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What is better than a house full of feasting with strife? (17:1)
A. An empty house
B. No food
C. A dry morsel with quietness
D. Nothing |
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| C. A dry morsel with quietness |
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Who will rule over a son who causes shame? (17:2)
A. A king
B. A prison guard
C. The enemy
D. A wise servant |
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Who will share in the inheritance amongst the brothers? (17:2)
A. A foolish son
B. A wise servant
C. A beautiful daughter
D. Grandparents |
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What is put in the refining pot? (17:3)
A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Clay
D. Wood |
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What is put in the furnace? (17:3)
A. Coal
B. Silver
C. Gold
D. Rubbish |
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What does the Lord test? (17:3)
A. Weight
B. Height
C. Knowledge
D. Hearts |
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Who gives heed to false lips? (17:4)
A. A judge
B. A wise man
C. An evildoer
D. Everyone |
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Who listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue? (17:4)
A. The king
B. A liar
C. Wise men
D. Thieves |
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Whom does one who mocks the poor reproach? (17:5)
A. His Maker
B. His mother
C. His father
D. His friends |
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Who will not go unpunished? (17:5)
A. He who is glad at calamity
B. He who tears down a house
C. He who knocks down a widow
D. He who mocks the king |
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| A. He who is glad at calamity |
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What is the crown of old men? (17:6)
A. Wealth
B. Health
C. Wives
D. Children’s children (grandchildren) |
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| D. Children’s children (grandchildren) |
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What is the glory of children? (17:6)
A. Fathers
B. Health
C. Wealth
D. Friends |
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What kind of speech is not becoming to a fool? (17:7)
A. Good
B. Foolish
C. Excellent
D. Intelligent |
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What kind of lips are not becoming to a prince? (17:7)
A. Lying
B. Chapped
C. Big
D. Flattering |
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What is a precious stone that causes its possessor to prosper? (17:8)
A. Beauty
B. Wisdom
C. A present
D. A gold necklace |
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How may one seek love? (17:9)
A. Keep the commandments
B. Cover a transgression
C. Flatter your neighbor
D. Listen |
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How does one separate friends? (17:9)
A. By being a friend
B. By laughing
C. By wisdom
D. By repeating a matter |
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A rebuke is more effective for a wise man than what on a fool? (17:10)
A. Water
B. A rebuke
C. A hundred blows
D. An arrow |
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Who will be sent against the evil man? (17:11)
A. The prophet
B. A cruel messenger
C. A kind messenger
D. A shepherd |
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What does an evil man seek? (17:11)
A. Love
B. Money
C. Safety
D. Rebellion |
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What is it better to do than meet a fool in his folly? (17:12)
A. Meet a starving lion
B. Meet an angry king
C. Meet hornets driven from their nest
D. Meet a bear robbed of her cubs |
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| D. Meet a bear robbed of her cubs |
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What will happen to the man who rewards evil for good? (17:13)
A. He will receive good
B. He will get sick
C. Evil will not depart from his house
D. He will be hated by men |
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| C. Evil will not depart from his house |
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The beginning of strife is like which of the following? (17:14)
A. A headache
B. Releasing water
C. A dry well
D. Rain on a sunny day |
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What should one do with a quarrel? (17:14)
A. Nurse it
B. Help it
C. Stop it before it starts
D. Run with it |
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| C. Stop it before it starts |
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Who is said to be an abomination to the Lord? (17:15)
A. He who steals another man’s sheep
B. He who condemns the just
C. He who justifies the wicked
D. Both B & C |
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Why is it useless for a fool to have money to buy wisdom? (17:16)
A. He cannot find wisdom
B. He has no heart for it
C. Wisdom cannot be bought
D. He is treacherous |
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| B. He has no heart for it |
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Who is said to love at all times? (17:17)
A. Parents
B. Neighbors
C. A friend
D. Grandparents |
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Who is born for adversity? (17:17)
A. A fool
B. A wise man
C. All men
D. A brother |
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What kind of man makes pledges and becomes surety for his friend? (17:18)
A. One who loves
B. One who hates
C. One who is devoid of understanding
D. One who lacks friends |
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| C. One who is devoid of understanding |
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One who loves transgression also loves what? (17:19)
A. Peace
B. Strife
C. Beatings
D. Life |
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What is one who exalts his gate seeking? (17:19)
A. Life
B. Food
C. Destruction
D. Favor |
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What kind of mind is said to find no good? (17:20)
A. A narrow mind
B. A deceitful mind
C. A straight mind
D. A sorrowful mind |
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What kind of tongue leads one into evil? (17:20)
A. Strange tongue
B. Good tongue
C. Perverse tongue
D. Broken tongue |
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What action brings a man sorrow? (17:21)
A. Begetting a scoffer
B. Becoming poor
C. Sleeping late
D. Getting lost |
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Who has no joy? (17:21)
A. A farmer on a hot day
B. A teacher without students
C. A shepherd with lost sheep
D. A father of a fool |
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Which of the following is said to be good medicine? (17:22)
A. Exercise
B. Honey
C. A merry heart
D. Olive oil |
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What dries up the bones of a man? (17:22)
A. The hot sun
B. Lack of water
C. Sin
D. A broken spirit |
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Why does a wicked man accept a bribe? (17:23)
A. To do good deeds
B. To pervert justice
C. To enforce justice
D. To become rich |
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What is found in the presence of one who has understanding? (17:24)
A. Gold
B. Wisdom
C. Folly
D. An owl |
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Where are the eyes of a fool said to be? (17:24)
A. On the ends of the Earth
B. On the table
C. On the house of his neighbor
D. On himself |
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| A. On the ends of the Earth |
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What does a foolish son bring his father? (17:25)
A. Wealth
B. Joy
C. Grief
D. A rod |
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What does a foolish son bring his mother? (17:25)
A. Bitterness
B. Nothing
C. Flowers
D. A headache |
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Who should not be punished? (17:26)
A. Thieves
B. The righteous
C. Kings
D. Parents |
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What is given as a reason for which the princes should not be struck? (17:26)
A. Stealing
B. Folly
C. Uprightness
D. Talking |
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What is one who spares his words said to have? (17:27)
A. Knowledge
B. Ignorance
C. Fear
D. Confusion |
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What kind of spirit does a man of understanding have? (17:27)
A. A hot spirit
B. A clever spirit
C. A calm spirit
D. A jolly spirit |
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When is a fool considered wise? (17:28)
A. Never
B. When he talks
C. When he holds his peace
D. When he sleeps |
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| C. When he holds his peace |
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