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What is said to be like snow in summer and rain in harvest? (26:1)
A. Sleeping during harvest
B. Talk without knowledge
C. Honor given to a fool
D. Suffering of the righteous |
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What is said to be like a flitting sparrow or a flying swallow? (26:2)
A. A blessing without cause
B. A friend without love
C. A curse without cause
D. A fool without friends |
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What is designed for the back of fools? (26:3)
A. A shirt
B. A coat
C. A burden
D. A rod |
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What will happen if you answer a fool according to his folly? (26:4)
A. You will be like him
B. You will be liked by him
C. You will be despised by him
D. You will be punished |
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How can you prevent a fool from being wise in his own eyes? (26:5)
A. By sharing a meal with him
B. By not answering him
C. By praising him
D. By not giving him money |
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What is said of one who sends a message by the hand of a fool? (26:6)
A. He cuts off his own nose
B. He cuts off his own feet
C. He cuts off his own hands
D. He cuts off his own arms |
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| B. He cuts off his own feet |
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What is a proverb in the mouth of fools said to be like? (26:7)
A. The legs of a lame man
B. Vinegar
C. A wise saying
D. Profitable |
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| A. The legs of a lame man |
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What is giving honor to a fool like? (26:8)
A. Spitting into the wind
B. Building a house on the sand
C. Binding a stone in a sling
D. Sowing seed on a path |
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| C. Binding a stone in a sling |
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What is a proverb in the mouth of fools like? (26:9)
A. Sour grapes
B. A thorn in a drunkard’s hand
C. A message from a distant land
D. Losing a tooth |
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| B. A thorn in a drunkard’s hand |
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Who gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages? (26:10)
A. A man who sleeps in harvest
B. The wise man
C. The foolish man
D. God |
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What is a fool who repeats his folly said to be like? (26:11)
A. A bird which leaves its nest
B. A dog which returns to its vomit
C. A man walking against the wind
D. A snake in the grass |
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| B. A dog which returns to its vomit |
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What is said of a man who is wise in his own eyes? (26:12)
A. He has knowledge and discernment
B. He will live long and prosper
C. There is more hope for a fool
D. He gains favor with men |
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| C. There is more hope for a fool |
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Who says, “There is a lion in the road!”? (26:13)
A. The coward
B. The lazy man
C. The poor man
D. The unfaithful messenger |
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What is a lazy man on his bed like? (26:14)
A. A door on its hinges
B. A bird on a roof
C. Snow on the mountain
D. Honey on bread |
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What makes the lazy man weary? (26:15)
A. Working all day
B. Avoiding work
C. Feeding himself
D. Sleeping |
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The lazy man believes himself to be wiser than how many discreet men? (26:16)
A. One
B. Five
C. Seven
D. Seventy |
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What is meddling with another’s quarrel said to be like? (26:17)
A. Rowing upstream
B. Pulling feathers from a bird
C. Cutting off your feet
D. Taking a dog by its ears |
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| D. Taking a dog by its ears |
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Who is like a madman throwing firebrands, arrows and death? (26:18-19)
A. A deceiver who claims to be joking
B. A gossip who reveals secrets
C. An adulteress who tears down a house
D. A soldier fighting the enemy |
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| A. A deceiver who claims to be joking |
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As fire goes out for lack of wood, strife ceases for lack of what? (26:20)
A. Knowledge
B. Interest
C. A talebearer
D. Food |
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Who is said to be like charcoal to burning coals and wood to fire? (26:21)
A. A wise man
B. A teacher
C. An angry man
D. A contentious man |
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What are the words of a talebearer said to be like? (26:22)
A. Vinegar
B. Tasty trifles
C. Honey
D. Piercing arrows |
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Where do the words of a talebearer go? (26:22)
A. In one ear and out the other
B. In one ear and out the mouth
C. To Sheol
D. To the inmost body |
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What is said to be like earthenware covered with silver dross? (26:23)
A. A messenger who is lazy
B. A bird far from its nest
C. Fervent lips and a wicked heart
D. Friends who reveal secrets |
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| C. Fervent lips and a wicked heart |
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How does one who hates disguise the hate? (26:24)
A. With his eyes
B. With his lips
C. With his hands
D. With gold and silver |
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Where may one find seven abominations? (26:24-25)
A. In the house of the adulteress
B. Among the nations
C. In the heart of one who hates
D. Among those who use differing scales |
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| C. In the heart of one who hates |
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Though covered by deceit, what will be revealed before the assembly? (26:24-26)
A. The wickedness of a hateful man
B. The vows one makes to God
C. The honesty of a man’s words
D. The love for the brethren |
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| A. The wickedness of a hateful man |
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What will happen to the man who digs a pit? (26:27)
A. He will catch a lion
B. He will catch a thief
C. He will catch a rabbit
D. He will fall into it |
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What happens to a man who rolls a stone? (26:27)
A. It rolls back on him
B. He smooths out the road
C. He crushes the grain
D. He is made stronger and wiser |
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What is said of a lying tongue? (26:28)
A. It tells more and more lies
B. It hates those it crushes
C. It makes some feel better and some feel worse
D. It never ends |
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| B. It hates those it crushes |
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What does a flattering mouth bring? (26:28)
A. Happiness
B. Celebration
C. Bitterness
D. Ruin |
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