Proverbs
noun
proverb
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of proverb
Synonyms for proverb
pro-verb
noun Grammar.
Origin of pro-verb
Related Words for proverbs
aphorism, dictum, maxim, adage, epigram, witticism, axiom, byword, repartee, word, gnome, truism, text, precept, moral, platitude, motto, saw, daffodil, apophthegmExamples from the Web for proverbs
Contemporary Examples of proverbs
She hilariously explains Chinese proverbs when someone sneezes off-camera during interviews.
Tennis Star Li Na Says Goodbye to the Court…and Puts the Sport’s Rise in Asia in QuestionNicholas McCarvel
September 19, 2014
When you think of proverbs, you picture expressions of ancient wisdom.
He reminded the audience of the words of Proverbs: As iron sharpeneth iron, so a friend sharpens the mind of his friend.
Scripture is real clear in Proverbs 15:1, ‘A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.’
The GOP Sounds Un-Christian in Condemning Obama’s Quran-Burning ApologyKirsten Powers
February 28, 2012
Historical Examples of proverbs
But there is no secret whatever about it, as the proverbs of every nation abundantly testify.
Self-HelpSamuel Smiles
Xenophon's ideal wife was a good housekeeper—like her of the Proverbs.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
Proverbs ought to be respected; for it is said that no phrase becomes a proverb until after a century's experience of its truth.
The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, CompleteMadame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe
Arulai said there was, and she expounded certain verses from the Book of Proverbs.
Lotus BudsAmy Carmichael
Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson