Book of Proverbs
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6.1
- proper noun
- Literature
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Libro de Proverbios
- During the service, the pastor shared wisdom from the Book of Proverbs.
You know who wrote the book of Proverbs?
- You know who wrote the book of Proverbs?
- And so like you're reading the book of Proverbs and it says things like wise people love discipline.
- But it's rather mysterious when we turn to something like the book of Proverbs.
Examples
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One finds in the Book of Proverbs the meditation that "a word fitly spoken is like an apple of gold in a frame of silver."
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Here are just a few examples of biblical principles from the book of Proverbs.
Blog text (6) -
Fool in the book of Proverbs.
Academic text (2003) -
Wisdom from the Book of Proverbs
Blog text (4) -
There is, in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible, the book of Proverbs, the parables of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.
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The Book of Proverbs warns that proverbs can be misused by fools.
Blog text (17) -
As the distillation of generations of learned scribes, the Book of Proverbs is an excellent source for the sapiential tradition in the Old Testament.
Academic text (2005) -
We should recall that salubrious biblical warning from the Book of Proverbs: "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind."
Blog text (29) -
The Book of Proverbs (and the Bible as a whole) is full of instruction that acknowledges that human beings are given the freedom to choose, but that they will also be responsible for the consequences of their actions.
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That is why, for instance, the sermon texts used by Jerry Falwell over the years draw heavily from either the Book of Proverbs or the moral injunctions of the Christian epistles.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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7.4
A book in the Bible that contains short wise sayings
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'book' + 'Proverbs' denotes a book containing proverbs (wise sayings), so a B1 learner who knows 'book' and 'proverb(s)' can infer it refers to a collection of wise teachings. While the capitalized form signals the specific biblical book (cultural/religious knowledge), that detail does not prevent the basic, transparent interpretation.
Etymology
Book of Proverbs is a short book in the Bible made of quick, wise sayings; the word Proverbs means simple 'sayings' that give 'advice'. One popular story says many of them came from King Solomon, who was famous for his wisdom, and that is why people still read it for 'guidance' today.