Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness
Better a dry morsel in quietness Pro 15:17Psa 37:16Pro 21:19Pro 21:9Pro 7:14
than a house full of feasting 1with strife.
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son Pro 10:5Ecc 4:13Pro 14:35Pro 19:26Pro 11:29Pro 29:15Gen 24:4-67
and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, Isa 48:10Jer 17:10Psa 26:2Pro 27:211Ch 29:171Pe 1:7Psa 66:10Mal 3:2-3
but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
A wicked man listens to evil lips; 2Ti 4:3-41Jn 4:5Pro 28:4Isa 30:10Jer 5:311Ki 22:6-28Rev 13:3-81Sa 22:7-11
a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; Pro 14:31Job 31:291Jn 3:17Oba 1:11-13Pro 14:21Pro 16:5Pro 24:17-18Rom 12:15
whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, Psa 127:3-5Pro 16:31Pro 13:22Psa 128:3-6Exo 3:14-151Ki 11:121Ki 15:4Gen 50:23
and the glory of a son is his father.
Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; Pro 29:12Psa 50:16-172Sa 23:3Job 34:12Mat 7:5Pro 12:19Pro 16:10-13Pro 26:7
how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
A bribe is a charm to its giver; Exo 23:8Mic 7:31Sa 25:35Amo 5:12Deu 16:19Isa 1:23Pro 17:23Pro 21:14
wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, Pro 10:121Pe 4:8Pro 16:28Psa 32:1
but he who brings it up separates friends.
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment Rev 3:19Pro 9:8-9Pro 13:1Pro 15:5Pro 19:25Pro 27:22Psa 141:5Pro 29:19
deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
An evil man seeks only rebellion; 1Ki 2:462Sa 16:5-92Sa 18:151Ki 2:24-251Ki 2:312Sa 20:22Luk 19:27Mat 21:41
a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs 2Sa 17:8Hos 13:8Pro 27:3Pro 28:152Ki 2:24Mat 2:16
than a fool in his folly.
If anyone returns evil for good, Psa 109:4-131Pe 3:9Psa 55:12-15Rom 12:17Psa 35:12Psa 38:202Sa 12:101Sa 24:17
evil will never leave his house.
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; Pro 20:3Pro 25:82Ti 2:23-241Th 4:11Ecc 7:8-9Pro 15:1Pro 16:32Pro 19:11
so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— Exo 23:7Isa 5:23Pro 18:5Pro 24:23-24Amo 6:12Isa 55:8-9Pro 15:8Amo 5:12
both are detestable to the LORD.
Why should the fool have money in his hand Pro 21:25-26Pro 23:23Act 28:26-27Deu 5:29Pro 18:15Pro 8:4-52Co 6:1Act 13:46
with no intention of buying wisdom?
A friend loves at all times, Pro 18:24Jhn 15:13-141Sa 20:17Rut 1:161Sa 18:3Pro 19:7Heb 2:112Sa 1:26
and a brother is born for adversity.
A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge Pro 11:15Pro 6:1-5Pro 22:26-27Pro 20:16Pro 22:16
and puts up security for his neighbor.
He who loves transgression loves strife; Pro 16:18Pro 18:121Sa 25:36-38Jas 3:14-161Ki 1:52Sa 15:1Jas 1:20Pro 17:14
he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, Jas 3:6-8Pro 10:31Ecc 10:12Pro 10:10Pro 10:14Pro 18:6-7Pro 3:32Pro 6:12-15
and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
A man fathers a fool to his own grief; Pro 10:1Pro 19:131Sa 2:32-35Gen 26:34Pro 15:20Pro 17:25Pro 23:15-162Co 2:3
the father of a fool has no joy.
A joyful heart is good medicine, Pro 15:13Pro 12:25Pro 18:142Co 7:10Ecc 9:7-9Rom 5:2-52Co 2:7Psa 102:3-5
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
A wicked man takes a covert bribe 2 Deu 16:19Exo 23:8Mic 7:3Pro 17:8Isa 1:231Sa 12:31Sa 8:3Ezk 22:12
to subvert the course of justice.
Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, Ecc 2:14Ecc 8:1Pro 14:6Psa 119:371Jn 2:16Ecc 6:9Jhn 7:17Pro 15:14
but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
A foolish son brings grief to his father Pro 10:12Sa 13:1-22Pro 15:20Pro 19:13Ecc 2:18-19
and bitterness to her who bore him.
It is surely not good to punish the innocent Pro 17:15Pro 18:5Jhn 18:22Job 34:18-192Sa 3:39Gen 18:25Mic 5:12Sa 16:7-8
or to flog a noble for his honesty.
A man of knowledge restrains his words, Jas 3:18Jas 1:19Pro 10:19Pro 14:29Pro 15:28Jas 3:2Ecc 9:17Pro 16:32
and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, Job 13:5Pro 15:2Ecc 10:14Ecc 5:3Ecc 10:3
and discerning when he holds his tongue.