Bible Quiz  -  Proverbs

Chapter 1

Q1 (v.1) The proverbs of
a)..... Solomon
b)..... David
c)..... a good man

Q2  v.8-19 are about the need to avoid bad
a)..... food
b)..... books
c)..... company

Q3 v.20-33 are spoken by
a)..... truth
b)..... wisdom
c)..... justice

Chapter 2

Q1 This chapter describes Wisdom as a safeguard against bad
a)..... health
b)..... company
c)..... business

Q2 (v.11) ........ will be there to watch over you
a)..... wisdom
b)..... knowledge
c)..... prudence

Q3 (v.21) For the land will be for ...... men to live in
a)..... wise
b)..... good
c)..... honest

Chapter 3

Q1 (v.3) Tie kindliness and loyalty around your
a)..... neck
b)..... hand
c)..... foot

Q2 (v.6) In every course you take, have ...... in mind
a)..... goodness
b)..... wisdom
c)..... the Lord

Q3 (v.15) Wisdom is beyond the price of
a)..... gold
b)..... pearls
c)..... silver

Chapter 4

Q1 v.1-9 are about choosing
a)..... justice
b)..... wisdom
c)..... truth

Q2 (v.11) I have educated you in the ways of
a)..... justice
b)..... wisdom
c)..... truth

Q3 (v.23) More than all else, keep watch over your
a)..... children
b)..... heart
c)..... money

Chapter 5

Q1 (v.12) Alas, I hated
a)..... study
b)..... work
c)..... discipline

Q2 (v.15) "Your own well" here means your own
a)..... water
b)..... wine
c)..... wife

Q3 (v.19) "hind", "fawn" here mean a man's
a)..... herd
b)..... pets
c)..... wife

Chapter 6

Q1 (v.6) Idler, go to the
a)..... bee
b)..... ant
c)..... worm

Q2 (v.16-19) The Lord abhors a man who ....... dissension
a)..... sees
b)..... sows
c)..... sells

Q3 (v.20) Do not spurn your mother's
a)..... teaching
b)..... tenderness
c)..... truth

Chapter 7

Q1 (v.4) To Wisdom say, "my ........... "
a)..... sister
b)..... mother
c)..... daughter

Q2 (v.11) Her ....... cannot rest at home
a)..... feet
b)..... arms
c)..... eyes

Q3 (v.19) For my ...... is not at home
a)..... brother
b)..... father
c)..... husband

Chapter 8

Q1 (v.2) ...... takes her stand at the crossways
a)..... the alien woman
b)..... the harlot
c)..... Wisdom

Q2 (v.17 & see Mt 7.7-11) Those who ...... me eagerly shall find me
a)..... love
b)..... seek
c)...... obey

Q3 (v.30) Ever at ........ in his presence
a)..... play
b)..... prayer
c)..... praise

Chapter 9

Q1 (v.1) ..... has built herself a house
a)..... justice
b)..... peace
c)..... wisdom

Q2 v.5 is the background of ........ 6.35
a)..... Mark
b)..... Luke
c)..... John

Q3 (v.13) Dame ....... acts on impulse
a)..... Folly
b)..... Fortune
c)..... Fraud

Chapter 10

Q1 (v.4) The slack hand brings
a)..... trouble
b)..... poverty
c)..... sickness

Q2 (v.12) ...... covers over all offences
a)..... forgiveness
b)..... peace
c)..... love

Q3 (v.19) A flood of ....... is never without its fault
a)..... words
b)..... worry
c)...... work

Chapter 11

Q1 (v.2) ..... comes before a fall
a)..... power
b)..... purpose
c)..... pride

Q2 (v.14) Safety lies in many
a).....friends
b)..... advisors
c)..... horses

Q3 (v.28) He who trusts in ...... will have his fall
a)..... riches
b)..... princes
c)..... power

Chapter 12

Q1 (v.4) A good wife is her husband's
a)..... crown
b)..... robe
c)..... staff

Q2 (v.16) Discreet people overlook
a)..... insults
b)..... sins
c)..... complaints

Q3 (v.25) A kindly word makes man's heart
a)..... glad
b)..... peaceful
c)..... thankful

Chapter 13

Q1 (v.3) He keeps his life who guards his
a)..... eyes
b)..... mouth
c)..... ears

Q2 (v.10) With the humble is ...... found
a)..... truth
b)..... justice
c)..... wisdom

Q3 (v.12) ....... deferred makes the heart sick
a)..... hope
b)..... love
c)..... work

Chapter 14

Q1 (v.10) the heart knows its own ...... best
a)..... secrets
b)..... joy
c)..... grief

Q2 (v.21) Blessed is he who takes pity on the
a)..... poor
b)..... sick
c)..... homeless

Q3 (v.34) Virtue makes a ...... great
a)..... person
b)..... family
c)..... nation

Chapter 15

Q1 (v.1) ....... words stir up anger
a)..... kind
b).... sharp
c)..... careless

Q2 (v.13) ...... heart means happy face
a)..... sad
b)..... glad
c)..... bad

Q3 (v.30) Good news gives strength to the
a)..... heart
b)..... bones
c)..... legs

Chapter 16

Q1 (v.1) "Man ...... , God disposes"
a)..... proposes
b)..... produces
c)..... pronounces

Q2 (v.6) By ...... and loyalty atonement is made for sin
a)..... love
b)..... sacrifice
c)..... kindness

Q3 (v.18) " ...... goes before a fall"
a)..... pride
b)..... perversity
c)..... precociousness

Chapter 17

Q1 (v.9) He who covers an offence promotes
a)..... laughter
b)..... love
c)..... loyalty

Q2 (v.22) A ...... heart is excellent medicine
a)..... sad
b)..... glad
c)..... mad

