Proverbs 1 – Fill in the Blanks Quiz (Multiple Choice)
The
Book of Proverbs is a treasure of wisdom and understanding, offering guidance
for living a righteous life. Proverbs 1 sets the foundation, teaching us about
the fear of the Lord, the importance of wisdom, and the dangers of ignoring
God’s instruction.
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you ready to test your knowledge of Proverbs 1? This 50-question
fill-in-the-blank multiple-choice quiz will challenge your understanding and
help you reflect on the powerful lessons in this chapter. Whether you're a
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Proverbs 1 – Fill in the Blanks Quiz (Multiple Choice)
1.
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of _______: but fools despise
wisdom and instruction." (Proverbs 1:7)
a)
Strength
b)
Wisdom
c)
Understanding
d)
Knowledge
Answer:
d)
Knowledge
2.
"My son, hear the instruction of thy ______, and forsake not the law of
thy mother." (Proverbs 1:8)
a)
Father
b)
Teacher
c)
Pastor
d)
King
Answer:
a)
Father
3.
"For they shall be an ornament of _______ unto thy head, and chains about
thy neck." (Proverbs 1:9)
a)
Gold
b)
Silver
c)
Grace
d)
Wisdom
Answer:
c)
Grace
4.
"My son, if sinners entice thee, _______." (Proverbs 1:10)
a)
Follow them
b)
Consent thou not
c)
Listen carefully
d)
Be wise
Answer:
b)
Consent thou not
5.
"Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any _______."
(Proverbs 1:17)
a)
Fool
b)
Wise man
c)
Bird
d)
Stranger
Answer:
c)
Bird
6.
"For their feet run to ______, and make haste to shed blood."
(Proverbs 1:16)
a)
The temple
b)
Misery
c)
Evil
d)
Judgment
Answer:
c)
Evil
7.
"Wisdom crieth _______; she uttereth her voice in the streets."
(Proverbs 1:20)
a)
Softly
b)
In a secret place
c)
Aloud
d)
In the dark
Answer:
c)
Aloud
8.
"But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell _______ and shall be quiet from
fear of evil." (Proverbs 1:33)
a)
With honor
b)
In safety
c)
With joy
d)
In peace
Answer:
b)
In safety
9.
"Turn you at my ______: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will
make known my words unto you." (Proverbs 1:23)
a)
Cry
b)
Reproof
c)
Commandment
d)
Warning
Answer:
b)
Reproof
10.
"Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my ______,
and no man regarded." (Proverbs 1:24)
a)
Staff
b)
Hand
c)
Voice
d)
Mercy
Answer:
b)
Hand
11.
"For the turning away of the _______ shall slay them, and the prosperity
of fools shall destroy them." (Proverbs 1:32)
a)
Wicked
b)
Simple
c)
Sinners
d)
Proud
Answer:
b)
Simple
12.
"To give subtilty to the ______, to the young man knowledge and
discretion." (Proverbs 1:4)
a)
Wise
b)
Meek
c)
Simple
d)
Foolish
Answer:
c)
Simple
13.
"A wise man will hear, and will increase ______; and a man of
understanding shall attain unto wise counsels." (Proverbs 1:5)
a)
Wealth
b)
Strength
c)
Learning
d)
Joy
Answer:
c)
Learning
14.
"They would none of my counsel: they despised all my ______."
(Proverbs 1:30)
a)
Instruction
b)
Knowledge
c)
Commandments
d)
Wisdom
Answer:
a)
Instruction
15.
"Let us swallow them up alive as the ______; and whole, as those that go
down into the pit." (Proverbs 1:12)
a)
Grave
b)
Lions
c)
Serpents
d)
Darkness
Answer:
a)
Grave
16.
"For the Lord giveth _______: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and
understanding." (Proverbs 1:6)
a)
Judgment
b)
Wisdom
c)
Protection
d)
Strength
Answer:
b)
Wisdom
17.
"They shall eat of the fruit of their own _______, and be filled with
their own devices." (Proverbs 1:31)
a)
Land
b)
Imagination
c)
Lust
d)
Way
Answer:
d)
Way
18.
"If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for ______, let us lurk
privily for the innocent without cause." (Proverbs 1:11)
a)
Wisdom
b)
Blood
c)
Treasure
d)
Sinners
Answer:
b)
Blood
19.
"How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the ______ delight
in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?" (Proverbs 1:22)
a)
Proud
b)
Wicked
c)
Scorners
d)
Hypocrites
Answer:
c)
Scorners
20.
"But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my
_______." (Proverbs 1:25)
a)
Wisdom
b)
Reproof
c)
Instruction
d)
Mercy
Answer:
b)
Reproof
21.
"The proverbs of _______, the son of David, king of Israel."
(Proverbs 1:1)
a)
Samuel
b)
Solomon
c)
Moses
d)
Elijah
Answer:
b)
Solomon
22.
"To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise,
and their _______." (Proverbs 1:6)
a)
Dark sayings
b)
Parables
c)
Stories
d)
Prophecies
Answer:
a)
Dark sayings
23.
"My son, walk not thou in the way with them; _______ thy foot from their
path." (Proverbs 1:15)
a)
Direct
b)
Remove
c)
Set
d)
Establish
Answer:
b)
Remove
24.
