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  2. Proverbs 1 - Wikipedia

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    Proverbs 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of several wisdom literature collections, with the heading in 1:1 may be intended to regard Solomon as the traditional author of the whole book, but the dates of the individual collections are difficult to determine, and the book probably ...

  3. God helps those who help themselves - Wikipedia

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    Proverbs 6:10–12 – A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man. Proverbs 12:11 – He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.

  4. The old man lost his horse - Wikipedia

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    Western parallels – not referring to the parable – can be found in the following proverbs [6] A blessing in disguise; Bad luck often brings good luck. Every cloud has a silver lining. Every ill-luck is good for something in a wise man's hand. Every medal has its dark side. Every tide has its ebb. No great loss without some small gain

  5. Book of Proverbs - Wikipedia

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    Verses 1:1-7 constitute an introduction to the whole of this section. [12] Proverbs 10:1–22:16, with 375 sayings, consists of two parts, the first part (10–14) contrasting the wise man and the fool (or the righteous and the wicked), the second (15–22:16) addressing wise and foolish speech. [13]

  6. Parable - Wikipedia

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    A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature as characters, whereas parables have human characters. [1] A parable is a type of metaphorical analogy. [2]

  7. As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly

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    "As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly" is an aphorism which appears in the Book of Proverbs in the Bible — Proverbs 26:11 (Hebrew: כְּ֭כֶלֶב שָׁ֣ב עַל־קֵאֹ֑ו כְּ֝סִ֗יל שֹׁונֶ֥ה בְאִוַּלְתֹּֽו Kəḵeleḇ šāḇ ‘al-qê’ōw; kəsîl, šōwneh ḇə’iwwaltōw.

  8. Proverb - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is a type of a conventional saying similar to proverbs and transmitted by oral tradition. [1] The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context.

  9. Personification in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    A famous example of personification is the personification of Wisdom as a woman in the Book of Proverbs, [2] or natural forces in the Book of Job. [3] An early example of zoomorphism in the Hebrew Bible is when sin is likened to an animal "crouching" or "lurking" (NRSV) at Cain's door. [4]

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