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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 Question|Nicholas McCarvel|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When you think of proverbs, you picture expressions of ancient wisdom.
13 Crazy, Dirty Modern Proverbs|Fred R. Shapiro|May 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He reminded the audience of the words of Proverbs: As iron sharpeneth iron, so a friend sharpens the mind of his friend.
The Hitchens Memorial Service|David Frum|April 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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 Apology|Kirsten Powers|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Again, in Hazlitt's Proverbs, we find 'To go blow one's flute,' which is taken from an old proverb.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
He has been speaking to them in symbols, proverbs, parables.
The Gospel of St. John|Frederick Denison Maurice
All these proverbs are identical in form: each is expressed in a distich; the apparent exception in xix.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs|R. F. Horton
Paine was not misled by the proverbs that wolves had written for sheep.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
The speeches abounded in short sententious utterances, in proverbs, poetic allusions and metaphors borrowed from legends.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves

British Dictionary definitions for Proverbs

Proverbs

/ (ˈprɒvɜːbz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) a book of the Old Testament consisting of the proverbs of various Israelite sages including Solomon

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	proverbs
释义	Proverbs [ prov-erbz ] / ˈprɒv ərbz / noun (used with a singular verb) a book of the Bible, containing the sayings of sages. Abbreviation: Prov. Origin of Proverbs First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French proverbes, from Late Latin Prōverbia (Salomōnis, Solomōnis), translation of Hebrew mishlē (Shĕlōmōh) “Proverbs (of Solomon)” Words nearby Proverbs proventriculus, prove out, Provera, proverb, proverbial, Proverbs, provertebra, provide, provided, providence, Providence, Divine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for 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 Question\|Nicholas McCarvel\|September 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST When you think of proverbs, you picture expressions of ancient wisdom. 13 Crazy, Dirty Modern Proverbs\|Fred R. Shapiro\|May 30, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He reminded the audience of the words of Proverbs: As iron sharpeneth iron, so a friend sharpens the mind of his friend. The Hitchens Memorial Service\|David Frum\|April 21, 2012\|DAILY BEAST 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 Apology\|Kirsten Powers\|February 28, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Again, in Hazlitt's Proverbs, we find 'To go blow one's flute,' which is taken from an old proverb. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales\|Geoffrey Chaucer He has been speaking to them in symbols, proverbs, parables. The Gospel of St. John\|Frederick Denison Maurice All these proverbs are identical in form: each is expressed in a distich; the apparent exception in xix. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs\|R. F. Horton Paine was not misled by the proverbs that wolves had written for sheep. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12)\|Robert G. Ingersoll The speeches abounded in short sententious utterances, in proverbs, poetic allusions and metaphors borrowed from legends. The Long White Cloud\|William Pember Reeves British Dictionary definitions for Proverbs Proverbs / (ˈprɒvɜːbz) / noun (functioning as singular) a book of the Old Testament consisting of the proverbs of various Israelite sages including Solomon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Proverbs

noun (used with a singular verb)

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