Bible Verses about 'Proverbs 16:16'
- How much better to get wisdom than gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. - All one's ways may be pure in one's own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit. - Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established. - Better is a little with righteousness
than large income with injustice. - The human mind plans the way,
but the Lord directs the steps. - Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper,
and happy are those who trust in the Lord. - Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body. - A perverse person spreads strife,
and a whisperer separates close friends. - One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city. - Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their parents. - Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a ruler. - One who forgives an affront fosters friendship,
but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend. - A friend loves at all times,
and kinsfolk are born to share adversity. - A cheerful heart is a good medicine,
but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. - Even fools who keep silent are considered wise;
when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent. - A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing personal opinion. - A fool's lips bring strife,
and a fool's mouth invites a flogging. - The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body. - The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous run into it and are safe. - The wealth of the rich is their strong city;
in their imagination it is like a high wall. - Before destruction one's heart is haughty,
but humility goes before honor. - A gift opens doors;
it gives access to the great. - Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits. - He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
and obtains favor from the Lord. - Some friends play at friendship
but a true friend sticks closer than one's nearest kin. - To get wisdom is to love oneself;
to keep understanding is to prosper. - House and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord. - Those who keep the commandment will live;
those who are heedless of their ways will die. - The human mind may devise many plans,
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established. - What is desirable in a person is loyalty,
and it is better to be poor than a liar. - It is honorable to refrain from strife,
but every fool is quick to quarrel. - It is a snare for one to say rashly, “It is holy,”
and begin to reflect only after making a vow. - All deeds are right in the sight of the doer,
but the Lord weighs the heart. - To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. - Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life and honor. - All day long the wicked covet,
but the righteous give and do not hold back. - A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold. - The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honor and life. - Train children in the right way,
and when old, they will not stray. - The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender. - Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
be wise enough to desist. - When your eyes light upon it, it is gone;
for suddenly it takes wings to itself,
flying like an eagle toward heaven. - My child, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad. - The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who begets a wise son will be glad in him. - Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, you will find a future,
and your hope will not be cut off. - Like a city breached, without walls,
is one who lacks self-control. - Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent;
do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is nearby
than kindred who are far away. - The clever see danger and hide;
but the simple go on, and suffer for it. - Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens the wits of another. - Just as water reflects the face,
so one human heart reflects another.
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