some are (No news is good News) (Like father, Like son) (All that glitters is not gold) (One good turn deserves another) (Every cloud has a silver lining) (Silence is golden)
...not all parents are good some of them only trying to be good ...
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Here are some Irish seanfhocail (proverbs)-http://www.beo.ie/seanfhocail/all.asp
Oxymorons may appear in some common proverbs. An example would be "act natural".
King Lemuel appears as the originator of some of the Proverbs in the Bible. See Proverbs 31:1.
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Exodus 28:3 Psalm 58:5 Proverbs 1:5 Proverbs 11:14 Proverbs 20:18 Proverbs 22:29 Proverbs 24:6 Ecclesiastes 4:4 Isaiah 25:11 Ezekiel 28:5
all that glitters is not gold
A proverb is a simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated. Proverbs expresses a truth based on common sense or experience. They are often metaphorical. Proverbs fit into the category of formulaic language or wisdom literature - as in the book of Proverbs in the Bible. Some proverbs: A stitch in time saves nine Ignorance is bliss A dog is a man's best friend
It really depends on the translation being used. Some Bibles us the word 'stupid', others use 'foolish','senseless', or even 'brutish', but the meaning is the same, and the scriptures say alot about spiritual or moral "stupidity". Here are a few citations: Psalm 49:10, Psalm 92:6 Proverbs 1:22+32, Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 10:1+23, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16+19-20, Proverbs 14:7-8+16+33, Proverbs 15:2+7+20,Proverbs 17:10-12+21+24-25, Proverbs 18:6+7, Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 23:9, Proverbs 26:4+11-12, Proverbs 28:26, Proverbs 29:11+20, Ecclesiastes 5+6+9.
Christian Nkwocha has written: 'Some common proverbs and their simple explanations' -- subject(s): Igbo Proverbs, Translations into English
A good name is Selena or Olivia