Proverbs is the twentieth book of the bible. In the book of Proverbs, it is a collection of pithy saying, condensing into a few words the wisdom of experience. This particular collection was made for the most part by Solomon who, in I Kings 4:32, is said to have uttered three thousand proverbs. The book of Proverbs can be divided into four parts: 1) The Fatherly exhortations addressed mainly to the young, 2) The wisdom and the fear of God contrasted with folly and sin, 3) The Proverbs of Solomon selected by the men of Hezekiah, 4) The supplemental Proverbs by Agur and Lemuel. The author of this book is Solomon and others. Listed below are questions on the book of Proverbs. These questions can be used for Sunday school or bible study to help all young converts study the scriptures and may God bless you always.
Proverbs Chapter 1
1) Who wrote this section of Proverbs of verse one of this book? (Proverbs 1:1)
2) Why did Solomon write Proverbs, according to these verses? (Proverbs 1:1-7)
3) What three types of individuals are mentioned by Solomon in these verses? (Proverbs 1:1-7)
4) Where does wisdom come from, according to verse seven? (Proverbs 1:7)
5) What sort of enticements did Solomon warn us about in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 1:8-19)
6) What happens to those who pursue ill-gotten gain in verse nineteen? (Proverbs 1:19)
7) How did Solomon describe wisdom in these two verses? (Proverbs 1:20-21)
8) How did Solomon describe the simple person, the mocker, and the fool in verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 1:22)
9) How does wisdom treat those who reject her in these verses? (Proverbs 1:24-27)
10) What is the result of not accepting wisdom, according to these verses? (Proverbs 1:28-32)
11) What is the result of accepting wisdom, according to verse thirty-three? (Proverbs 1:33)
Proverbs Chapter 2
1) What did Solomon encourage us to do and Why in these verses? (Proverbs 2:1-5)
2) What is the theme of this chapter, according to these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:1-22)
3) What are some of the benefits of wisdom in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:1-22)
4) How should we look for wisdom, according to verse four? (Proverbs 2:4)
5) What happens to the person who accepts these words in verse five? (Proverbs 2:5)
6) What does the Lord give, according to verse six? (Proverbs 2:6)
7) What does the Lord do for the upright in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:7-8)
8) What did Solomon say the reader would understand, according to these verses? (Proverbs 2:9-11)
9) What can wisdom save us from in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:12-16)
10) How did Solomon describe wicked people in these verses? (Proverbs 2:12-15)
11) How did Solomon describe the adulteress in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:16-17)
12) Who did Solomon warn us about in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:16-17)
13) What results from being seduced by an adulteress, according to these verses? (Proverbs 2:18-19)
14) What will happen to the upright and to the wicked, according to these verses? (Proverbs 2:20-22)
Proverbs Chapter 3
1) What should we do and not do and why in these two verses? (Proverbs 3:1-2)
2) What benefits of wisdom did Solomon mention in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 3:1-35)
3) What should we do with love and faithfulness and why in these verses? (Proverbs 3:3-4)
4) How should we trust in the Lord, according to these verses of this book? (Proverbs 3:5-6)
5) What is the result of fearing the Lord and shunning evil in these verses? (Proverbs 3:7-8)
6) What is the relationship between wisdom and personal health, according to these verses? (Proverbs 3:8-24)
7) What is the result of honoring the Lord with your wealth in these verses? (Proverbs 3:9-10)
8) Who does the Lord discipline, according to these verses? (Proverbs 3:11-12)
9) How did Solomon describe wisdom and its benefits in these verses? (Proverbs 3:13-18)
10) What role did wisdom play in creation in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 3:19-20)
11) What did Solomon say about sound judgment and discernment in these three verses? (Proverbs 3:21-23)
12) Why should we not be afraid, according to these three verses? (Proverbs 3:24-26)
13) What can help a person overcome fear in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 3:25-26)
14) How should we treat our neighbors, according to these verses? (Proverbs 3:27-30)
15) Why shouldn’t we envy a violent person in these two verses? (Proverbs 3:31-32)
16) What does God do to the wicked, the righteous, the mocker, the humble, the wise, and the fool, according to these verses? (Proverbs 3:33-35)
Proverbs Chapter 4
1) Why should the reader listen to Solomon in these two verses? (Proverbs 4:1-2)
2) What is one of the central messages of these verses of this book? (Proverbs 4:1-27)
3) What did Solomon’s father say would happen if he kept his commandments in these verses? (Proverbs 4:3-4)
4) What will wisdom do for the person who does not forsake it, according to these verses? (Proverbs 4:5-6)
