Proverb definition: a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw.. See examples of PROVERB used in a sentence.
Later in the Bible Balaam has become something of a byword.Peterspeaks of "the way of Balaam (Βαλααμ), who loved the wages of unrighteousness" (2 Peter 2:15).Judespeaks of the "error of Balaam" into which men of nothing but beastly instinct rush headlong (Jude 1:11). AndJohn...
nounA precept or rule expressed in few words; a detached sentence containing some important truth: as, theaphorismsof Hippocrates, or of the civil law. nounSynonymsAphorism, Axiom, Maxim, Precept, Dictum, Apothegm, Saying, Adage, Proverb, Truism, Byword, Saw, all concur in expressing a pithy...
Bible Commentaries John Gill's Exposition of the Bible Job Job 17 Job 17:6 PREVIOUSJob 17:5NEXTJob 17:7 Job 17:6 He hath made me also a byword of the people Either Eliphaz, or God; for whatsoever befell him, whether more immediately by the hand of God, or by any instrument, the ...
To utter in the form of a proverb; speak of proverbially; make a byword of. To provide with a proverb. To utter proverbs. nounA short pithy sentence, often repeated colloquially, expressing a well-known truth or a common fact ascertained by experience or observation; a popular saying which...
For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary Emily Sarah Holt 1864 Indeed I fear lest thou false me, for that is of thy nature and there is no faith in thee, and the byword saith, 'It befitteth not to entrust a lecher with a fair woman nor a moneyless man with mon...