The Wise Woman
Every wise woman builds her house, Pro 31:10-31Pro 24:3-4Pro 21:9Pro 21:19Rut 4:11Pro 9:13-15Pro 19:131Ki 16:31
but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, 2Ti 3:2-3Act 10:35Pro 28:6Job 28:28Psa 112:1Rom 2:4-5Act 9:31Ecc 12:13
but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, Pro 12:6Jas 3:5-6Rev 12:11Rev 3:10Rom 10:9-101Sa 2:3Dan 7:20Job 5:21
but the lips of the wise protect them.
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, 1Co 9:9-11Pro 13:23Amo 4:6
but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
An honest witness does not deceive, Exo 23:1Pro 19:5Pro 6:19Pro 12:17Pro 14:251Ki 22:12-14Pro 13:5Pro 19:9
but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, Jas 1:5Mat 13:11-121Co 3:18-19Mat 11:25-271Co 8:2Pro 8:92Pe 3:3-5Isa 8:20
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
Stay away from a foolish man; Pro 13:201Co 5:11Eph 5:11Pro 9:6Pro 19:27
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, Eph 5:172Ti 3:13Jas 3:13Col 1:9-10Pro 11:18Pro 2:9Pro 8:20Psa 111:10
but the folly of fools deceives them.
Fools mock the making of amends, Pro 10:23Pro 26:18-19Rom 14:17-18Jud 1:18Pro 13:15Pro 30:20Pro 8:35Job 34:7-9
but goodwill is found among the upright.
The heart knows its own bitterness, Php 4:7Pro 18:14Jhn 14:18Pro 15:13Job 10:1Rev 2:171Pe 1:81Sa 1:10
and no stranger shares in its joy.
The house of the wicked will be destroyed, Pro 3:33Pro 12:7Mat 7:26-27Job 21:28Pro 21:12Zec 5:4Job 18:14-15Isa 58:11-12
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
There is a way that seems right to a man, Pro 16:25Mat 7:13-14Pro 12:15Gal 6:3Luk 13:24Rom 6:21Pro 30:12Jas 1:22
but its end is the way of death.
Even in laughter the heart may ache, Ecc 2:2Jas 4:9Ecc 11:9Ecc 2:10-11Ecc 7:5-6Luk 16:25Pro 5:4Rev 18:7-8
and joy may end in sorrow.
The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, Gal 6:8Pro 12:14Heb 3:12Jer 8:5Jer 2:192Pe 2:20-22Gal 6:4Jhn 4:14
but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
The simple man believes every word, Eph 5:17Pro 14:81Jn 4:1Pro 27:12Pro 4:26Eph 4:14Pro 22:3Rom 16:18-19
but the prudent man watches his steps.
A wise man fears 1and turns from evil, Pro 22:3Pro 3:71Th 5:22Gen 42:18Pro 29:91Ki 20:10-11Gen 33:9Job 31:21-23
but a fool is careless and reckless.
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, Pro 14:29Ecc 7:9Jas 1:19Pro 29:22Pro 15:18Pro 16:32Pro 22:24Est 3:6
and a devious man is hated.
The simple inherit folly, 1Pe 1:181Pe 5:42Ti 4:8Jer 16:19Pro 11:29-30Pro 3:35Pro 4:7-9Dan 12:3
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The evil bow before the good, Gen 42:6Mal 4:3Exo 8:81Sa 2:362Ki 3:12Exo 11:8Exo 9:27-28Gen 43:28
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, Pro 19:4Pro 10:15Job 30:10Pro 19:6-7Est 3:2Est 5:10-11Job 19:13-14Job 6:21-23
but many are those who love the rich.
He who despises his neighbor sins, Pro 11:12Pro 19:17Pro 28:27Pro 17:51Jn 3:17-22Pro 14:31Pro 18:3Act 20:35
but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
Do not those who contrive evil go astray? Pro 12:2Jhn 1:17Mat 5:7Psa 25:102Ch 6:8Gen 24:27Isa 32:7-8Pro 14:17
But those who plan goodness find 2loving devotion and faithfulness.
There is profit in all labor, Pro 28:19Pro 12:242Th 3:10-12Heb 6:10-11Ecc 5:3Jhn 6:271Ti 5:13Pro 10:10
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
The crown of the wise is their wealth, Ecc 7:11-12Luk 12:19-20Luk 16:19-25Luk 16:9Psa 112:9Isa 33:6Pro 27:22Psa 49:10-13
but the effort of fools is folly.
A truthful witness saves lives, Pro 14:5Act 26:16-201Ti 4:1-32Pe 3:3Act 20:26-27Act 20:21
but one who utters lies is deceitful.
He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, Pro 19:23Jer 32:39-40Pro 18:10Psa 115:13-14Pro 3:7-8Psa 34:7-11Mal 3:16-18Mal 4:2
and his children shall have a place of refuge.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, Pro 13:14Rev 21:6Pro 2:10-18Isa 33:6Pro 22:5Psa 18:5Ecc 7:26
turning a man from the snares of death.
A large population is a king’s splendor, 1Ki 4:20-212Ki 13:7Exo 1:22Exo 1:121Ki 20:272Ki 10:32-33
but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
A patient man has great understanding, Jas 1:19Ecc 7:9Pro 14:17Pro 15:18Pro 19:11Pro 16:32Pro 25:28Mat 11:29
but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
A tranquil heart is life to the body, Pro 17:22Job 5:2Pro 3:8Pro 4:23Pro 12:42Ti 1:7Psa 112:10Psa 119:80
but envy rots the bones.
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, Pro 22:2Pro 17:5Pro 22:16Pro 19:171Jn 4:21Ecc 5:81Jn 3:17-21Psa 12:5
but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, 2Ti 4:18Psa 23:42Co 5:8Gen 49:18Job 19:25-27Rev 14:132Co 1:9Job 13:15
but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; Pro 12:16Pro 12:23Pro 15:28Ecc 10:3Pro 13:16Pro 29:11Pro 15:2
even among fools she is known. 3
Righteousness exalts a nation, Psa 107:34Deu 28:1-68Deu 29:18-28Deu 4:6-8Ezk 16:1-63Hos 13:1Jdg 2:6-14Ezk 22:1-23
but sin is a disgrace to any people.
A king delights in a wise servant, Mat 24:45-51Luk 12:42-48Mat 25:21Mat 25:23Pro 22:11Pro 25:5Pro 29:12Pro 10:5
but his anger falls on the shameful.