PROVERBS
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:
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Name the author of the book of Proverbs.
Identify to whom the book of Proverbs was written.
State the purpose for the book of Proverbs.
Write the Key Verse of the book of Proverbs from memory.
State the Life and Ministry Principle for the book of Proverbs.
INTRODUCTION
AUTHOR: Solomon, the son of King David, wrote most of the
Proverbs.
It
is
recorded
in
I Kings 4:32 that Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs under the
inspiration
of
God.
Some
of these are preserved for us by the Holy Spirit in the book of
Proverbs.
Two
chapters
in
Proverbs are written by authors with another name: Agur wrote
chapter
30
and
Lemuel
wrote
chapter 31. Some of the Proverbs Solomon set in order himself.
This
means
he
not
only
wrote them but also arranged them in the order in which they are
presented
in
the
Bible.
Other Proverbs of Solomon were put in their order by King
Hezekiah’s men
TO WHOM: Israel, but the truths for practical living are applicable to all
believers.
PURPOSE: The purposes of this book are given in Proverbs 1:16.
Read
them
in
your
Bible. An introduction to Proverbs is given in Ecclesiastes 12:814.
Read
this
passage
in
your Bible.
KEY VERSE: 3:13
LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE:
Vertical wisdom is
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necessary for horizontal living. Proverbs is a collection of wise
principles given by God to man (vertical) to govern living with
others (horizontal).
MAIN CHARACTERS: The authors, Solomon, King Lemuel, and
Agur. The woman apart from God is called the "strange woman.”
The final chapter of Proverbs presents a contrast to her by
describing the "virtuous woman" who knows God.
Chapter 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
For what benefit are the proverbs? (2-4)
Who will hear these and increase learning? (5)
What is the beginning of knowledge? (7)
What should you do if sinners entice you? (10,15)
How do many incorrectly respond to the cry of wisdom? (22,24-25,30)
What reward is there for those who listen to wisdom? (33)
Chapter 2
1. How should we seek after wisdom, knowledge and understanding? (2-4)
2. What is the source of wisdom, knowledge and understanding? (6)
3. From what will wisdom, knowledge, discretion and understanding deliver you?
(12,16)
4. What two paths are mentioned? (18-19)
1. What will be added to you if you keep the commandments? (1-2)
2. On what should we not lean? (5)
3. What should we do in order for the LORD to direct our paths? (6)
4. With what should we honor the LORD? (9)
5. What should we not despise? (11-12)
6. What man is happy? (13)
7. By what did the LORD found the earth? (19)
8. What should we not withhold from them to whom it is due? (27-28)
9. With whom should you not strive? (30)
10. Who does the LORD scorn? (34)
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11. What will be the promotion of fools? (35)
Chapter 3
1. What will be added to you if you keep the commandments? (1-2)
2. On what should we not lean? (5)
3. What should we do in order for the LORD to direct our paths? (6)
4. With what should we honor the LORD? (9)
5. What should we not despise? (11-12)
6. What man is happy? (13)
7. By what did the LORD found the earth? (19)
8. What should we not withhold from them to whom it is due? (27-28)
9. With whom should you not strive? (30)
10. Who does the LORD scorn? (34)
11. What will be the promotion of fools? (35)
Chapter 4
1.
2.
3.
4.
What is the principal thing to get? (7)
Into what should you not enter? (14-15)
To what is the path of the just compared? (18)
What should you keep with all diligence? (23)
Chapter 5
1. What is the end of a relationship with a strange woman? (4-5, 9-13,23)
2. How close should you get to a strange woman? (8)
3. What should you do with the wife of your youth? (15,18-19)
Chapter 6
1. What examples from nature are given showing how you should get out of being
surety for another? (1-5)
2. What creature should the sluggard consider? (6-8)
3. What will come to the sluggard? (9-11)
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
What will come suddenly to a naughty person? (12-15)
What seven things are abominations to the LORD? (16-19)
From what will your father’s commandments and mother’s law keep you? (20-24)
By what is a man brought to a piece of bread? (26)
What is worse than stealing food? (30-33)
Who can an adulterer never appease? (34-35)
Chapter 7
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
How should you keep the commandments? (2-3)
Where did the young man void of understanding walk? (5-8)
How was the woman dressed? (10)
How did the young man go after her? (22)
What physically can happen to a man who goes after her? (23,26-27)
Chapter 8
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What is wisdom better than? (10-11,19)
What will the fear of the LORD cause us to hate? (13)
When was wisdom with the LORD? (22-30)
What does one who finds wisdom obtain? (35)
What do those who hate wisdom love? (36)
Chapter 9
1. How many pillars are there in the house of wisdom? (1, James 3:17)
2. How do a scorner and a wise man differ in the way they receive reproof and
rebuke? (8)
