Synonyms for proverbs
ˈprɒv ərbzproverbs

Princeton's WordNet

1. Proverbs, Book of Proverbsnoun

   an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)

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1. Proverb:

   Wise men make proverbs, but fools repeat them.

2. Proverb:

   Proverbs are the people's wisdom.

3. D. March:

   Proverbs are in the world of thought what gold coin is in the world of business - great value in small compass, and equally current among all people. Sometimes the proverb may be false, the coin counterfeit, but in both cases the false proves the value of the true.

4. Proverb:

   The wise makes proverbs, and fools repeat them.

5. William Blake, "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell", 1790:

   As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius; which to Angels look like torment and insanity. I collected some of their Proverbs.