"They lurk privily for their own lives. So are the ways of every one that
is _______ of gain." (Proverbs 1:18-19)
a)
Envious
b)
Greedy
c)
Fearful
d)
Wicked
Answer:
b)
Greedy
25.
"Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the _______."
(Proverbs 1:20)
a)
Temple
b)
Palace
c)
Streets
d)
Hills
Answer:
c)
Streets
26.
"Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my _______ unto you, I
will make known my words unto you." (Proverbs 1:23)
a)
Mercy
b)
Spirit
c)
Judgment
d)
Blessing
Answer:
b)
Spirit
27.
"But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my
_______." (Proverbs 1:25)
a)
Knowledge
b)
Reproof
c)
Love
d)
Wisdom
Answer:
b)
Reproof
28.
"I also will laugh at your _______; I will mock when your fear
cometh." (Proverbs 1:26)
a)
Anguish
b)
Calamity
c)
Sorrow
d)
Destruction
Answer:
b)
Calamity
29.
"Then shall they call upon me, but I will not _______; they shall seek me
early, but they shall not find me." (Proverbs 1:28)
a)
Deliver
b)
Answer
c)
Listen
d)
Show mercy
Answer:
b)
Answer
30.
"But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell _______ and shall be quiet from
fear of evil." (Proverbs 1:33)
a)
In heaven
b)
With confidence
c)
In safety
d)
With wisdom
Answer:
c)
In safety
31.
"To know wisdom and _______; to perceive the words of understanding."
(Proverbs 1:2)
a)
Truth
b)
Instruction
c)
Knowledge
d)
Righteousness
Answer:
b)
Instruction
32.
"To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and _______, and
equity." (Proverbs 1:3)
a)
Judgment
b)
Law
c)
Mercy
d)
Truth
Answer:
a)
Judgment
33.
"A wise man will hear, and will increase _______; and a man of
understanding shall attain unto wise counsels." (Proverbs 1:5)
a)
Knowledge
b)
Strength
c)
Learning
d)
Joy
Answer:
c)
Learning
34.
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise
_______ and instruction." (Proverbs 1:7)
a)
Truth
b)
Wisdom
c)
Justice
d)
The law
Answer:
b)
Wisdom
35.
"My son, if sinners entice thee, _______." (Proverbs 1:10)
a)
Be strong
b)
Consent thou not
c)
Ignore them
d)
Run away
Answer:
b)
Consent thou not
36.
"Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one _______." (Proverbs
1:14)
a)
Portion
b)
Purse
c)
Treasure
d)
Reward
Answer:
b)
Purse
37.
"For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed _______."
(Proverbs 1:16)
a)
Mercy
b)
Blood
c)
Truth
d)
Deception
Answer:
b)
Blood
38.
"Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any _______."
(Proverbs 1:17)
a)
Fool
b)
Wise man
c)
Bird
d)
Sinner
Answer:
c)
Bird
39.
"They lay wait for their own _______, they lurk privily for their own
lives." (Proverbs 1:18)
a)
Gain
b)
Destruction
c)
Souls
d)
Enemies
Answer:
b)
Destruction
40.
"So are the ways of every one that is greedy of _______, which taketh away
the life of the owners thereof." (Proverbs 1:19)
a)
Money
b)
Gain
c)
Honor
d)
Power
Answer:
b)
Gain
41.
"Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the _______."
(Proverbs 1:20)
a)
Temple
b)
Marketplace
c)
Streets
d)
House of the Lord
Answer:
c)
Streets
42.
"She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the
_______." (Proverbs 1:21)
a)
Gates
b)
Mountains
c)
Courts
d)
Temples
Answer:
a)
Gates
43.
"How long, ye simple ones, will ye love _______, and the scorners delight
in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?" (Proverbs 1:22)
a)
Foolishness
b)
Simplicity
c)
Lying
d)
Ignorance
Answer:
b)
Simplicity
44.
"Because I have called, and ye _______, I have stretched out my hand, and
no man regarded." (Proverbs 1:24)
a)
Refused
b)
Ignored
c)
Answered not
d)
Laughed
Answer:
a)
Refused
45.
"I also will laugh at your _______, I will mock when your fear
cometh." (Proverbs 1:26)
a)
Ignorance
b)
Reproach
c)
Calamity
d)
Sorrow
Answer:
c)
Calamity
46.
"Then shall they call upon me, but I will not _______; they shall seek me
early, but they shall not find me." (Proverbs 1:28)
a)
Deliver
b)
Answer
c)
Acknowledge
d)
Listen
Answer:
b)
Answer
47.
"For they hated _______, and did not choose the fear of the Lord."
(Proverbs 1:29)
a)
Knowledge
b)
Wisdom
c)
Truth
d)
Mercy
Answer:
a)
Knowledge
48.
"Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own _______, and be filled
with their own devices." (Proverbs 1:31)
a)
Imagination
b)
Lust
c)
Way
d)
Wickedness
Answer:
c)
Way
49.
"For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the _______ of
fools shall destroy them." (Proverbs 1:32)
a)
Wickedness
b)
Prosperity
c)
Foolishness
d)
Ignorance
Answer:
b)
Prosperity
50.
"But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell _______, and shall be quiet from
fear of evil." (Proverbs 1:33)
a)
Forever
b)
In safety
c)
With wisdom
d)
Among the righteous
Answer:
b)
In safety
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them? Proverbs 1 is packed with wisdom that we can apply to our lives today.
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