proverbs

     

Proverbs may refer to:

Trivia about proverbs

  • The sayings in this book include "When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom"
  • Short pithy sayings espousing fundamental truths
  • This collection of sayings is sometimes referred to as the "Book of Wisdom"
  • "A bad workman blames his tools" & "All is fair in love and war"
  • "A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother"
  • "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction"
  • Psalms
  • This book of the Bible says, "Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit"
  • "A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger" is one of this book's adages