"Proverbs" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Proverb [singular]
Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun|singular|Proverb|g=p|g2=s|head=(the) Proverbs}} (the) Proverbs pl or sg (singular Proverb)
  1. A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims. Tags: plural, singular Categories (topical): Books of the Bible Synonyms: Prov. Derived forms: Proverbs woman Translations (book of the Bible): Spreuke (Afrikaans), Fjalët e urta (Albanian), Παροιμίαι (Paroimíai) [masculine, plural] (Ancient Greek), اَلْأَمْثَال (al-ʔamṯāl) (Arabic), Առակաց (Aṙakacʻ) [plural] (Armenian), Proverbios (Asturian), Esaera Zaharrak [plural] (Basque), প্রবচন (probocon) (Bengali), Krennlavarioù [masculine] (Breton), သုတ္တံကျမ်း (suttamkyam:) (Burmese), Proverbis (Catalan), Mga Panultihon (Cebuano), پەندەکانی سلێمان (pendekanî slêman) (Central Kurdish), 箴言 (Chim-giân) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 箴言 (zam¹ jin⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 箴言 (Zhēnyán) (Chinese Mandarin), Pruvèrbii (Corsican), Přísloví [masculine, plural] (Czech), Ordsprogene [masculine, plural] (Danish), Spreuken (Dutch), 箴言 (Cĭng-ngiòng) (Eastern Min Chinese), Õpetussõnad [plural] (Estonian), Orðtøk Sálomons [masculine] (Faroese), Sananlaskut (Finnish), Proverbes (French), იგავნი სოლომონისა (igavni solomonisa) [plural] (Georgian), Sprüche [masculine, plural] (German), Παροιμίες (Paroimíes) (Greek), Ussatit (Greenlandic), નીતિવચનો (nītivacno) (Gujarati), 箴言 (Chṳ̂m-ngièn) (Hakka Chinese), Solomona (Hawaiian), Nā ʻŌlelo Akamai A Solomona (Hawaiian), लोकोक्ति (lokokti) (Hindi), A példabeszédek könyve (Hungarian), Orðskviðirnir (Icelandic), Proverbium [masculine, plural] (Ido), Amsal (Indonesian), Leabhar na Seanfhocal [masculine] (Irish), Seanfhocail [masculine, plural] (Irish), Proverbi [masculine, plural] (Italian), 箴言 (Shingen) (alt: しんげん) (Japanese), ಙ್ಞಾನೋಕ್ತಿಗಳು (ṅñānōktigaḷu) (Kannada), Нақыл сөздер (Naqyl sözder) (Kazakh), 잠언 (Jameon) (alt: 箴言) (Korean), Proverbia [masculine, plural] (Latin), Pamācības [feminine, plural] (Latvian), Proverbs (Lavukaleve), Spreuke (Limburgish), Patarlių knyga [feminine] (Lithuanian), Sprachwierder (Luxembourgish), സദൃശ്യവാക്യങ്ങൾ (sadr̥śyavākyaṅṅaḷ) (Malayalam), Ktieb il-Qwiel (Maltese), Raaghyn Creeney (Manx), Ngā Whakataukī (Maori), नीतिसूत्रे (nītisūtre) (Marathi), Probérbios (Mirandese), Сургаалт Үгс (Surgaalt Ügs) (Mongolian), Pruverbi (Neapolitan), हितोपदेश (hitopadeś) (Nepali), Mithali (Ngazidja Comorian), Salomos Ordtøke [neuter, plural] (Norwegian), Ordspråkene [masculine, plural] (Norwegian), ହିତୋପଦେଶ (hitopôdeśô) (Odia), امثال (Persian), Księga Przysłów [feminine] (Polish), Provérbios [masculine] (Portuguese), ਕਹਾਉਤਾਂ (kahāutā̃) (Punjabi), Proverbe [masculine, plural] (Romanian), Кни́га При́тчей Соломо́новых (Kníga Prítčej Solomónovyx) [feminine] (Russian), При́тчи (Prítči) [feminine, plural] (Russian), Proverbs (Scots), Gnàth-fhacail [masculine, plural] (Scottish Gaelic), Priče Solomunove (Serbo-Croatian), හිතෝපදේශ (hitōpadēśa) (Sinhalese), Príslovia [masculine, plural] (Slovak), Pregovori (Slovene), Proverbios (Spanish), Mithali (Swahili), Ordspråksboken [masculine] (Swedish), Kawikaan (Tagalog), Mga Kawikaan [masculine, plural] (Tagalog), நீதிமொழிகள் (nītimoḻikaḷ) (Tamil), సామెతలు (sāmetalu) (Telugu), สุภาษิต (sù-paa-sìt) (Thai), Süleyman'ın Özdeyişleri (Turkish), Süleýmanyň pähimleri (Turkmen), امثال (Urdu), Mga Darahunon (Waray-Waray), Llyfr y Diarhebion [masculine] (Welsh), Spreuken [plural] (West Frisian), Spreuken (Zealandic)

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          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "ಙ್ಞಾನೋಕ್ತಿಗಳು"
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          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "Нақыл сөздер"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Jameon",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "잠언"
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          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "pendekanî slêman",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "پەندەکانی سلێمان"
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          "sense": "book of the Bible",
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          "roman": "sadr̥śyavākyaṅṅaḷ",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "സദൃശ്യവാക്യങ്ങൾ"
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          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "Ktieb il-Qwiel"
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        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Gnàth-fhacail"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "Priče Solomunove"
        },
        {
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "hitōpadēśa",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "හිතෝපදේශ"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Príslovia"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "Pregovori"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "Proverbios"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "Mithali"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ordspråksboken"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "Kawikaan"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Mga Kawikaan"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "nītimoḻikaḷ",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "நீதிமொழிகள்"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "sāmetalu",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "సామెతలు"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sù-paa-sìt",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "สุภาษิต"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "Süleyman'ın Özdeyişleri"
        },
        {
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "Süleýmanyň pähimleri"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "امثال"
        },
        {
          "code": "war",
          "lang": "Waray-Waray",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "Mga Darahunon"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Llyfr y Diarhebion"
        },
        {
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Spreuken"
        },
        {
          "code": "zea",
          "lang": "Zealandic",
          "sense": "book of the Bible",
          "word": "Spreuken"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Proverbs"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Proverbs woman"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Proverb",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "singular",
        "4": "Proverb",
        "g": "p",
        "g2": "s",
        "head": "(the) Proverbs"
      },
      "expansion": "(the) Proverbs pl or sg (singular Proverb)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Eastern Min terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English pluralia tantum",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "en:Books of the Bible"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005, Greg Hinnant, “May I Recommend the Proverbs?”, in Precious Pearls from the Proverbs, Creation House, page 6",
          "text": "The Proverbs are an excellent springboard for broad-ranging Bible study. If you study Solomon’s pearls of wisdom, you will find the Spirit of God leading you (by chain references or quiet remembrance) all over the Old and New Testaments for confirming, clarifying examples.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Peter T.H. Hatton, “Unity and Diversity in Proverbs”, in Contradiction in the Book of Proverbs: The Deep Waters of Counsel (Society for Old Testament Study Series), Ashgate Publishing, page 47",
          "text": "Erman’s remark (1924) that a decent wisdom book was destroyed when it was absorbed into the book of Proverbs coheres well with the scholarly consensus that Proverbs is a clumsy accretion of ill-digested material.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims."
