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Book Of Proverbs
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Parallelism and Literary Form
The predominant literary device employed throughout the Book of Proverbs is parallelism, the rhetorical technique of expressing a single idea through two balanced or contrasting lines.
Synonymous Parallelism: The second line restates the sentiment of the first, often intensifying the meaning. Example: "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger" (15:1). -
Plane
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If two distinct points lie on a plane, the entire line passing through those two points also lies within that plane.
The relationship between lines and planes is critical. A line is either entirely contained within a plane, intersects the plane at exactly one point (a transversal), or is parallel to the plane (having no intersection [points](/…