5) Why did Solomon say to get wisdom in verse seven? (Proverbs 4:7)
6) Who does wisdom exalt, according to verse eight? (Proverbs 4:8)
7) Why did Solomon tell his reader to accept what he said in these verses? (Proverbs 4:10-12)
8) What is the value of listening to instruction in verse thirteen? (Proverbs 4:13)
9) Why did Solomon warn us to avoid the path of the wicked, according to these verses? (Proverbs 4:14-15)
10) What did Solomon say about the wicked in these verses? (Proverbs 4:16-17)
11) How do the path of the righteous and the way of the wicked differ in these verses? (Proverbs 4:18-19)
12) What did Solomon tell us to do with his words in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 4:20-21)
13) How do Solomon’s words help the people who find them in verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 4:22)
14) Why should we guard our hearts, according to verse twenty-three? (Proverbs 4:23)
15) What did Solomon say about perversity and corrupt talk in verse twenty-four? (Proverbs 4:24)
16) How should we proceed in life, according to these verses of this book? (Proverbs 4:25-27)
Proverbs Chapter 5
1) Why did Solomon tell the reader to listen to his words in these two verses? (Proverbs 5:1-2)
2) What is this chapter five about, according to these verses of this book? (Proverbs 5:1-23)
3) What did Solomon say about the lips and speech of an adulteress in these verses? (Proverbs 5:3-4)
4) Where do the steps of an adulteress lead to verse five? (Proverbs 5:5)
5) What thought does an adulteress give to the long-term consequences of her way of life in verse six? (Proverbs 5:6)
6) What did Solomon encourage us to do in these verses? (Proverbs 5:7-8)
7) Why should a person keep away from the adulteress, according to these two verses? (Proverbs 5:9-10)
8) What happens to the person who does not stay away from the adulteress? (Proverbs 5:11-14)
9) How should a person satisfy his or her thirst, according to verse fifteen? (Proverbs 5:15)
10) Where should a person seek sexual fulfillment, according to these verses? (Proverbs 5:15-20)
11) What did Solomon say about intimacy in marriage in these verses? (Proverbs 5:16-17)
12) What is one of the reasons a person should stay faithful to his or her spouse in verse twenty-one? (Proverbs 5:21)
13) What sort of damage can the evil deeds and sin of a wicked person do in verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 5:22)
14) What did Solomon say was the downfall of a wicked man in verse twenty-three? (Proverbs 5:23)
Proverbs Chapter 6
1) What title would you give to this chapter, according to these verses of this book? (Proverbs 6:1-35)
2) What sort of commitment does this chapter warn us about in the first three verses? (Proverbs 6:1-3)
3) What should the person do who has put up security for his or her neighbor in these verses? (Proverbs 6:3-5)
4) What should we observe, and why, according to these two verses? (Proverbs 6:6-8)
5) What happens to sluggards in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 6:9-11)
6) What happens to scoundrels and villains in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 6:12-15)
7) What is it that is detestable to the Lord in these verses? (Proverbs 6:17-19)
8) What should we do with our parents’ commands and teachings, according to these verses? (Proverbs 6:20-22)
9) What results when we listen to our parents’ instruction in these three verses? (Proverbs 6:20-22)
10) How did Solomon describe these commands and teachings in verse twenty-three? (Proverbs 6:23)
11) Who needs to watch out for the immoral woman, according to these verses? (Proverbs 6:24-29)
12) What is dangerous about lust, according to these verses of this book? (Proverbs 6:24-29)
13) How did Solomon distinguish stealing and adultery in these verses? (Proverbs 6:30-35)
Proverbs Chapter 7
1) What did Solomon urge us to do with his advice in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 7:1-5)
2) Why should we take Solomon’s advice, according to these verses? (Proverbs 7:1-5)
3) What is this chapter seven about, according to these verses of this book? (Proverbs 7:1-27)
4) Who did Solomon see outside his window in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 7:6-7)
5) Where was the person Solomon saw outside his window going to in verse eight? (Proverbs 7:8)
6) Who came out to meet the youth lacking judgment in verse ten? (Proverbs 7:10)
7) How did Solomon describe the woman who came out to meet the youth in these verses? (Proverbs 7:10-12)
8) What did the adulterous woman do in verse thirteen? (Proverbs 7:13)
9) What did the adulterous woman say, according to these verses? (Proverbs 7:14-20)
10) What did the adulteress invite the youth to do in verse eighteen? (Proverbs 7:18)
11) How did the adulterous woman entice the young man to come to her in these verses? (Proverbs 7:19-20)
12) What did the adulterous woman do to the youth in verse twenty-one? (Proverbs 7:21)
13) How did Solomon describe the youth’s conduct in these verses? (Proverbs 7:22-23)
14) Why did Solomon tell young men to avoid the adulteress, according to these verses? (Proverbs 7:24-27)
Proverbs Chapter 8
