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Proverbs crossword

12 clues from the book of Proverbs. Check your answers as you go, or print it out for your group.

Proverbs crossword12 words

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Across

  1. 2 Solomon's father, the king (5)
  2. 3 Silly person; opposite of wise (4)
  3. 5 Fools hate it, according to this book (9)
  4. 8 Speaker whose words begin chapter 30 (4)
  5. 10 Teaching or correction (11)
  6. 11 King whose mother taught him (6)

Down

  1. 1 King who authored many of these sayings (7)
  2. 2 Good judgment in speech and action (10)
  3. 4 Lazy person told to consider the ant (8)
  4. 6 Knowledge applied rightly; Solomon asked for it (6)
  5. 7 Tiny worker the lazy should observe (3)
  6. 9 Companion of wisdom in chapter eight (8)

Answers

2 across: Solomon's father, the king

Answer: DAVID — Proverbs 1:1

3 across: Silly person; opposite of wise

Answer: FOOL — Proverbs 10:8

5 across: Fools hate it, according to this book

Answer: KNOWLEDGE — Proverbs 1:22

8 across: Speaker whose words begin chapter 30

Answer: AGUR — Proverbs 30:1

10 across: Teaching or correction

Answer: INSTRUCTION — Proverbs 1:2

11 across: King whose mother taught him

Answer: LEMUEL — Proverbs 31:1

1 down: King who authored many of these sayings

Answer: SOLOMON — Proverbs 1:1

2 down: Good judgment in speech and action

Answer: DISCRETION — Proverbs 1:4

4 down: Lazy person told to consider the ant

Answer: SLUGGARD — Proverbs 6:6

6 down: Knowledge applied rightly; Solomon asked for it

Answer: WISDOM — Proverbs 1:2

7 down: Tiny worker the lazy should observe

Answer: ANT — Proverbs 6:6

9 down: Companion of wisdom in chapter eight

Answer: PRUDENCE — Proverbs 8:12