Bible Verses about 'Proverbs 16:16'
- How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. - Commit your works to the Lord,
And your thoughts will be established. - Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice. - A man’s heart plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps. - He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he. - Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. - A perverse man sows strife,
And a whisperer separates the best of friends. - He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. - Children’s children are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children is their father. - Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,
Much less lying lips to a prince. - He who covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates friends. - A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity. - A merry heart does good, like medicine,
But a broken spirit dries the bones. - Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive. - A fool has no delight in understanding,
But in expressing his own heart. - A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows. - The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles,
And they go down into the inmost body. - The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are safe. - The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own esteem. - Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility. - A man’s gift makes room for him,
And brings him before great men. - Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit. - He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
And obtains favor from the Lord. - A man who has friends must himself be friendly,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. - He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good. - Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord. - He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But he who is careless of his ways will die. - There are many plans in a man’s heart,
Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. - What is desired in a man is kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar. - It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel. - It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy,
And afterward to reconsider his vows. - Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs the hearts. - To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. - He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness, and honor. - He covets greedily all day long,
But the righteous gives and does not spare. - A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold. - By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life. - Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it. - The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender. - Do not overwork to be rich;
Because of your own understanding, cease! - Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven. - My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself. - The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him. - So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off. - Whoever has no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city broken down, without walls. - Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. - A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are punished. - As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. - As in water face reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man. - One who turns away his ear from hearing the law,
Even his prayer is an abomination.
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