1) How was wisdom depicted by Solomon in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 8:1-3)
2) How is wisdom described in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 8:1-36)
3) Who does wisdom cry out to in these two verses? (Proverbs 8:4-5)
4) Why does wisdom say people should listen to her in these verses? (Proverbs 8:6-9)
5) What are wisdom, instruction, and knowledge compared to in these verses? (Proverbs 8:10-11)
6) Who does wisdom dwell with, and what does she possess in these verses? (Proverbs 8:12-14-18)
7) What does it mean to fear the Lord in verse thirteen? (Proverbs 8:13)
8) Who uses wisdom, according to these verses? (Proverbs 8:15-16)
9) Who does wisdom love, according to verse seventeen? (Proverbs 8:17)
10) What did wisdom say about her origin and her role in creation in these verses? (Proverbs 8:22-31)
11) What did wisdom say would be the result of finding or not finding her, according to these verses? (Proverbs 8:32-36)
Proverbs Chapter 9
1) How did Wisdom build her house in verse one of this book? (Proverbs 9:1)
2) What two characteristics are portrayed as rivals in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 9:1-18)
3) What three types of people are described in this chapter of this book? (Proverbs 9:1-18)
4) What did Wisdom prepare for in these verses? (Proverbs 9:2-5)
5) Who did Wisdom prepare for in these verses? (Proverbs 9:2-5)
6) What did Wisdom encourage the simple to do in verse six of this book? (Proverbs 9:6)
7) What are the consequences of correcting a mocker, according to these verses? (Proverbs 9:7-8)
8) What are the consequences of instructing a wise or righteous person? (Proverbs 9:7-8)
9) What is the beginning of wisdom, according to verse ten of this book? (Proverbs 9:10)
10) What are the consequences of being wise of being a mocker in verse twelve? (Proverbs 9:12)
11) How did Solomon depict Folly, according to these verses? (Proverbs 9:13-15)
12) What invitation did Folly issue, and to whom did she issue it to in these verses? (Proverbs 9:16)
13) What did Folly say about water and food in verse seventeen of this book? (Proverbs 9:17)
14) What did Solomon say about Folly’s guests in verse eighteen of this book? (Proverbs 9:18)
Proverbs Chapter 10
1) Who wrote these proverbs in verse one of this book? (Proverbs 10:1)
2) How would you describe these proverbs in these verses? (Proverbs 10:1-32)
3) What common themes are the proverbs in this chapter linked together by in these verses? (Proverbs 10:1-32)
4) What two types of people are compared and contrasted in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 10:1-32)
5) How did Solomon characterize the wise person, according to these verses? (Proverbs 10:1-32)
6) How did Solomon describe the wicked person in these verses? (Proverbs 10:1-32)
7) What does righteousness deliver a person from in verse two of this book? (Proverbs 10:2)
8) What are the rewards of diligence and laziness in verses four and five of this book? (Proverbs 10:4-5)
9) How did Solomon compare the memory of the righteous and the wicked in verse seven? (Proverbs 10:7)
10) What did Solomon say about the mouth of the righteous and the wicked in these verses? (Proverbs 10:11-14)
11) How are hatred and love different, according to verse twelve? (Proverbs 10:12)
12) How do the wages of the righteous differ from the income of the wicked in verse sixteen? (Proverbs 10:16)
13) What did Solomon say about the tongue, the lips, and words in these verses? (Proverbs 10:18-21 and 31-32)
14) What can the fear of the Lord do in verse twenty-seven of this book? (Proverbs 10:27)
15) What is the way of the Lord for the righteous and the wicked in verse twenty-nine? (Proverbs 10:29)
Proverbs Chapter 11
1) What common themes are discussed in this chapter of this book? (Proverbs 11:1-31)
2) What types of people are discussed in this chapter in these verses? (Proverbs 11:1-31)
3) What goes with pride and humility in verse two? (Proverbs 11:2)
4) How did Solomon describe the upright, or blameless, person in these verses? (Proverbs 11:3-6)
5) How did Solomon contrast the life of the righteous person with the life of the wicked person? (Proverbs 11:7-11)
6) What kind of person holds his or her tongue in verse twelve? (Proverbs 11:12)
7) What does gossip do, according to verse thirteen? (Proverbs 11:13)
8) What kind of person can keep a secret in verse thirteen of this book? (Proverbs 11:13)
9) What is the result of too few or too many advisers in verse fourteen? (Proverbs 11:14)
10) What does the wicked earn and the righteous reap in verse eighteen? (Proverbs 11:18)
11) What fact did Solomon say we can be sure about in verse twenty-one? (Proverbs 11:21)
12) How did Solomon describe a woman with no discretion in verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 11:22)
13) What is the result of being generous or being stingy in these verses? (Proverbs 11:24-25)
14) What is the result of trusting in money in verse twenty-eight of this book? (Proverbs 11:28)
15) What results from being righteous in verse thirty of this book? (Proverbs 11:30)
Proverbs Chapter 12
