Proverbs
How many chapters are in the book of Proverbs?
a) 29
b) 31
c) 33
b) 31
Throughout the book of Proverbs, Wisdom is personified as a ______?
a) She / Woman / Female
b) He / Man / Male
a) Proverbs 4:6, 8, 3:13, 1:20 She / Woman / Female
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.”
a) Proverb!
b) Not a proverb!
b) Not a proverb. It's James 1:5-6 “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.”
Proverbs 3:5, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own ________________________"?
a) understanding
b) wisdom
c) strength
a) understanding
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but ____________________.
a) fools despise wisdom and instruction
b) fools despise discipline and effort
c) fools despise stewardship and accountability
a) wisdom and instruction
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Who is believed to be the author of the majority of the book of Proverbs?
a) Moses
b) Joshua
c) Solomon
c) Solomon
How did Solomon obtain his wisdom?
a) study
b) asked for it
c) came born with it
b) He asked God for it (1 Kings 3)
“With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.”
a) Proverb!
b) Not a proverb!
b) Not a Proverb. It's Job 12:12 “With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.”
Wisdom is more precious than __________?
a) diamonds
b) gold
c) rubies
c) Rubies.
Proverbs 8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
A wise son maketh _____________________, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
a) a happy father
b) a glad father
c) a proud father
b) A glad father
Proverbs 10:1 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
What number of the Bible is the book of Proverbs?
a) 20th
b) 21st
c) 22nd
a) 20th
Throughout the Proverbs, how does the author address the reader?
a) My children
b) My son
c) My people
b) "My Son"
Which of the following is not a "character" in Proverbs?
a) The wise handler of money
b) The sluggard
c) The scorner
d) The glutinous fool
d) The glutinous fool
• The wise handler of money (23:4-8) • The sluggard (6:6) • The scorner (13:1)
How are we to seek wisdom?
a) Cry
b) Beg
c) Steal
a) Cry
Proverbs 2:3-4 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
_________________________; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
a) Metal sharpeneth metal
b) Steel sharpeneth steel
c) Iron sharpeneth iron
c) Iron sharpeneth iron
Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
What is the main over arching theme of Proverbs?
a) "The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom"
b) "Honoring your mother and father bringeth blessings"
a) "The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom"
According to topverses.com, what is the most popular proverb from the book of Proverbs?
a) Prov 1:7
b) Prov 3:5
b) Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart and lean not unto thine understanding.
Take a minute now to memorize it!
Is this what it actually says in Proverbs?
"Pride comes before a fall"
a) Yes
b) No
b) No.
Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Fill in the blanks from the scriptures:
Can you complete this line from Proverbs 6:4, "Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor ____________ to thine eyelids"?
Slumber
Proverbs 6:10-11 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
The mouth of the just bringeth forth _______________
a) wisdom
b) strength
c) understanding
a) wisdom
Proverbs 10:31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of ____________: but fools despise wisdom and instruction"?
a) knowledge
b) learning
c) intelligence
a) knowledge
According to Proverbs 4:6, who will guard you if you love her?
Turn there!
Wisdom!
Which of the following originate from the book of Proverbs?
at your wit's end • the blind leading the blind • by the skin of your teeth • rise and shine
a) all
b) none
b) None!
But they are scriptural. Mark a favorite:
at your wit's end (Psalm 107: 23-27)• the blind leading the blind (Matthew 15:14) • by the skin of your teeth (Job 19:20) • rise and shine (Isaiah 60:1)
Turn to Proverbs 6:16-19 lists 6 things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him. Name 3 of these things.
Proverbs 6:16-19: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Favour is deceitful, and _____ is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
a) Pride
b) Beauty
c) Sin
b) Proverbs 31:30 Favour is deceitful, and BEAUTY is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.