Proverbs, Book of Proverbs
(noun) an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proverbs
A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.
proverbs
plural of proverb
proverbs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of proverb
Source: Wiktionary
Prov"erb, n. Etym: [OE. proverbe, F. proverbe, from L. proverbium; pro before, for + verbum a word. See Verb.]
1. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage. Chaucer. Bacon.
2. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. John xvi. 29.
3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference. Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by word, among all nations. Deut. xxviii. 37.
4. A drama exemplifying a proverb. Book of Proverbs, a canonical book of the Old Testament, containing a great variety of wise maxims.
Syn.
– Maxim; aphorism; apothegm; adage; saw.
Prov"erb, v. t.
1. To name in, or as, a proverb. [R.] Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool Milton.
2. To provide with a proverb. [R.] I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase. Shak.
Prov"erb, v. i.
Definition: To write or utter proverbs. [R.]
Prov"erb, n. Etym: [OE. proverbe, F. proverbe, from L. proverbium; pro before, for + verbum a word. See Verb.]
1. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage. Chaucer. Bacon.
2. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. John xvi. 29.
3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference. Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by word, among all nations. Deut. xxviii. 37.
4. A drama exemplifying a proverb. Book of Proverbs, a canonical book of the Old Testament, containing a great variety of wise maxims.
Syn.
– Maxim; aphorism; apothegm; adage; saw.
Prov"erb, v. t.
1. To name in, or as, a proverb. [R.] Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool Milton.
2. To provide with a proverb. [R.] I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase. Shak.
Prov"erb, v. i.
Definition: To write or utter proverbs. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 January 2025
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