1) What does the person who loves discipline also love in verse one of this book? (Proverbs 12:1)
2) How would you summarize the proverbs in this chapter in these verses? (Proverbs 12:1-28)
3) What is a firm foundation for life and also a shaky foundation in verse three? (Proverbs 12:3)
4) How did Solomon distinguish a wife of noble character from a disgraceful one in verse four? (Proverbs 12:4)
5) What’s the difference between the words of the righteous and the words of the wicked? (Proverbs 12:5-6)
6) What is a person praised for in verse eight of this book? (Proverbs 12:8)
7) What did Solomon say about the person who chases fantasies in verse eleven? (Proverbs 12:11)
8) What is the result of sinful talk, according to verse thirteen? (Proverbs 12:13)
9) What does a wise man listen to in verse fifteen of this book? (Proverbs 12:15)
10) What did Solomon say about reckless words and the tongue of the wise in verse eighteen? (Proverbs 12:18)
11) In what sort of person does the Lord delight in, according to verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 12:22)
12) What did Solomon say the prudent man did with his knowledge in contrast to what the fool does with his folly? (Proverbs 12:23)
13) How do the diligent and the lazy person differ in these verses? (Proverbs 12:24-27)
14) What kind of worker is a righteous person in verse twenty-seven? (Proverbs 12:27)
15) What is one significant reward of being righteous in verse twenty-eight? (Proverbs 12:28)
Proverbs Chapter 13
1) What does a wise child do in verse one? (Proverbs 13:1)
2) What do the unfaithful crave in verse two of this book? (Proverbs 13:2)
3) What does the person who guards his or her lips also guard in verse three? (Proverbs 13:3)
4) Whom does righteousness guard in verse six of this book? (Proverbs 13:6)
5) How should we and should we not use money in verse seven? (Proverbs 13:7)
6) What advantage does a person have who is poor in verse eight of this book? (Proverbs 13:8)
7) What does pride breed, according to verse ten of this book? (Proverbs 13:10)
8) How should a person accumulate wealth in verse eleven of this book? (Proverbs 13:11)
9) How did Solomon describe the teachings of a wise person in verse fourteen? (Proverbs 13:14)
10) How does a prudent person act, according to verse sixteen? (Proverbs 13:16)
11) What is the result of ignoring discipline in verse eighteen? (Proverbs 13:18)
12) What happens to those who spend time with wise people in verse twenty? (Proverbs 13:20)
13) What reward do righteous people receive in verse twenty-one of this book? (Proverbs 13:21)
14) What does a good person leave for his or her grandchildren in verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 13:22)
15) What is the person who loves his or her child careful to do in verse twenty-four? (Proverbs 13:24)
Proverbs Chapter 14
1) What themes did Solomon develop throughout the proverbs in this chapter fourteen in these verses? (Proverbs 14:1-35)
2) How did Solomon illustrate the differences between the wise person and the foolish person? (Proverbs 14:1-35)
3) What general areas of life do these verses touch on in these verses? (Proverbs 14:1-35)
4) How does the fool’s talk contrast with that of the wise in verse three? (Proverbs 14:3)
5) What is the difference between a truthful witness and a false witness in these two verses? (Proverbs 14:5 and 25)
6) What does the mocker seek but not find in verse six of this book? (Proverbs 14:6)
7) What is the wisdom of the prudent in verse eight? (Proverbs 14:8)
8) Where is goodwill found in verse nine of this book? (Proverbs 14:9)
9) What does each heart know, according to verse ten of this book? (Proverbs 14:10)
10) Where does the way that seems right lead in verse twelve? (Proverbs 14:12)
11) What are the rewards of the good person and the faithless in verse fourteen? (Proverbs 14:14)
12) What does the prudent person give thought to in verse fifteen of this book? (Proverbs 14:15)
13) What does the wise person do in verse sixteen of this book? (Proverbs 14:16)
14) What does a quick-tempered person do in verse seventeen? (Proverbs 14:17)
15) How should a person treat those in need in these verses? (Proverbs 14:21 and 31)
16) What do those who plan what is good find in verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 14:22)
17) What are the results of hard work that mere talk in verse twenty-three? (Proverbs 14:23)
18) What did Solomon say about the fear of the Lord in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 14:26-27)
19) What do a heart at peace and envy do in verse thirty of this book? (Proverbs 14:30)
Proverbs Chapter 15
1) How do gentle answers and harsh words differ in verse one of this book? (Proverbs 15:1)
2) What did Solomon say about the speech of the wise and of the fool in these verses? (Proverbs 15:2 and 4and 7)
3) What did Solomon say about the eyes of the Lord in verse three? (Proverbs 15:3)
4) What do we know about the person who hates and resists correction in these verses? (Proverbs 15:10-12)
5) What did Solomon say about the heart in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 15:13-15)
6) When is it better to have a little than a lot, according to these verses? (Proverbs 15:16-17)