3. What does a wise man do when he receives instruction? (9)
4. What is the beginning of wisdom? (10)
5. What doesn’t the simple know about the foolish woman? (13-18)
Chapter 10
1. What makes a father glad? (1)
2. What quality is different in those who become poor and those who become rich?
(4-5)
3. What is a well of life? (11)
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
What stirs up strife? (12)
What is said about not talking too much? (19)
What does the blessing of the LORD do for us? (22)
What objects are used to compare a sluggard to them that send him? (26)
Compare the mouth of the just to the mouth of the wicked. (31-32)
Chapter 11
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
What is an abomination to the Lord? (1,20)
What will guide the upright? (3,5)
When is there rejoicing and shouting in a city? (10)
What does a talebearer reveal? (13)
In what is there safety? (14)
To what is a fair woman without discretion compared? (22)
What is said regarding being generous? (24-26)
What will happen to those who trust in riches? (28)
What is said about a person who wins souls? (30)
Chapter 12
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Who obtains favor of the LORD? (2)
What is a crown to a husband? (4)
Who regards the life of a beast? (10)
In whose eyes are the ways of a fool right? (15)
How does the LORD consider lying? (22)
What makes a person glad? (25)
What doesn’t a slothful man roast? (27)
Chapter 13
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Who hears his father’s instruction? (1)
What is the end result of one who opens wide his mouth? (3)
From what comes contention? (10)
Who shall increase? (11)
What makes the heart sick? (12)
What will come to him that refuses instruction? (18)
Who should be your companions? (20)
What does a good man leave? (22)
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9. What does a father do to a son whom he loves? (24)
Chapter 14
1. What is in the mouth of the foolish? (3)
2. When is the crib clean? (4)
3. What do fools do regarding sin? (9)
4. What is the end of the way that seems right to man? (12)
5. Who believes every word? (15)
6. Who is happy? (21)
7. What is needed besides just talk? (23)
8. What benefit is there in fearing the LORD? (26-27)
9. Who has great understanding? (29)
10. Who reproaches his Maker? (31)
11. What exalts a nation? (34)
Chapter 15
1. What turns away wrath? (1,18)
2. Where are the eyes of the Lord? (3)
3. What is a tree of life? (4)
4. What is an abomination to the LORD according to this chapter? (8,9,26)
5. What is the delight of the LORD? (8)
6. To whom is correction grievous? (10)
7. What is better than great treasure with trouble? (16)
8. A dinner of herbs is better than what? (17)
9. What is said about a word spoken in due season? (23)
10. What is before honor? (33)
Chapter 16
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
What does the LORD weigh? (2)
What causes men to depart from evil? (6)
What does the LORD cause to happen when a man’s ways please the LORD? (7)
What goes before destruction? (18)
What does an ungodly man dig up? (27)
Who separates chief friends? (28)
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7. What is a crown of glory if found in righteousness? (31)
8. Who is better than one who takes a city? (32)
Chapter 17
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Who shall have rule over a son that causes shame? (2)
What is the crown of old men? (6)
Who separates friends? (9)
Who loves at all times? (17)
Who becomes surety? (18)
Who has no joy? (21,25)
What does good like a medicine? (22)
Who spares his words? (27-28)
Chapter 18
1. To what are the words of a man compared? (4)
2. Into what do a fool’s lips enter? (6-7)
3. What are the words of a talebearer? (8)
4. Who is brother to him that is a great waster? (9)
5. What does the righteous run into and is safe? (10)
6. When should you answer a matter? (13)
7. What brings a man before great men? (16)
8. What is harder to be won than a great city? (19)
9. What is in the power of the tongue? (21)
10. What does a man find when he finds a wife? (22)
11. In order to have friends what must a person do? (24)
Chapter 19
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
What makes many friends? (4,6)
To what are the contentions of a wife compared? (13)
What is from the LORD? (14)
Who shall suffer hunger? (15)
Who lends to the LORD? (17)
Who is better than a liar? (22)
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7. Who causes shame and brings reproach? (26)
8. What is prepared for the back of fools? (29)
Chapter 20
1. What is a mocker? (1)
2. Who will be meddling? (3)
3. Who will beg and have nothing in harvest? (4)
4. What does a wise man draw out? (5)
5. By what is a child known? (11)
6. What has the LORD made? (12)
7. What shouldn’t you love? (13)
8. What will happen to the man who curses his father or mother? (20)
9. What will not be blessed? (21)
10. What is the candle of the LORD? (27)
11. What preserves a king? (28)
Chapter 21
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
