Bible Verses about 'PROVERBS'
- Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all offenses. - Or can one walk on hot coals
without scorching the feet? - My child, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad. - Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens the wits of another. - A gift opens doors;
it gives access to the great. - The human mind plans the way,
but the Lord directs the steps. - Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
be wise enough to desist. - A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger. - For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord. - A fool's lips bring strife,
and a fool's mouth invites a flogging. - Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established. - When pride comes, then comes disgrace;
but wisdom is with the humble. - Keep straight the path of your feet,
and all your ways will be sure. - Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people. - A capable wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels. - In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty. - Just as water reflects the face,
so one human heart reflects another. - Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil. - A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies. - Happy are those who find wisdom,
and those who get understanding. - Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you. - A fool gives full vent to anger,
but the wise quietly holds it back. - Fools show their anger at once,
but the prudent ignore an insult. - Anxiety weighs down the human heart,
but a good word cheers it up. - A friend loves at all times,
and kinsfolk are born to share adversity. - The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it. - Lying lips conceal hatred,
and whoever utters slander is a fool. - The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honor and life. - Better is a little with righteousness
than large income with injustice. - Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you. - The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender. - He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
and obtains favor from the Lord. - Speak out, judge righteously,
defend the rights of the poor and needy. - A perverse person spreads strife,
and a whisperer separates close friends. - Guarding the paths of justice
and preserving the way of his faithful ones. - All deeds are right in the sight of the doer,
but the Lord weighs the heart. - Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life. - It is honorable to refrain from strife,
but every fool is quick to quarrel. - Wealth is a ransom for a person's life,
but the poor get no threats. - I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness. - A person's pride will bring humiliation,
but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. - Before destruction one's heart is haughty,
but humility goes before honor. - The hand of the diligent will rule,
while the lazy will be put to forced labor. - Hear, my child, and accept my words,
that the years of your life may be many. - Without counsel, plans go wrong,
but with many advisers they succeed. - The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
and humility goes before honor. - The wise of heart will heed commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin. - For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. - When one will not listen to the law,
even one's prayers are an abomination. - A wise child makes a glad father,
but a foolish child is a mother's grief.
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