7) How do the hot-tempered person and the patient person differ in verse eighteen? (Proverbs 15:18)
8) What kind of course does a wise person keep in verse twenty-one? (Proverbs 15:21)
9) What does the heart of the righteous do with his or her answers in verse twenty-eight? (Proverbs 15:28)
10) What does the person who ignores wisdom do to himself or herself in verse thirty-two? (Proverbs 15:32)
11) What comes before honor, according to verse thirty-three? (Proverbs 15:33)
Proverbs Chapter 16
1) What topics are discussed in this chapter sixteen of this book? (Proverbs 16:1-33)
2) How is God described in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 16:1-33)
3) What is said about God’s sovereignty in these verses? (Proverbs 16:1-33)
4) What is said in these proverbs about speech, according to these verses? (Proverbs 16:1-33)
5) What does the Lord consider in verse two of this book? (Proverbs 16:2)
6) What happens to the person who commits to the Lord what he or she does in verse three? (Proverbs 16:3)
7) What does the Lord work out for His own ends in verse four? (Proverbs 16:4)
8) Who determines a person’s steps in verse nine of this book? (Proverbs 16:9)
9) What did Solomon say about kings in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 16:12-15)
10) What is better than gold and silver in verse sixteen? (Proverbs 16:16)
11) What does pride precede in verse eighteen of this book? (Proverbs 16:18)
12) What is so good about pleasant words in verse twenty-four? (Proverbs 16:24)
13) What does gossip do, according to verse twenty-eight of this book? (Proverbs 16:28)
Proverbs Chapter 17
1) When is dry crust better than feasting, according to verse one of this book? (Proverbs 17:1)
2) What themes are developed in this chapter seventeen of these verses? (Proverbs 17:1-28)
3) What does chapter seventeen say about fathers and sons? (Proverbs 17:1-28)
4) What does the Lord test in verse three of this book? (Proverbs 17:3)
5) What did Solomon say about children and parents in verse six of this book? (Proverbs 17:6)
6) What did Solomon say about bribes in these two verses? (Proverbs 17:8 and 23)
7) How can friends build or tear down their friendship in verse nine of this book? (Proverbs 17:9)
8) What happens to the person who pays back evil for good in verse thirteen? (Proverbs 17:13)
9) What does a friend always do in verse thirteen of this book? (Proverbs 17:17)
10) What do we know about a person who loves quarrels in verse nineteen? (Proverbs 17:19)
11) What is the good of a cheerful attitude in verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 17:22)
12) What dries up the bones, according to verse twenty-two of this book? (Proverbs 17:22)
13) What distinguishes the aspirations of the discerning person from those of the fool? (Proverbs 17:24)
14) How does a person of knowledge use words in verse twenty-seven? (Proverbs 17:27)
15) What is the benefit of holding one’s tongue—even for the fool in verse twenty-eight? (Proverbs 17:28)
Proverbs Chapter 18
1) What main topics are explored in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 18:1-24)
2) What sort of themes are developed in this chapter eighteen? (Proverbs 18:1-24)
3) What does a fool delight in, according to verse two of this book? (Proverbs 18:2)
4) What did Solomon say about wisdom in verse four? (Proverbs 18:4)
5) How does a fool’s words affect his or her life in these verses? (Proverbs 18:6-7)
6) What did Solomon compare gossip to in verse eight of this book? (Proverbs 18:8)
7) What is the value in God’s name in verse ten? (Proverbs 18:10)
8) What does pride and humility precede in verse twelve? (Proverbs 18:12)
9) What is the value of listening, according to these verses? (Proverbs 18:13-15-17)
10) What power does the tongue possess in verse twenty-one of this book? (Proverbs 18:21)
11) What did Solomon say about the person who finds a wife in verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 18:22)
12) What’s the difference between a person’s closest friends and his or her larger group of friends in verse twenty-four of this book? (Proverbs 18:24)
Proverbs Chapter 19
1) What do these proverbs say about wealth and poverty in these verses? (Proverbs 19:1-29)
2) What do these proverbs say about wisdom in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 19:1-29)
3) Why do we need knowledge in verse two? (Proverbs 19:2)
4) What’s the danger of haste in verse two of this book? (Proverbs 19:2)
5) What does wealth bring in verse four of this book? (Proverbs 19:4)
6) What is the fate of a false witness in these two verses? (Proverbs 19:5 and 9)
7) What happens to the person who gets wisdom and understanding in verse eight? (Proverbs 19:8)
8) What uncommon act brings a person “glory” in verse eleven? (Proverbs 19:11)
9) What affects family relationships in these verses? (Proverbs 19:13-14)
10) What is the problem with laziness in these verses? (Proverbs 19:15 and 24)
11) What is the value of listening to and obeying instructions in these verses? (Proverbs 19:16-20-27)
12) Why should we be careful about how we help a person with a short temper in verse nineteen? (Proverbs 19:19)
