Proverbs

Proverbs may refer to:

  • The plural of the word proverb
  • The Book of Proverbs, one of the books of the Hebrew Bible
  • Roy Proverbs, English footballer

Famous quotes containing the word proverbs:

    Three things are never satisfied; four never say, “Enough”: Sheol, the barren womb, the earth ever thirsty for water, and the fire that never says, “Enough.”
    Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 30:15.

    A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.
    —Bible: Hebrew Proverbs 11:1.

    Like vinegar on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. Like a moth in clothing or a worm in wood, sorrow gnaws at the human heart.
    Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 25:20.