      ],
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        [
          "Old Testament",
          "Old Testament"
        ],
        [
          "Bible",
          "Bible"
        ],
        [
          "Tanakh",
          "Tanakh"
        ],
        [
          "collection",
          "collection"
        ],
        [
          "moral",
          "moral"
        ],
        [
          "maxim",
          "maxim"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Prov."
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Spreuke"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Fjalët e urta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "al-ʔamṯāl",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "اَلْأَمْثَال"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Aṙakacʻ",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Առակաց"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Proverbios"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Esaera Zaharrak"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "probocon",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "প্রবচন"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Krennlavarioù"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "suttamkyam:",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "သုတ္တံကျမ်း"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Proverbis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Mga Panultihon"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zam¹ jin⁴",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "箴言"
    },
    {
      "code": "cdo",
      "lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
      "roman": "Cĭng-ngiòng",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "箴言"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "Chṳ̂m-ngièn",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "箴言"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "Chim-giân",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "箴言"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Zhēnyán",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "箴言"
    },
    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Pruvèrbii"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Přísloví"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Ordsprogene"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Spreuken"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Õpetussõnad"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Orðtøk Sálomons"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Sananlaskut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Proverbes"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "igavni solomonisa",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "იგავნი სოლომონისა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Sprüche"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Paroimíes",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Παροιμίες"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Paroimíai",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Παροιμίαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Ussatit"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "nītivacno",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "નીતિવચનો"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Solomona"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Nā ʻŌlelo Akamai A Solomona"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "lokokti",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "लोकोक्ति"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "A példabeszédek könyve"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Orðskviðirnir"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Proverbium"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Amsal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Leabhar na Seanfhocal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Seanfhocail"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Proverbi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しんげん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Shingen",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "箴言"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "ṅñānōktigaḷu",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "ಙ್ಞಾನೋಕ್ತಿಗಳು"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Naqyl sözder",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Нақыл сөздер"
    },
    {
      "alt": "箴言",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Jameon",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "잠언"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "pendekanî slêman",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "پەندەکانی سلێمان"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Proverbia"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Pamācības"
    },
    {
      "code": "lvk",
      "lang": "Lavukaleve",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Proverbs"
    },
    {
      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Spreuke"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Patarlių knyga"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Sprachwierder"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "sadr̥śyavākyaṅṅaḷ",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "സദൃശ്യവാക്യങ്ങൾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Ktieb il-Qwiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Raaghyn Creeney"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Ngā Whakataukī"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "nītisūtre",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "नीतिसूत्रे"
    },
    {
      "code": "mwl",
      "lang": "Mirandese",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Probérbios"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Surgaalt Ügs",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Сургаалт Үгс"
    },
    {
      "code": "nap",
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Pruverbi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "hitopadeś",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "हितोपदेश"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Mithali"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Salomos Ordtøke"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Ordspråkene"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "hitopôdeśô",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "ହିତୋପଦେଶ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "امثال"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Księga Przysłów"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Provérbios"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "kahāutā̃",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "ਕਹਾਉਤਾਂ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Proverbe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Kníga Prítčej Solomónovyx",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Кни́га При́тчей Соломо́новых"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Prítči",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "При́тчи"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Proverbs"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Gnàth-fhacail"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Priče Solomunove"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "hitōpadēśa",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "හිතෝපදේශ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Príslovia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Pregovori"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Proverbios"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Mithali"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ordspråksboken"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Kawikaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Mga Kawikaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "nītimoḻikaḷ",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "நீதிமொழிகள்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "sāmetalu",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "సామెతలు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sù-paa-sìt",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "สุภาษิต"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Süleyman'ın Özdeyişleri"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Süleýmanyň pähimleri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "امثال"
    },
    {
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Mga Darahunon"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Llyfr y Diarhebion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Spreuken"
    },
    {
      "code": "zea",
      "lang": "Zealandic",
      "sense": "book of the Bible",
      "word": "Spreuken"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Proverbs"
}
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: the",
  "path": [
    "Proverbs"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Proverbs",
  "trace": ""
}

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