Both Uses of
proverb
in
The Merchant of Venice
- The old proverb is very well parted between my master Shylock and you, sir: you have the grace of God, sir, and he hath enough.†
Scene 2.2 *proverb = a well-known, short saying that is thought to communicate wisdom
- Well, Jessica, go in; Perhaps I will return immediately: Do as I bid you, shut doors after you: 'Fast bind, fast find,' A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.†
Scene 2.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(proverb as in: the well-known proverb) a short saying -- typically well-known and accepted by many as offering good adviceThe adjective, proverbial, may refer to a proverb or to anything that is well-known -- as in "It is a proverbial fish story exaggeration."
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(2)
(Proverbs as in: from The Book of Proverbs) a work of wisdom literature found in both the Old Testament of the Christian Bible and the Hebrew Bible