Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'proverb' occurs 21 times in the standard works.

5 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'proverb' in the standard works and contain 23.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 12:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 17 7 24
Num. 0 1 1
Deut. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 2 0 2
1 Kgs. 1 1 2
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Ps. 1 0 1
Prov. 1 3 4
Eccl. 0 1 1
Isa. 1 0 1
Jer. 1 0 1
Ezek. 7 1 8
Hab. 1 0 1
NT 3 2 5
BM 1 0 1
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 21 9 30

Num. 21:27
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

1 Kgs. 4:32
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

Prov. 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Prov. 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Prov. 25:1
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

Eccl. 12:9
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Ezek. 16:44
Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.