1. An Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
   - Book of Proverbs

1. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
   - adage, saw, byword

See also: proverbial

Type of: book, expression, locution, saying

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

Encyclopedia: Proverbs Proverbs, Book of

• ruinate
• ruination
• ruined
• ruiner
• ruining
• ruinous
• ruinously
• rule
• rule book
• rule in
• rule of cy pres
• rule of evidence
• rule of grammar
• rule of law
• rule of morphology
• rule of thumb
• rule out
• rule-governed
• ruled
• ruleless
• ruler
• rulership
• rules of order
• ruling
• ruling class