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Proverbs

Proverbs

-Ologies and -Isms | 1986 | Copyright

333. Proverbs

See also 422. WISDOM .

adage
a maxim, axiom, proverb, or old saying.
analect
1. a fragment or extract from literature.
2. a collection of teachings, as the Analects of Confucius.
aphorism
a terse saying embodying a general truth, as “Time flies.” —aphorist, n. —aphorismic, aphorismical, aphoristic, adj.
apothegmatist, apophthegmatist
a creator of short, pithy instructive sayings; aphorist. —apothegmatic, apophthegmatic, apothegmatical, apophthegmatical, adj. —apothegm, apophthegm, n.
bromide
a trite saying; a platitude.
epigram
a pithy statement, often containing a paradox. —epigrammatist, n.
gnomonology
1. a collection or anthology of gnomes, or aphorisms.
2. aphoristic writing.
logia
maxims or sayings attributed to a religious leader. See also 79. CHRIST .
maxim
a short, pithy statement that serves as a motto. —maximist, n.
paroemia
a rhetorical proverb. —paroemiac, adj.
paroemiography, paremiography
1. the writing of proverbs.
2. the collecting of proverbs. —paroemiographer, n.
paroemiology, paremiology
the study of proverbs. —paroemiologist, paremiologist, n.
proverbiology
1. proverbs taken as a group.
2. proverbs taken as a field of study. —proverbiologist, n. —proverbiological, adj.
smartism
an aphorism or witty saying.
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Proverbs, book of

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Proverbs, book of A collection of pithy sayings and moral advice for the instruction of the young, traditionally ascribed to Solomon, the archetypal wise man, and certainly chs. 10–31 seem to have been compiled before the Exile, though in its final form, with chs. 1–9, the book dates from the post-exilic period. It is written in poetic form—that is, with regular patterns and vivid images—and emanates from a fairly established group in society such as the royal court, anxious to maintain stability and tradition, though much advice is addressed to quite humble families and local communities. These teachers of the Wisdom School were sometimes in conflict with the more radical proclamations of the prophets (Jer. 9: 23); they were from the same school as Ben Sirach and the author of Job and were intellectuals but not in the Greek tradition of speculative philosophers; Hebrew wisdom was exemplified in practical skills, knowledge about how best to manage one's life and about the purpose of life. Hence ‘wisdom’ came to be personified as an attribute of God (Prov. 8: 22) and eventually the concept was available to the Church as it struggled with its Christology (Col. 2: 3).
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Proverbs

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Proverbs book of the Bible. It is a collection of sayings, many of them moral maxims, in no special order. The teaching is of a practical nature; it does not dwell on the salvation-historical traditions of Israel, but is individual and universal based on the observation of nature. There are eight divisions, some having traditional ascriptions, including three to Solomon, one to Agur (unknown), and one to King Lemuel. The book is an early example of wisdom literature (see Wisdom of Solomon ), where wisdom is often personified. The dating of the final shape of Proverbs is post-exilic. Although tradition attributes Proverbs to Solomon, the book is probably a collection of various origins dating from the 9th to the 2d cent. BC Proverbs does insist that the fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge, thus placing the instruction within the framework of faith.

Bibliography: See B. Lang, Wisdom and the Book of Proverbs (1986).

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Proverbs, Book of

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Proverbs, Book of. This poetical OT Book is divided into eight clearly defined sections, three of which are attributed to Solomon. The Book represents a compilation of various collections of proverbs, stemming from widely different periods and places, while the separate collections contain individual sayings of even more diverse origin. While some of these may go back to Solomon, the tradition that he compiled the Book is probably best explained by the fact that he was known to have uttered proverbs and to have made his court a centre of Eastern wisdom (1 Kgs. 4: 29–34).
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proverbs

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

proverbs Short, sometimes witty, comments on human life and manners, deriding fools (Prov. 1: 7), or noting consequences (Jer. 31: 29) or the absurd (Amos 6: 12). They are maxims to express faith and right conduct. The Hebrew word can also mean a ‘taunt-song’ (Isa. 14: 4).
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Proverbs

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Proverbs Book of the Old Testament, probably the oldest existing example of Hebrew wisdom literature. The book's subtitle attributes its authorship to King Solomon, but in fact scholars consider that it contains material from various periods later than Solomon's time.
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Proverbs, Book of

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Proverbs, Book of. One of the three wisdom books in the Hebrew scriptures. Traditionally ascribed to ‘Solomon, son of David, King of Israel’, it is generally dated in the post-exilic period, but obviously contains much earlier material.
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Proverbs

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Proverbs •Babs, dribs and drabs •Thebes •Gibbs, Hibs •vibes • Hobbs • Forbes • Stubbs •Jacobs • Proverbs

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