Proverbs 5 – True/False Bible Quiz with Answers

Proverbs 5 – True/False Bible Quiz with Answers

Instructions:

Read each statement carefully and decide whether it is True or False based on Proverbs 5.

Try to answer without looking at the Bible first, then check the reference verse to see if you were correct.

If a statement is False, review the explanation and the correct reference to understand why.

This quiz is designed for personal reflection, group Bible study, or church quizzes. Feel free to share it with others!

Proverbs 5 is a warning against immorality and a call to wisdom and faithfulness. It highlights:

The danger of temptation and how sin leads to destruction (Proverbs 5:3-6).

The importance of faithfulness in marriage and finding joy in one's spouse (Proverbs 5:15-19).

How God sees all actions, and the wicked are ultimately ensnared by their own sins (Proverbs 5:21-23).

This quiz is designed to reinforce key teachings from Proverbs 5, helping readers grow in wisdom and apply biblical principles to their daily lives.

Proverbs 5 – True/False Bible Quiz with Answers

1. The lips of an adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is as bitter as gall.

✅ False – Her speech is smoother than oil, but in the end, she is bitter as gall.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:3-4 (NIV) – "For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end, she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword."

2. The feet of the immoral woman lead straight to life.

✅ False – Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:5 (NIV) – "Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave."

3. The Lord sees everything a man does and examines all his paths.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:21 (NIV) – "For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths."

4. The wise person should drink from their own cistern and running water from their own well.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:15 (NIV) – "Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well."

5. A man’s own sins do not trap him; he is only trapped by external circumstances.

✅ False – The wicked are trapped by their own sins and are caught in the cords of their sin.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:22 (NIV) – "The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast."

6. The book of Proverbs encourages men to rejoice in the wife of their youth.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:18 (NIV) – "May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth."

7. Wisdom warns that the consequences of sin lead to joy and prosperity.

✅ False – Sin leads to death and destruction.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:23 (NIV) – "For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly."

8. A person who follows wisdom will always be free from temptation.

✅ False – Temptation exists, but wisdom helps a person avoid its dangers.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:8 (NIV) – "Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house."

9. A foolish man will end up giving his wealth to strangers if he does not stay faithful.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:10 (NIV) – "Lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another."

10. Discipline and instruction lead to wisdom, while rejecting them leads to regret.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:12-13 (NIV) – "You will say, 'How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors.'"

11. A person who ignores wisdom will later regret it and mourn at the end of their life.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:11 (NIV) – "At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent."

12. The foolish person will praise discipline and correction.

✅ False – The foolish will regret rejecting discipline and correction.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:12 (NIV) – "You will say, 'How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!'"

13. A wise man listens to his teachers and instructors.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:13 (NIV) – "I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors." (The verse is spoken in regret by someone who did not listen, implying that wisdom comes from obeying teachers.)

14. If a person follows temptation, they will always have peace.

✅ False – They will be filled with sorrow and regret.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:14 (NIV) – "And I was soon in serious trouble in the assembly of God’s people."

15. A man should share his love with many women to be truly happy.

✅ False – He should be faithful to his wife and not share his love with strangers.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:15-17 (NIV) – "Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers."

16. A faithful marriage brings joy and satisfaction.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:18-19 (NIV) – "May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love."

17. The Bible encourages a man to be intoxicated with the love of an immoral woman.

✅ False – A man should be intoxicated with the love of his wife, not a forbidden woman.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:20 (NIV) – "Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife? Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?"

18. The Lord is unaware of people’s actions and choices.

✅ False – The Lord sees everything and examines all paths.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:21 (NIV) – "For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths."

19. The wicked are ensnared by their own sins.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:22 (NIV) – "The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast."

20. A person who lacks discipline will live a long, peaceful life.

✅ False – Lack of discipline leads to death and destruction.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:23 (NIV) – "For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly."

21. A person who despises wisdom and instruction will eventually face ruin.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:23 (NIV) – "For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly."

22. Proverbs 5 teaches that sin has no consequences if it remains hidden.

✅ False – All actions are in full view of the Lord, and sin ensnares the sinner.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:21-22 (NIV) – "For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths. The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast."

23. A person who follows an immoral path will eventually enjoy true freedom.

✅ False – Sin enslaves a person and leads to destruction.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:22 (NIV) – "The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast."

24. God does not care about how a person conducts their personal life.

✅ False – God examines all paths and sees everything a person does.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:21 (NIV) – "For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths."

25. Proverbs 5 encourages self-discipline as a way to avoid destruction.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:23 (NIV) – "For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly."

26. A man can avoid temptation by staying far away from immoral situations.

✅ True

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:8 (NIV) – "Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house."

27. The consequences of an immoral life affect only the person committing the sin.

✅ False – Sin leads to suffering and loss, affecting one's family, wealth, and reputation.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:9-10 (NIV) – "Lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel, lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another."

28. The instruction in Proverbs 5 is only for young people, not for adults.

✅ False – The wisdom in Proverbs is for everyone, regardless of age.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:1 (NIV) – "My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight." (Though directed to "my son," it applies to all.)

29. Proverbs 5 promotes the idea that faithfulness in marriage leads to lasting joy.

✅ True

30. A wise person does not need to guard their heart or mind against temptation.

✅ False – One must actively avoid temptation and stay on the path of wisdom.

📖 Reference: Proverbs 5:7-8 (NIV) – "Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say. Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house."