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the Book Of Proverb

A collection of pointed and sententious moral maxims, the fruit of Solomon's profound sagacity and unexampled experience, but above all, of the inspiration of God. Solomon is said to have uttered three thousand proverbs, 1 Kings 4:32, B. C. 1000. The first nine chapters of Proverbs are written in an admirable poetic style, and are more continuous than the succeeding Proverbs 10:1-22:29, which consist of separate maxims. Proverbs 25:1-29:27 are proverbs of Solomon collected under the direction of King Hezekiah. Proverbs 30:1-33 is ascribed to Agur, and affords examples of the enigmatic proverbs so popular in the East. Proverbs 31:1-31, by "king Lemuel," is mainly a beautiful picture of female excellence. By whose care this book was compiled in its present form, is unknown; there is no book of the Old Testament, however, whose canonical authority is better attested. The New Testament contains frequent quotations and allusions to it, Romans 12:20 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Hebrews 12:5-6 James 4:6 1 Peter 4:8 2 Peter 2:22. Its "winged words" are a rich storehouse of heavenly wisdom, and few questions can arise in actual life, on which they do not shed light.

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In the First Book of Our Answer to the Work of Celsus...
... And in the second book we met, as we best could, all the charges contained in ... regarding
Christ differ in no respect from what is called in the proverb, a fight ...
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As to Your Charge of Perjury, Since You Refer Me to Your Book; and ...
... As to your charge of perjury, since you refer me to your book; and since I ... or how
the Greek proverb was having its fulfilment in your case, "the pig teaches ...
/.../32 as to your charge.htm

The Kingdom Undivided
... 4. Give meaning of word wisdom, and why would this topic occupy large space in the
book? 5. Select from Chapter 16 one proverb on divine guidance, one on the ...
/.../palmer/a birds-eye view of the bible/iv the kingdom undivided.htm

The Eighth Book
... ON THE GOVERNMENT OF GOD THE EIGHTH BOOK. 1 ... killed. You know that brigands have
a proverb that those they spare owe their lives to them. ...
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Philo
... covenants, one book On the life of a wise man, one book Concerning giants ... Concerning
him there is a proverb among the Greeks "Either Plato philonized, or Philo ...
/.../various/jerome and gennadius lives of illustrious men /chapter xi philo.htm

The Hebrew Sages and their Proverbs
... The structure and contents of the book suggest its literary history ... The form of the
proverb is simple; the atmosphere is joyous, prosperity prevails, virtue is ...
/.../the origin and permanent value of the old testament/x the hebrew sages and.htm

The First Book
... ON THE GOVERNMENT OF GOD THE FIRST BOOK. ... it is a well-known failing of the human
mind always to desire what it lacks, and, as the proverb says, "Another's goods ...
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Book vi. It is with a Full Knowledge of the Dangers and Passions ...
... godless heresy, it has seemed best to repeat here, in the sixth book, the whole ... His
disciples say unto Him, Now speakest Thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. ...
/.../hilary/the life and writings of st hilary of poitiers/book vi it is with.htm

The Fourth Book
... ON THE GOVERNMENT OF GOD THE FOURTH BOOK. ... But it is happened unto them according
to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again, and the sow that ...
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Book I.
... A. You are trifling, and forget the proverb, "Don't do what is done." You keep ... no
longer daring to appear in public, they should stay on the book shelves, and ...
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