13) What do we really want, according to verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 19:22)
14) To what does the fear of the Lord lead in verse twenty-three? (Proverbs 19:23)
Proverbs Chapter 20
1) What is one hazard in drinking in verse one of this book? (Proverbs 20:1)
2) What topics do these proverbs discuss, and how are they related to one another in these verses? (Proverbs 20:1-30)
3) What is it an honor to avoid in verse three of this book? (Proverbs 20:3)
4) What are the consequences of being a sluggard in verse four? (Proverbs 20:4)
5) What did Solomon say concerning the purposes of a person’s heart, according to verse five? (Proverbs 20:5)
6) What kind of life does a righteous person lead in verse seven? (Proverbs 20:7)
7) What is even that a child may be known by in verse eleven of this book? (Proverbs 20:11)
8) What should we not love and why in verse thirteen of this book? (Proverbs 20:13)
9) What is in rare supply, according to these verses? (Proverbs 20:15)
10) How should we make plans in verse eighteen? (Proverbs 20:18)
11) What kind of person should we avoid, according to verse nineteen? (Proverbs 20:19)
12) How does God affect our life in verse twenty-four? (Proverbs 20:24)
13) How should we be careful about vows in verse twenty-five? (Proverbs 20:25)
14) What does the Lord search, according to verse twenty-seven? (Proverbs 20:27)
15) How do love and faithfulness help in verse twenty-eight? (Proverbs 20:28)
16) What is the glory of young men and old men in verse twenty-nine? (Proverbs 20:29)
Proverbs Chapter 21
1) What themes run through the proverbs in chapter twenty-one of this book? (Proverbs 21:1-31)
2) How are the righteous, and the wicked compared in this chapter in these verses? (Proverbs 21:1-31)
3) What seems right to people in verse two of this book? (Proverbs 21:2)
4) What does the Lord weigh, according to verse two of this book? (Proverbs 21:2)
5) What is better than sacrifice in verse three of this book? (Proverbs 21:3)
6) What’s wrong with a fortune made by a lying tongue in verse six of this book? (Proverbs 21:6)
7) What did Solomon say about marriage in these two verses? (Proverbs 21:9 and 19)
8) How can punishment benefit a person, according to Solomon in verse eleven? (Proverbs 21:11)
9) What happens to a person who is insensitive to the poor in verse thirteen? (Proverbs 21:13)
10. How does the execution of justice impact the righteous as well as evildoers? (Proverbs 21:15)
11) What’s wrong with loving pleasure and wine in verse seventeen? (Proverbs 21:17)
12) What promise is there for the person who pursues righteousness and love in verse twenty-one? (Proverbs 21:21)
13) How should we manage our words, according to verse twenty-three? (Proverbs 21:23)
14) What did Solomon say about cravings in these verses? (Proverbs 21:25-26)
15) How can some sacrifices not please God in verse twenty-seven? (Proverbs 21:27)
16) How are our plans affected by God’s will, according to these verses? (Proverbs 21:30-31)
Proverbs Chapter 22
1) What is the value of a good name in verse one of this book? (Proverbs 22:1)
2) What types of people did Solomon write about in chapter twenty-two? (Proverbs 22:1-29)
3) What do the rich and the poor have in common in verse two? (Proverbs 22:2)
4) What brings wealth and honor in life, according to verse four? (Proverbs 22:4)
5) What is the result of training a child properly in verse six? (Proverbs 22:6)
6) What happens to generous people in verse nine of this book? (Proverbs 22:9)
7) How does a sluggard use his or her mouth in verse thirteen? (Proverbs 22:13)
8) How do children become wise, according to verse fifteen of this book? (Proverbs 22:15)
9) Why did Solomon want the reader to listen to what he taught in these verses? (Proverbs 22:17-21)
10) Who wrote the proverbs in the second half of this chapter of these verses? (Proverbs 22:17-29)
11) What counsel do the wise have concerning friends in these two verses? (Proverbs 22:24-25)
12) Why should we strive to learn and develop skills in verse twenty-nine? (Proverbs 22:29)
Proverbs Chapter 23
1) What is deceptive in these three verses? (Proverbs 23:1-3)
2) What themes are developed in these sayings of the wise in these verses? (Proverbs 23:1-35)
3) How did the author characterize riches in these two verses? (Proverbs 23:4-5)
4) What did the author say about the food of the stingy person in these verses? (Proverbs 23:6-8)
5) Why should we not withhold discipline from children, according to these verses? (Proverbs 23:13-14)
6) What did the author encourage the reader to do in these verses? (Proverbs 23:17-18)
7) What advice did the author have for our associations with people in these verses? (Proverbs 23:19-21)
8) How should we treat our parents and why, according to these verses? (Proverbs 23:22-25)
9) How did the author warn men about prostitutes in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 23:26-28)
10) What was the author’s advice concerning alcohol and why in these verses? (Proverbs 23:29-35)
Proverbs Chapter 24
1) Who did the author say not to envy in verses one and two of this book? (Proverbs 24:1-2)
