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