Q3 (v.25) A ...... son is his father's sorrow
a)..... cruel
b)..... mean
c)..... foolish

Chapter 18

Q1 (v.8) The words of a ....... are tasty morsels
a)..... friend
b)..... king
c)..... talebearer

Q2 (v.12) ...... goes before honour
a)..... hard work
b)..... humility
c)..... justice

Q3 (v.13) to retort without first ...... is folly
a)..... listening
b)..... praying
c)..... judging

Chapter 19

Q1 (v.2) He who goes too ....... misses his way
a)..... carelessly
b)..... quickly
c)..... slowly

Q2 (v.11) A man's self-respect sows in ...... an offence
a)..... overlooking
b)..... overseeing
c)..... over-rating

Q3 (v.22) A man's ...... in his kindness
a)..... attire
b)..... attention
c)..... attraction

Chapter 20

Q1 (v.3) It is to a man's honour if he avoids
a)..... sin
b)..... evil
c)..... quarrels

Q2 (v.11) Even at ...... a child reveals his future actions
a)..... meals
b)..... play
c)..... sleep

Q3 (v.27; cf Mt 6.22 & I Cor 2.11) Man's spirit is the ..... of the Lord
a)..... lamp
b)..... love
c)..... Law

Chapter 21

Q1 (v.2) The Lord  ....... the heart
a)..... watches
b)..... weighs
c)..... warms

Q2 (v.9) Better the corner of a loft than a house shared with a ...... woman
a)..... scornful
b)..... scolding
c)..... scholarly

Q3 (v.23) He who keeps watch over his mouth and his ..... preserves himself from disaster
a)..... tongue
b).... mind
c)..... heart

Chapter 22

Q1 (v.6) Instruct a
a)..... man
b)..... youth
c)..... child

Q2 (v.11 & c.f. Mt 5.8) God loves the
a)..... poor
b)..... pure in heart
c)..... merciful

Q3 (v.24) Don't make friends with ..... people
a)..... hasty-tempered 
b)..... foolish
c)..... lazy

Chapter 23

Q1 (v.9 & c.f. Mt 7.6) Do not waste ...... on a fool
a)..... words
b)..... time
c)..... money

Q2 (v.22) Do not ...... your mother in her old age
a)..... neglect
b)..... forget
c)..... despise

Q3 (v.30) Do not linger over ..... too long
a)..... wine
b)..... meals
c)..... troublesome thoughts

Chapter 24

Q1 (v.16) Though the virtuous man falls ..... times, he stands up again
a)..... 3
b)..... 5
c)..... 7

Q2 (v.17) Should your enemy fall, do not
a)..... rejoice
b)..... judge
c)..... speak

Q3 (v.26) He who returns an ...... answer  plants a kiss on the lips
a)..... honest
b)..... honourable
c)..... accurate

Chapter 25

Q1 (v.2 & c.f. Mt 5.44) If your ...... is hungry, give him something to eat
a)..... friend
b)..... neighbour
c)..... enemy

Q2 (v.22 & c.f. Rom 12.20) By this you heap ..... coals on his head
a)..... cold
b)..... warm
c)..... red-hot

Q3 (v.23) A ...... tongue produces a ravaged face
a)..... backbiting
b)..... tired
c)..... lying

Chapter 26

Q1 (v.11 & c.f. 2 Peter 2.22) As a dog returns to its ...... , so a fool reverts to his folly
a)..... food
b)..... master
c)..... vomit

Q2 (v.17) Interfering in the ..... of others is like catching a stray dog by the tail
a)..... affairs
b)..... secrets
c)..... quarrels

Q3 (v.20) No talebearer, and ...... dies down
a)..... fear
b)..... gossip
c)..... quarreling

Chapter 27

Q1 (v.5) Better open reproof than ..... love
a)..... voiceless
b)..... cold
c)..... lukewarm

Q2 (v.6 & c.f. Mt 26.49) From one who hates, ...... are ominous
a)..... words
b)..... kisses
c)..... gifts

Q3 (v.17) A man is refined by contact with his
a)..... family
b)..... friends
c)..... neighbours

Chapter 28

Q1 (v.13 & c.f. Lk 18.9-14) He who ..... his faults will find mercy
a)..... conceals
b)..... confesses
c)..... controls

Q2 (v.18) He who ...... between two ways will fall down
a)..... wavers
b)..... walks
c)..... dances

Q3 (v.27) He who gives to the ...... shall never want
a)..... sick
b)..... prisoners
c)..... poor

Chapter 29

Q1 (v.2) When virtuous men are in power, the people are
a)..... safe
b)..... peaceful
c)..... happy

Q2 (v.3) The lover of ..... makes his father glad
a)..... Wisdom
b)..... Truth
c)..... Justice

Q3 (v.11) The wise man subdues and restrains his ...... feelings
a)..... unhappy
b)..... angry
c)..... deep

Chapter 30

Q1 (v.4 & c.f. Jn 3.13) Who has mounted to the ....... , then descended?
a)..... Truth
b)..... Temple
c)..... heavens

Q2 (v.8 & c.f. Mt 6.11) Grant me only my share of
a)..... wealth
b)..... health
c)..... bread

Q3 (v.22) The earth trembles at a slave become
a)..... king
b)..... prince
c)..... master

Chapter 31

Q1 (v.6 & c.f. Mt 27.34) Procure strong drink for a man about to
a)..... marry
b)..... travel
c)..... perish

Q2 (v.10) A perfect wife is beyond the price of
a)..... gold
b)..... pearls
c)..... ivory

Q3 (v.30) The woman who is ........ is the one to praise
a)..... beautiful
b)..... wise
c)..... generous