2) What common themes link the proverbs in this chapter together in these verses? (Proverbs 24:1-34)
3) What characters are discussed in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 24:1-34)
4) How is a household built, established, and furnished in verses three and four? (Proverbs 24:3-4)
5) What does the wise person have, according to these verses? (Proverbs 24:5-6)
6) What happens to a person who plots evil in verses eight and nine? (Proverbs 24:8-9)
7) What does a person’s response to hardship reveal in verse ten? (Proverbs 24:10)
8) Who did the author encourage his reader to rescue and hold back in verse eleven? (Proverbs 24:11)
9) According to what will each person be repaid in verse twelve? (Proverbs 24:12)
10) What is sweet to the soul, according to these verses? (Proverbs 24:13-14)
11) What should we not do when an enemy falls in these verses? (Proverbs 24:17-18)
12) Why should we not envy wicked people, according to these verses? (Proverbs 24:19-20)
13) Who should we fear in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 24:21-22)
14) What did the author say was not good in these verses? (Proverbs 24:23-25)
15) What is an honest answer like, according to verse twenty-six? (Proverbs 24:26)
16) What should we not do to our neighbor in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 24:28-29)
17) What did the author learn from observing the field of the sluggard in these verses? (Proverbs 24:30-34)
Proverbs Chapter 25
1) What character traits are discussed in chapter twenty-five of these verses? (Proverbs 25:1-28)
2) What relationships are explored in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 25:1-28)
3) How should a king’s throne be established in these two verses of four and five? (Proverbs 25:4-5)
4) What should a person do in the king’s presence, according to these verses? (Proverbs 25:6-7)
5) What did Solomon caution us to avoid in these two verses of this book? (Proverbs 25:7-8)
6) How can haste hurt us in these two verses of seven and eight? (Proverbs 25:7-8)
7) What should we not betray and why, according to these verses? (Proverbs 25:9-10)
8) What did Solomon say about words in verse eleven? (Proverbs 25:11)
9) What did Solomon compare a piece of advice to which someone should listen to in verse twelve? (Proverbs 25:12)
10) What kind of boasting is bad, according to verse fourteen? (Proverbs 25:14)
11) Through what can a ruler be persuaded to in verse fifteen? (Proverbs 25:15)
12) What two areas of life should we practice moderation in, according to these verses? (Proverbs 25:16-17)
13) When should we temper our enthusiasm or excitement in verse twenty? (Proverbs 25:20)
14) How did Solomon counsel us to treat enemies in these verses? (Proverbs 25:21-22)
15) What ways should a righteous person resist others in? (Proverbs 25:26)
16) What value is there in self-control, according to verse twenty-eight of this book? (Proverbs 25:28)
Proverbs Chapter 26
1) What three types of people did Solomon discuss in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 26:1-28)
2) How should we answer fools in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 26:4-5)
3) How did Solomon describe the fool in these verses? (Proverbs 26:6-11)
4) What does a fool repeat in verse eleven of this book? (Proverbs 26:11)
5) What’s wrong with the person who thinks of himself or herself as wise in verse twelve? (Proverbs 26:12)
6) How did Solomon describe the sluggard in these verses of this book? (26:13-16)
7) What caution should we observe about other people’s quarrels in verse seventeen? (Proverbs 26:17)
8) What did Solomon say about practical jokes, according to these verses? (Proverbs 26:18-19)
9) How does gossip and quarrels work in these three verses of this book? (Proverbs 26:20-22)
10) Why should we be suspicious of a wicked person’s speech, according to these verses? (Proverbs 26:23-26)
11) What kind of damage can lying and flattery do in verse twenty-eight? (Proverbs 26:28)
Proverbs Chapter 27
1) Why shouldn’t we boast about tomorrow, according to verse one? (Proverbs 27:1)
2) What is more powerful than anger and fury in verse four of this book? (Proverbs 27:4)
3) What is better than hidden love in verse five? (Proverbs 27:5)
4) How are friends and enemies different, according to verse six? (Proverbs 27:6)
5) What does Solomon’s statement about hunger illustrate about gratitude in verse seven? (Proverbs 27:7)
6) What does the pleasantness of one’s friend spring from in verse nine? (Proverbs 27:9)
7) What way should we be loyal in, according to verse ten of this book? (Proverbs 27:10)
8) How do the prudent and the simple respond differently to danger in verse twelve? (Proverbs 27:12)
9) What effect do people have on one another in verse seventeen? (Proverbs 27:17)
10) What does a person’s heart reflect in verse nineteen of this book? (Proverbs 27:19)
11) What is a person tested by in verse twenty-one of this book? (Proverbs 27:21)
12) What limit is there in removing folly from a fool in verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 27:22)
13) Why did Solomon counsel us to give careful attention to our finances in verse twenty-four? (Proverbs 27:24)
