasphemous words
B. the company of sinners
Solomon continually says that Lady Folly leads to ____________.
death (or Sheol)
watchfulness; alertness
vigilance
soundness of moral character; honesty
integrity
Who is "my son", specifically, in Proverbs? (most likely...)
Rehoboam
Solomon instructs his son to "Keep your ___________ with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life."
heart
Fill in the blanks for the following proverb: "Go to the ________, O ________________; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest."
ant; sluggard
the quality of being discreet; able to judge well in conduct or speech
discretion
disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant
haughty
Chapters 1-9 are considered a/an ___________ to wise living.
Prologue (or Introduction)
Type of parallelism?:
The wise will inherit honor,
but fools get disgrace.
antithetic
Name one of the 7 things the Lord "hates" in Chapter 6. (exact words please!)
haughty eyes, lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness that breathes out lies, one who sows discord among brothers
caution and wisdom with regard to practical matters
prudence
a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, or habit
abomination
Who are the 5 "characters" in Proverbs?
Lady Wisdom, Lady Folly, the wise, the fool, the simple
The central proverb of the book reads, "The _________ of the ____________ is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction." (1:7)
fear; Lord
Name the three animals to which Solomon compares the man trapped by Lady Folly (in Chapter 7).
ox, stag, bird
the Hebrew word for "proverb"
mashal
a feeling of quiet pleasure or security; smug satisfaction with an existing situation
complacency