Bible Verses about 'Proverbs 16:16'
- How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. - All the ways of a person are clean in his own sight,
But the Lord examines the motives. - Commit your works to the Lord,
And your plans will be established. - Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice. - The mind of a person plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps. - One who pays attention to the word will find good,
And blessed is one who trusts in the Lord. - Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. - A perverse person spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates close friends. - One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city. - Grandchildren are the crown of the old,
And the glory of sons is their fathers. - Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,
Much less are lying lips to a prince. - One who conceals an offense seeks love,
But one who repeats a matter separates close friends. - A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity. - A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones. - Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent. - A fool does not delight in understanding,
But in revealing his own mind. - A fool’s lips bring strife,
And his mouth invites beatings. - The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body. - The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is safe. - A rich person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination. - Before destruction the heart of a person is haughty,
But humility goes before honor. - A person’s gift makes room for him
And brings him before great people. - 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 person of too many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. - One who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
One who keeps understanding will find good. - House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord. - One who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But one who is careless of conduct will die. - Many plans are in a person’s heart,
But the advice of the Lord will stand. - What is desirable in a person is his kindness,
And it is better to be a poor person than a liar. - Avoiding strife is an honor for a person,
But any fool will quarrel. - It is a trap for a person to say carelessly, “It is holy!”
And after the vows to make inquiry. - Every person’s way is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord examines the hearts. - To do righteousness and justice
Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice. - One who pursues righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness, and honor. - All day long he is craving,
While the righteous gives and does not hold back. - A good name is to be more desired than great wealth;
Favor is better than silver and gold. - The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor, and life. - Train up a child in the way he should go,
Even when he grows older he will not abandon it. - The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave. - Do not weary yourself to gain wealth;
Stop dwelling on it. - When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens. - My son, if your heart is wise,
My own heart also will be glad. - The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. - Know that wisdom is the same for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a future,
And your hope will not be cut off. - Like a city that is broken into and without walls
So is a person who has no self-control over his spirit. - Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. - A prudent person sees evil and hides himself;
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty. - As iron sharpens iron,
So one person sharpens another. - As in water a face reflects the face,
So the heart of a person reflects the person.
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