Proverbs Chapter 28
1) How did Solomon contrast the wicked and the righteous in verse one of this book? (28:1)
2) What types of individuals did Solomon discuss in chapter twenty-eight of this book? (28:1-28)
3) What topics are dealt with in these verses of this book? (28:1-28)
4) What can we learn about a person from how he or she speaks about the wicked in verse four? (Proverbs 28:4)
5) Who understands justice, according to verse five of this book? (Proverbs 28:5)
6) What type of person is better than a rich person in verse six? (Proverbs 28:6)
7) What kind of poor person has the advantage over rich people in verse eleven? (Proverbs 28:11)
8) What are the consequences of concealing one’s sins of confessing them in verse thirteen? (Proverbs 28:13)
9) What did Solomon say about the person who fears the Lord and about the person who hardens his or her heart? (Proverbs 28:14)
10) How do blameless people and perverse people differ in verse eighteen? (Proverbs 28:18)
11) What promise applies to the person who chases fantasies in verse nineteen? (Proverbs 28:19)
12) Who gains a lot of favor with others, according to verse twenty-three? (Proverbs 28:23)
13) Why is it bad to trust in yourself in verse twenty-six of this book? (Proverbs 28:26)
14) What should be our response to the needs of poor people in verse twenty-seven? (Proverbs 28:27)
Proverbs Chapter 29
1) What fate awaits the person who is stubborn, or stiff-necked in verse one? (Proverbs 29:1)
2) What characters did Solomon talk about in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 29:1-27)
3) How did Solomon distinguish between the wicked, the wise, and the foolish in these verses? (Proverbs 29:1-27)
4) What damage does a flatterer do in verse five of this book? (Proverbs 29:5)
5) What is an evil person snared by, according to verse six of this book? (Proverbs 29:6)
6) What do righteous people care about, according to verse seven of this book? (Proverbs 29:7)
7) How do the fool and the wise person deal with anger in verse seven? (Proverbs 29:11)
8) What imparts wisdom, according to verse fifteen of this book? (Proverbs 29:15)
9) When do people cast off restraint, according to verse sixteen? (Proverbs 29:18)
10) What did Solomon say about the person who speaks in haste in verse twenty? (Proverbs 29:20)
11) What did Solomon say about fear in verse twenty-five of this book? (Proverbs 29:25)
12) Where do we get justice from, according to verse twenty-six? (Proverbs 29:26)
Proverbs Chapter 30
1) Who wrote the proverbs in this chapter thirty of this book? (Proverbs 30:1)
2) What form was the proverbs in this chapter presented in verse one of this book? (Proverbs 30:1)
3) How did the speaker describe himself, and what sort of questions did he ask in these verses? (Proverbs 30:2-4)
4) What did the speaker say about God’s words in verses five and six? (Proverbs 30:5-6)
5) What two things did the speaker ask of the Lord and why in these verses? (Proverbs 30:7-9)
6) What sort of people did the speaker describe in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 30:11-14)
7) What four things are never satisfied in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 30:15-16)
8) What four things did the speaker not understand in verses eighteen and nineteen? (Proverbs 30:18-19)
9) What four things can the earth not bear up under, according to these verses? (Proverbs 30:21-23)
10) What four things are wise though small, according to these verses? (Proverbs 30:24-28)
11) What four things move with stately bearing in these verses? (Proverbs 30:29-31)
12) What produces strife, according to verse thirty-three of this book? (Proverbs 30:33)
Proverbs Chapter 31
1) Who wrote the proverbs in chapter thirty-one, and what form do they take in this verse? (Proverbs 31:1)
2) What did the author caution his readers not to waste strength on in these two verses? (Proverbs 31:2-3)
3) What should kings avoid and why in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 31:4-5)
4) Who did the author say to give beer and wine to and why in these verses? (Proverbs 31:6-7)
5) Whose behalf should we speak up on in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 31:8-9)
6) What is a noble wife worth, according to verse ten of this book? (Proverbs 31:10)
7) What type of person do the last two-thirds of this chapter concern in these verses? (Proverbs 31:10-31)
8) What tasks does the noble wife engage in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 31:13-27)
9) How does the noble wife respond to the poor, according to verse twenty? (Proverbs 31:20)
10) What did the author say about the noble wife’s speech in verse twenty-six? (Proverbs 31:26)
11) How does the noble wife’s family respond to her in verse twenty-eight? (Proverbs 31:28)
12) What is deceptive and fleeting? (Proverbs 31:30)
13) What does the noble wife deserve? (Proverbs 31:31)
Note: I pray that these Scriptures have helped you in your bible study and understanding of Gods’ precious Holy word in the Bible. Please feel free to pass them on to other people if they have helped you.
Your, Brother in Christ
Frank Rose