What is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice? (3)
Whose thoughts tend to plenty? (5)
What is better than dwelling in a wide house with a brawling woman? (9,19)
Whose cry will not be heard? (13)
Who will be poor? (17)
How do you keep your soul from trouble? (23)
What does the desire of the slothful do to him? (25)
From where does safety come? (31)
Chapter 22
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
What is to be chosen rather than great riches? (1)
Why should we train up a child in the way that he should go? (6)
Who is servant to the lender? (7)
Who shall be blessed? (9)
What drives foolishness from a child? (15)
For whose cause will the LORD plead? (22-23)
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7. With whom should you not make friendship? (24-25)
8. Why should you not make surety for debts? (26-27)
9. What should you not remove? (28)
10. Who will stand before kings (11,29)
Chapter 23
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
For what should you not labor? (4)
What phrase describes the uncertainty of riches? (5)
What phrase indicates the relationship between thoughts and actions? (7)
What should you not withhold from a child? (13)
Who will come to poverty? (21)
What should we buy but not sell? (23)
What are some problems of those who tarry long at wine? (29-30)
To what is the winebibber compared? (34)
What shows that alcohol is habit forming? (35)
Chapter 24
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
In what is there safety? (6)
What is sin? (9)
To what is the knowledge of wisdom compared? (13-14)
What does a just man do when he falls? (16)
What should you not do when your enemy falls? (17)
What was observed about the field of the slothful? (30-31)
Chapter 25
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
To what is taking away the wicked compared? (4-5)
What is better than putting yourself in the place of great men? (6-7)
With whom should you debate your cause? (9-10)
To what is a word fitly spoken compared? (11)
To what is a man who boasts of a false gift compared? (14)
What will happen if you stay too long at someone’s house? (17)
To what is confidence in an unfaithful man compared? (19)
To what is one who sings songs to a heavy heart compared? (20)
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9. What should you do for your enemy? (21-22)
10. What does an angry countenance drive away? (23)
11. To what is good news from a far country compared? (25)
12. To what is one that has no rule over his spirit compared? (28)
Chapter 26
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
To what is giving honor to a fool compared? (1,8)
To what is a fool who returns to his folly compared? (11)
To what is one who meddles with strife that doesn’t belong to him compared? (17)
What ceases when there is no talebearer? (20)
Who will fall into a pit? (27)
Chapter 27
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Of what should you not boast? (1)
Who should praise you? (2)
What is better than the kisses of an enemy? (5-6)
How is the hungry soul compared to the full soul? (7)
Who should you not forsake? (10)
To what is a man who sharpens the countenance of his friend compared? (17)
What is never satisfied? (20)
What should you be diligent to know? (23)
What is not forever? (24)
Chapter 28
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
How bold are the righteous? (1)
Who praises the wicked? (4)
Whose prayer is an abomination? (9)
What will happen to one who causes the righteous to go astray? (10)
Who will not prosper? (13)
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6. To what is a wicked ruler compared? (15)
7. Who will have plenty of bread? (19)
8. Who will happen to one who hastens to be rich? (20,22)
9. What is not good? (21)
10. Who is said to be a companion of a destroyer? (24)
11. Who shall not lack? (27)
Chapter 29
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Who will suddenly be destroyed? (1)
What do the righteous consider? (7)
Who utters all his mind? (11)
Who brings his mother shame? (15)
When do the people perish? (18)
What will bring a man low? (23)
Chapter 30
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
What is pure and should not be added to? (5-6)
Why should we not desire to be poor or rich? (8-9)
What is never satisfied? (15-16)
Whose eye will be plucked out? (17)
What was too wonderful for the writer? (18-19)
What things cannot the earth bear? (21-23)
What little things are exceeding wise? (24-28)
What things go well? (29-31)
What does the forcing of wrath bring forth? (33)
Chapter 31
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1. Why shouldn’t kings drink wine? (4-5)
2. To whom should strong drink be given? (6)
3. Whose cause should you plead? (9)
4. Who is more valuable than rubies? (10)
5. Who trusts the virtuous woman? (11-12)
6. What are some activities of the virtuous woman? (13-16, 20-22,24,27)
7. Where is her husband known? (23)
8. What is said about her speech? (26)
9. Who praises her? (28)
10. What is deceitful and what is vain? (30)
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