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Noun: Proverbs  'pró,vurbz
  1. An Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
    - Book of Proverbs
Noun: proverb  'pró,vurb
  1. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
    - adage, saw, byword

Type of: book, expression, locution, saying

Part of: Hagiographa, Ketubim, Ketuvim, Old Testament, sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literature, Writings

Encyclopedia: Proverbs, Book of

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