Questions about Proverbs
96 honest questions people ask about Proverbs, each answered from the verses. In Favor, they come up right where they arise as you read.
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- "In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight" (3:6). Is that a promise that life will go smoothly?
- The chapter says, "so your barns will be filled with plenty" (3:10). Does honoring the LORD with your wealth bring more wealth?
- Is every hardship the LORD's discipline?
- Who is "she" in 3:13-18?
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- "if you have become collateral for your neighbor" (6:1). Does the chapter say it is wrong to stand as collateral for someone?
- "There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven" (6:16). Which is it, six or seven?
- "Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry" (6:30). Is the chapter excusing theft?
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- "The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his work" (8:22). Who is the Wisdom who speaks here? Is she Jesus?
- "I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth" (8:13). What does Wisdom hate?
- "With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity" (8:18). Does loving wisdom make you rich?
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- "There is a way which seems right to a man" (14:12). How can anyone tell?
- "Fools mock at making atonement for sins" (14:9). What is it that fools mock?
- "The evil bow down before the good" (14:19). Is that a promise that the wicked always lose?
- "Righteousness exalts a nation" (14:34). Which nation is this about?
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- "A gentle answer turns away wrath" (15:1). Does a gentle answer always calm someone's anger?
- "In the house of the righteous is much treasure" (15:6), but "Better is little, with the fear of the LORD" (15:16). Which is it?
- "The LORD is far from the wicked" (15:29). Does the LORD not hear the prayers of the wicked?
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- "Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed" (16:3). Does that mean every plan I give to the LORD will work out?
- "The LORD has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil" (16:4). What is the verse saying about the wicked?
- "By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for" (16:6). Whose mercy and truth does it mean?
- "Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king" (16:10). Does the chapter mean a king is always right?
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- "both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD" (17:15). Is letting the guilty go really as wrong as condemning the innocent?
- "A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it" (17:8). Does Proverbs approve of bribes?
- "A cheerful heart makes good medicine" (17:22). Is the verse saying a cheerful attitude will heal you?
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- "A righteous man walks in integrity" (20:7), and then, "Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?" (20:9). Do these two sayings pull against each other?
- "Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.”" (20:22). Does that mean a wrong doesn't matter?
- "Wounding blows cleanse away evil" (20:30). What is this saying about?
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- "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" (22:6). Is that a promise?
- "Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him" (22:15). What does the saying say, and what doesn't it?
- Who is the I of 22:17-21, and what are the "thirty excellent things"?
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- "If you punish him with the rod, he will not die" (23:13). What are these two sayings saying?
- "for their Defender is strong" (23:11). Who is the Defender of the fatherless?
- "surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off" (23:18). What does the saying say about that hope, and what doesn't it say?
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- "Rescue those who are being led away to death!" (24:11). Who are they, and what is the next verse answering?
- "lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him" (24:18). Is the reason not to gloat so that your enemy still gets what he deserves?
- "a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again" (24:16). Is it about falling into sin?
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- "Don’t answer a fool according to his folly" (26:4), and then "Answer a fool according to his folly" (26:5). Which is it?
- "Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it" (26:27). Does that always happen?
- "Am I not joking?" (26:19). Is the chapter against joking?
- Peter quotes the saying about the dog (2 Peter 2:22). Is it about people who fall away?
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- The chapter says "the righteous are as bold as a lion" (28:1), and also "Blessed is the man who always fears" (28:14). Which is it?
- The law comes four times in 28:4-9. Is it the law of Moses?
- "He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor" (28:8). How does that happen?
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- "He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy" (29:1). Does it mean it can be too late?
- "The rod of correction gives wisdom" (29:15). What does the saying say, and what doesn't it?
- "whoever puts his trust in the LORD is kept safe" (29:25). Is that a promise that nothing will harm him?
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