Proverbs Word Search
Proverbs collects short sayings about living wisely, and most are credited to King Solomon. The book runs 31 chapters, one for each day of a long month, which suits a Bible study group reading a page at a time.
Proverbs word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- advice
- ant
- friend
- heart
- honey
- patience
- pride
- tongue
- truth
- wisdom
Proverbs word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- advice
- ant
- friend
- gossip
- heart
- honey
- humility
- justice
- patience
- pride
- riches
- solomon
- tongue
- truth
- wisdom
Proverbs word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- advice
- ant
- diligence
- discipline
- friend
- gossip
- heart
- honey
- humility
- justice
- knowledge
- patience
- pride
- prudent
- riches
- sluggard
- solomon
- tongue
- truth
- wisdom
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Words in the Proverbs word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- heart
- In Proverbs, the inner self that steers your choices.
- honey
- Proverbs compares kind words to honey, sweet and good for you.
- ant
- Small insect Proverbs holds up as a model of hard work.
- truth
- Words that match what is real, praised all through the book.
- friend
- Proverbs says a real friend stays close in hard times.
- pride
- Thinking too highly of yourself, which Proverbs says ends in a fall.
- wisdom
- Knowing how to live well, the main theme of Proverbs.
- tongue
- Stands for speech, which Proverbs says can heal or wound.
- advice
- Counsel Proverbs tells you to seek before deciding.
- patience
- Staying calm while you wait, called better than strength.
- justice
- Treating people fairly, something Proverbs says God loves.
- humility
- Honest, modest thinking about yourself, the opposite of pride.
- gossip
- Passing on private talk, which Proverbs says starts fights.
- riches
- Money and goods, which Proverbs ranks below wisdom.
- solomon
- King credited with most of the sayings in Proverbs.
- knowledge
- Facts you have learned, the ground wisdom is built on.
- diligence
- Steady careful work, which Proverbs links to having enough.
- discipline
- Correction that trains a person to live wisely.
- sluggard
- The book's word for a lazy person who dodges work.
- prudent
- Careful and sensible, thinking things through before acting.
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