Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

PROVE ALL THINGS Jer 6:27; Eph 5:10; 1Th 5:21; 1Jo 4:1 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Prove proov (, bahan, , nasah; , dokimazo, , peirazo): Means (1) to test or try; (2) to establish, demonstrate; (3) to find by experience. It is for the most part in the first (original) sense that the word is found in Scripture. In the Old Testament it is most frequently the translation of nasah, … Continue reading “Prove”

Provancher, Leon Abel Naturalist; born in 1820 in Becancour, Quebec, Canada; died in 1892 at Cap Rouge. Ordained at Nicolet, 1844; he utilized his deep interest in nature in the study of Canadian flora and fauna, thus winning by his extensive pioneer work the appellation of “Father of Natural History in Canada.” In 1868 he … Continue reading “Provancher, Leon Abel”

Prout, Father Pen-name of Francis Sylvester Mahony (sometimes written O’Mahony), priest and author. Born in 1804 in Cork, Ireland; died in 1866 in Paris, France. Ordained at Lucca, Italy in 1832, he exercised his priestly office only for a short time at Cork. In 1834 he moved to London, wrote for Fraser’s Magazine, and Bentley’s … Continue reading “Prout, Father”

Proudhon, Pierre Joseph a noted French socialist, was born of humble parents, July 15, 1809, at Besancon. After a rudimentary education, he engaged in printing, and soon became an author especially of an Essai de Grarnmaire Generale, for which he received a pension. In 1840 he published his work entitled Qu’estce que ia Propriete, which … Continue reading “Proudhon, Pierre Joseph”

Proudfit, Robert D.D., an eminent American divine and educator, was born at Hopewell, Pa., June 6, 1777, and graduated at Dickinson College, Pa., in 1798. In 1801 he was ordained, and installed as pastor of the Associate Reformed Church at Broadalbin, N. Y., in which charge he continued until 1818, when he accepted an invitation … Continue reading “Proudfit, Robert”

Proudfit, Alexander Moncrief D.D., an American divine of much celebrity, was born at Pequa, Pa., in 1770, and was educated at Columbia College, New York (class of 1792). He entered the ministry of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, and was made pastor of the congregation at Salem, N. Y., in 1795, where he lived until … Continue reading “Proudfit, Alexander Moncrief”

Proud, Joseph an English minister of the New Jerusalem Church, who was born in the second half of the last century, is noted as the author of several of the ablest polemics ever issued by the Church of which he was a much esteemed member. He died about 1860. His works are: Reply to Dr. … Continue reading “Proud, Joseph”

Proud See Pride Pride Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible Proud signifies “showing oneself above others, preeminent” (huper, “above,” phainomai, “to appear, be manifest”); it is always used in Scripture in the bad sense of “arrogant, disdainful, proud,” Luk 1:51; Rom 1:30; 2Ti 3:2; Jam 4:6; 1Pe 5:5. Note: For the AV renderings of the verb tuphoo, … Continue reading “Proud”

Protus, Saint Martyred c.257 in Rome, Italy. According to their acts which, however, are considered apocryphal, they were Egyptians, probably brothers, in the service of Saint Eugenia; arrested for their faith, they were burned at the stake, as their charred remains found in the cemetery of Saint Hermes on the Via Salaria in 1845 indicate. … Continue reading “Protus, Saint”