Skeptic's Annotated Bible
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Proverbs

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Proverbs Trivia:

Proverbs: Commandments

  1. Obey your parents. 1:8, 6:20-21
  2. Don't do evil just because everyone else is. 1:10, 4:14-15
  3. Don't forget the commandments. 3:1
  4. Obey all the commandments. 3:1
  5. Be merciful. 3:3a
  6. Don't lie. 3:3b, 23:28
  7. Trust God. 3:5a
  8. Don't trust your own understanding. 3:5b
  9. Acknowledge God in everything you do. 3:6
  10. Don't be wise in your own eyes. 3:7a
  11. Fear God. 3:7b, 23:17, 24:21
  12. Don't do evil things. 3:7c
  13. Honor God with your substance. 3:9a
  14. Don't delay in offering your first fruits and liquors to God. 3:9b
  15. Let God chastise you. 3:11
  16. Be wise. 3:21; 4:5, 7; 8:32 33; 23:19, 23; 27:11
  17. Don't be afraid of sudden fear. 3:25a
  18. Don't be afraid of the desolation of the wicked. 3:25b
  19. In so far as you are able, help those who deserve to be helped. 3:27
  20. Don't tell your neighbor, I'll help you tomorrow if you have the means to help them today. 3:28
  21. Don't make evil plans against your neighbor. 3:29
  22. Don't fight for no reason. 3:30
  23. Don't envy the bad guys. 3:31a, 23:17, 24:1, 24:19
  24. Don't oppress people. 3:31a
  25. Obey the author of the book of Proverbs. 4:2, 5, 10, 20-21>; 5:1; 7:1-3, 24; 8:6, 32; 23:17, 23:26
  26. Get understanding. 4:5, 7; 8:5, 9:6
  27. Exalt wisdom. 4:8
  28. Be instructed. 4:13, 8:33, 23:12, 23:23
  29. Keep an eye on your heart. 4:23
  30. Watch what you say. 4:24
  31. Look straight ahead. 4:25
  32. Watch your step. 4:26
  33. Make no right or left turns. 4:27a
  34. If you step in something evil, remove your foot. 4:27b
  35. Stay away from strange women. 5:3-8, 20; 6:24; 7:5, 25-27
  36. Drink from your own well. 5:15
  37. Let your fountains run into the streets. 5:16
  38. Don't share your fountains with strangers. 5:17
  39. Let your fountain be blessed. 5:18a
  40. Rejoice with your wife. 5:18b
  41. Be satisfied with your wife's breasts. 5:19
  42. If you promise to do something for a friend and then aren't able to do it, apologize immediately. 6:1-5
  43. Learn from the ant, you sluggard. 6:6-8
  44. Stay away from evil women. 6:24-26
  45. Say to wisdom, "You are my sister." 7:4a
  46. Say to understanding, "You are my female relative." 7:4
  47. Understand wisdom. 8:5a
  48. Have an understanding heart. 8:5b
  49. Forsake the foolish. 9:6
  50. Don't reprove a scorner. 9:8
  51. Stay away from foolish people. 14:7
  52. Commit your works to God. 16:3
  53. Beat your children and don't stop just because they cry. 19:18, 23:13-14, 29:17
  54. Smite a scorner. 19:25a
  55. Reprove people who understand. 19:25b
  56. ake a garment as collateral when loaning money to a stranger or a strange women. 20:16, 27:13
  57. Don't return evil for evil. 20:22a, 28:29
  58. Wait for God. 20:22b
  59. Don't close your ears to the cry of the poor. 21:13
  60. Teach your children well. 22:6
  61. Don't remove your neighbor's landmark. , 23:10
  62. Listen to the words of the wise. 22:17
  63. Don't rob poor people. 22:22a
  64. Don't oppress the poor and afflicted. 22:22b
  65. Don't be friends with angry people. 22:24
  66. Don't agree to pay off other people's loans. 22:26-27
  67. When you eat dinner with an important person, think about what to say and don't overeat. 23:1-3
  68. Avoid wealth. 23:4
  69. Don't eat bread with anyone who has an evil eye. 23:6
  70. Don't talk to fools. 23:9
  71. Don't walk on the fields of the fatherless. 23:10
  72. Stay away from winebibbers. 23:20a
  73. Stay away from wild-eyed meat eaters. 23:20b
  74. Listen to your father. 23:22a
  75. Don't hate your mother when she gets old. 23:22b
  76. Find and adhere to the truth. 23:23
  77. Don't look at the wine while it is red. 23:31-33
  78. Eat honey. 24:13
  79. Don't ambush righteous people. 24:15
  80. Don't rejoice when your enemy stumbles. 24:17
  81. Don't worry about evildoers. 24:19
  82. Fear the king. 24:21a
  83. Don't associate with people who are trying to change things. 24:21
  84. Kiss on the lips whoever has the right answer. 24:26
  85. Complete your outdoor work before building your house. 24:27
  86. Don't be hasty to strive with your neighbor. 25:8-9
  87. Stay out of your neighbor's house. 25:17
  88. Whip horses, bridle donkeys, and beat fools with a rod. 26:3
  89. Don't answer a fool according to his folly. 26:4
  90. Answer a fool according to his folly. 26:5
  91. Don't brag. 25:6, 27:1-2
  92. Don't rush into a lawsuit. Try to settle out of court. 25:8-9
  93. Don't reveal secrets. 25:9
  94. Don't eat too much honey. 25:16
  95. Give your enemy food and water. 25:21-22
  96. Don't believe what hateful people say. 26:24-26
  97. Don't forsake your friends or your father's friends. 27:10a
  98. When disaster strikes, don't ask your brother for help. 27:10b
  99. Take care of your sheep and goats. 27:23
  100. Help the poor. 28:27a
  101. Don't hide your eytes [from the poor]. 28:27b
  102. Don't accuse a slave to his master. 30:10
  103. Don't give your strength to women. 31:3a
  104. Don't try to overthrow the king. 31:3b
  105. Give strong drinks to the dying. 31:6a
  106. Give wine to sad people. 31:6b-7
  107. Defend the poor and those who cannot speak for themselves. 31:8-9
  108. Reward and praise virtuous women. 31:31