Poetry and wisdom · Old Testament · 31 chapters
Proverbs quiz
How well do you know Proverbs? Start with these 3 free questions. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (37 questions, from easy to hard and chapter by chapter) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. According to Proverbs 1:7, what is “the beginning of knowledge”?
Show the answer
Answer: The fear of the LORD. The verse says it plainly: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,” while fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7
2. To which animal is the sluggard sent to learn wisdom?
Show the answer
Answer: The ant. “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise”: with no guide, overseer or ruler, she provides her food in the summer. Proverbs 6:6–8
3. To whom does the book’s first verse attribute the Proverbs?
Show the answer
Answer: Solomon. The book opens with “The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel.” Agur and Lemuel appear only in chapters 30 and 31. Proverbs 1:1