Therefore those who speak in proverbs say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be built; Let the city of Sihon be repaired.

And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the Lord will drive you.

Then a man from there answered and said, “But who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not be against you.

He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.

then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight. Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

then I will uproot them from My land which I have given them; and this house which I have sanctified for My name I will cast out of My sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

Your platitudes are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.

I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will disclose my dark saying on the harp.

The Beginning of Knowledge

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles.

Wise Sayings of Solomon

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Further Wise Sayings of Solomon

These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:

Like the legs of the lame that hang limp Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

The Whole Duty of Man

And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and set in order many proverbs.

that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say: “How the oppressor has ceased, The golden city ceased!

“Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’?

Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will lay this proverb to rest, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.” ’ But say to them, ‘ “The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.

I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.

More Wicked than Samaria and Sodom

“Indeed everyone who quotes proverbs will use this proverb against you: ‘Like mother, like daughter!’

A False Proverb Refuted

The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

“What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

“As I live,” says the Lord God, “you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel.

In that day one shall take up a proverb against you, And lament with a bitter lamentation, saying: ‘We are utterly destroyed! He has changed the heritage of my people; How He has removed it from me! To a turncoat He has divided our fields.’ ”