Aesop
Aesop told fables; Jesus told ___________s.
parables
an authoritative or wise expression or answer (or a person or deity who reveals such an answer) - starts with an "o"
oracle
The rich and _____ meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.
poor
_______ sharpens ________, and one man sharpens another.
Iron; iron
one who is intolerant of differences in others
A. argot B. candid C. bigot D. jingoism
C. bigot
What country was Aesop from?
Greece
shrewdness in the management of affairs; caution as to danger or risk; good judgment - starts with a "p"
prudence
The ________ of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue is form the LORD.
plans
Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda. - This is an example of what literary device?
A. personification B. metaphor C. deus ex machina D. simile
D. simile
to calm; to make satisfied
A. negligence B. candid C. appease D. argot
C. appease
This word means "designed or intended to teach"
A. truism B. austere C. didactic D. arbitrary
C. didactic
to make right; to make amends or supply satisfaction of - starts with an "a"
atone
Two wives are contrasted in Proverbs 19: the quarreling wife and the ______________ wife.
prudent
Who is King Lemuel? (What did he SPECIFICALLY do?)
He wrote Proverbs 31
harsh sounding; grating
A. appease b. strident c. augment d. candid
b. strident
Name the modern fabulist mentioned in the article we read about Aesop.
Dr. Suess
uttering false charges or misrepresentations which defame or damage another's reputation - starts with an "s"
slander
The ________ of the Lord is a strong ___________; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
name; tower
It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own ___________.
glory
special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
A. jingoism B. bigot C. argot D. chaos
C. argot
The cliff that Aesop was thrown off of was in the city called ___________.
Delphi
an expression of rebuke or disapproval; a cause or occasion of blame, discredit, or disgrace - starts with an "r"
reproach
Whoever ____________ himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.
isolates
____________ is deceitful, and ____________ in vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
to erase or eliminate
A. jingoism B. appease C. augment D. expunge
D. expunge