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THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON
INTRODUCTION
"Proverbs" is a menu-driven program
that tests and increases one's knowledge of
the Old Testament book of Proverbs. The
program features interactive quizzes that
challenge your memory, and numerous textual
commentaries.
REQUIREMENTS
"Proverbs" was written to run on the
IBM PC and true compatible computer. At least
256K memory is required and 1 disk drive. The
program will work equally well on monochrome
and color monitors. Up to 9 people can
participate in the "Proverbs" quizzes at the
same time (great for competition play).
DIRECTIONS
To begin "Proverbs" insert the program
diskette into the appropriate drive. At the
DOS prompt type ---> PROVERBS , then press
[ENTER]. After "Proverbs" has been loaded,
and the title screen clears, a Main Menu will
appear. You make a selection from the Main
Menu by using the cursor control keys (arrow
keys) to position the highlighted marker bar
over your selection, then followed by the
[ENTER] key. Pressing the [ESC] will usually
return the user to the previous menu
selection.
QUIZ NO. 1
The proverbial couplet match quiz
works in the following fashion. Five portions
of scripture will scroll right to left across
the screen. The first (top) portion of
scripture will be the beginning of a proverb.
The actual Bible reference for the current
proverb will be displayed at the top of the
window. The objective is to match this "top"
first half with its matching "end" out of the
four choices which followed it. For example:
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge:
But the mouth of the upright shall
deliver them.
But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
But the rigtheous shall flourish
as a branch.
But a man of understanding
holdeth his peace.
In the above example, choice number 2
("But he that hateth reproof is brutish") is
the correct match to "Whoso loveth
instruction loveth knowledge". To receive
credit for a correct match, the user must
position the rectangular box around the
correct match, and then press [RETURN] or
[ENTER]. Movement of the rectangular box is
accomplished by using the keyboard cursor
control keys. If an incorrect match occurs,
"Error!" will flash, along with the
appropriate correct answer. At this point the
user can press [V] to view the context of the
proverb in reference. In other words, if
Proverbs 15:14 was the proverb being
presented, pressing the [V] key will display
the entire 15th chapter of Proverbs. If the
user wishes to exit instead, then press the
[ESC] key, else any other key will cause the
program to continue on to the next proverb
match.
QUIZ NO. 2
This quiz tests one's memory of
individual proverbs (not to mention testing
one's typing and spelling ability). A
proverb is displayed on the screen, but one
word is missing. The missing word is replaced
with a string of underscores "_". Each
underscore represents a missing letter. The
user is to type in the missing word. To exit
from this quiz, press the [ESC] key.
TOP TEN SCOREBOARD
The best 10 scores from the two
types of quizzes described above are
displayed upon the close of the program in a
scoreboard format. If you would like to
wipe the board clean, then delete the
PROVERBS.SCB file.
NOTES, COMMENTARIES, HELPS
"Proverbs" is not limited to just
Bible quizzes. This program also presents
dozens of text "helps" that will provide you
with a better understanding of this very
important Old Testament book.
Each "insight" note can be selected
from a menu. Once the text is displayed on
the screen, use the cursor control keys
(arrow keys) to scroll the text. Press [ESC]
to return to the previous menu.
DISCLAIMER
We shall not assume any direct or
indirect responsibility for losses incurred
from the use of "Proverbs". "Proverbs" is
provided on an "as is" basis, with no
guarantees.
SHAREWARE
"Proverbs" is not free software. This
program is copyrighted shareware software.
Shareware means user supported software. You
are given the opportunity to try "Proverbs",
but must support the author if you use this
program repeatedly. Supporting the shareware
concept insures that programs like this one
are updated and continued in the future.
CLOSING COMMENTS
I hope that "Proverbs" may be found
useful to you. We welcome your comments and
feedback.
Philip P. Kapusta
P O. Box 5423
Falmouth, Va. 22403 U.S.A.
CREDITS
My thanks to the following authors,
whose works were found useful in the
compiling of this program:
Yandian, Bob. "Proverbs - Principles of
Wisdom" (Tulsa, Ok.: Harrison House, Inc.,
1985).
Crawford, Alex. "Proverbs - vol. 2" (South
Australia: The Word, 1989).
Mansfield, H. P. "Pondering the Proverbs"
(So. Australia: Logos Publications).
OTHER AVAILABLE SOFTWARE
Additional Bible related software
that the author has written is available.
For information or catalog, contact the
program author with a legal size self-
addressed stamped envelope (2 first class US
postage stamps affixed). Some of the
currently available selections are:
SCRIPTURE QUEST - Over 3200 questions to test
your knowledge of the Scriptures.
HEBREW FLASHCARDS - Learn the Hebrew
alphabet, vowel pointing, words and
pronunciation. Coded to Strongs' Concordance.
THE GRAPE VINE - Work letter by letter, word
by word, uncovering the hidden Bible phrases.
MEMORY VERSE - Learn to memorize Scripture.
Hundreds of verses to choose from. King James
version.
A BIBLE COMPANION - Offers 1) Bible
chronology, 2) obscure/archaic Bible word
definitions, 3) tables for the daily
systematic reading of the Bible, 4) charts of
Old Testament weights and measures, 5) maps
of the Holy Land and N. T. Mediterranean
offering a topographic search/find function,
6) a text file viewer, 7) the Tabernacle and
more.
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES - A combination of
graphics and Bible text that automatically
displays the location of 99% of all the
geographical features mentioned in the N.T.
book of Acts as the user reads the text.
THE LAND OF PROMISE - A graphic tour from
Genesis to Acts of the gospel message.
COMMENTEXT COMMENTARIES - Commentaries on
various books of the Bible presented in
hypertext format.
KJVOCABULARY - Test and increase your
vocabulary of the King James Version text.
From "Ado" to "Wot", this is a great way to
learn those difficult and archaic words from
this classic Bible translation of 1611.
GOSPEL PARALLELS - The N.T. books of
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in parallel
format. Find matching parallel passages in
seconds. Complete with chronological index
and note pad.
YOUR FEEDBACK
We welcome all feedback - positive
and negative. We will consider your
suggestions for future program enhancements.
If you desire a reply, enclose a self-
addressed stamped envelope when writing, or
else you may not receive a response. Better
yet, if you have a modem, you may wish to
leave an e-mail message to "SYSOP" on The
Mustard Seed BBS at (703) 372-9680 N81. The
Mustard Seed is our BBS, available 24 hours
a day, and contains hundreds of Bible,
religious, home schooling and educational
files. You are welcome to call (their is no
subscription fees, the BBS is free). Set
your modem software settings to N-8-1 with
ANSI terminal emulation. The BBS supports
high-speed modems.