Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. 1 Pro 15:17Psa 37:16Pro 21:19Pro 21:9Pro 7:14 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. Pro 10:5Ecc 4:13Pro 14:35Pro 19:26Pro 11:29Pro 29:15Gen 24:4-67 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. Isa 48:10Jer 17:10Psa 26:2Pro 27:211Ch 29:171Pe 1:7Psa 66:10Mal 3:2-3 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. 2Ti 4:3-41Jn 4:5Pro 28:4Isa 30:10Jer 5:311Ki 22:6-28Rev 13:3-81Sa 22:7-11 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. 2 Pro 14:31Job 31:291Jn 3:17Oba 1:11-13Pro 14:21Pro 16:5Pro 24:17-18Rom 12:15 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. Psa 127:3-5Pro 16:31Pro 13:22Psa 128:3-6Exo 3:14-151Ki 11:121Ki 15:4Gen 50:23 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. 3 4 Pro 29:12Psa 50:16-172Sa 23:3Job 34:12Mat 7:5Pro 12:19Pro 16:10-13Pro 26:7 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 5 Exo 23:8Mic 7:31Sa 25:35Amo 5:12Deu 16:19Isa 1:23Pro 17:23Pro 21:14 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. 6 Pro 10:121Pe 4:8Pro 16:28Psa 32:1 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. 7 Rev 3:19Pro 9:8-9Pro 13:1Pro 15:5Pro 19:25Pro 27:22Psa 141:5Pro 29:19 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 1Ki 2:462Sa 16:5-92Sa 18:151Ki 2:24-251Ki 2:312Sa 20:22Luk 19:27Mat 21:41 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. 2Sa 17:8Hos 13:8Pro 27:3Pro 28:152Ki 2:24Mat 2:16 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. Psa 109:4-131Pe 3:9Psa 55:12-15Rom 12:17Psa 35:12Psa 38:202Sa 12:101Sa 24:17 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. Pro 20:3Pro 25:82Ti 2:23-241Th 4:11Ecc 7:8-9Pro 15:1Pro 16:32Pro 19:11 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. Exo 23:7Isa 5:23Pro 18:5Pro 24:23-24Amo 6:12Isa 55:8-9Pro 15:8Amo 5:12 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? Pro 21:25-26Pro 23:23Act 28:26-27Deu 5:29Pro 18:15Pro 8:4-52Co 6:1Act 13:46 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Pro 18:24Jhn 15:13-141Sa 20:17Rut 1:161Sa 18:3Pro 19:7Heb 2:112Sa 1:26 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. 8 Pro 11:15Pro 6:1-5Pro 22:26-27Pro 20:16Pro 22:16 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. Pro 16:18Pro 18:121Sa 25:36-38Jas 3:14-161Ki 1:52Sa 15:1Jas 1:20Pro 17:14 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 9 Jas 3:6-8Pro 10:31Ecc 10:12Pro 10:10Pro 10:14Pro 18:6-7Pro 3:32Pro 6:12-15 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. Pro 10:1Pro 19:131Sa 2:32-35Gen 26:34Pro 15:20Pro 17:25Pro 23:15-162Co 2:3 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 10 Pro 15:13Pro 12:25Pro 18:142Co 7:10Ecc 9:7-9Rom 5:2-52Co 2:7Psa 102:3-5 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. Deu 16:19Exo 23:8Mic 7:3Pro 17:8Isa 1:231Sa 12:31Sa 8:3Ezk 22:12 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. Ecc 2:14Ecc 8:1Pro 14:6Psa 119:371Jn 2:16Ecc 6:9Jhn 7:17Pro 15:14 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. Pro 10:12Sa 13:1-22Pro 15:20Pro 19:13Ecc 2:18-19 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. Pro 17:15Pro 18:5Jhn 18:22Job 34:18-192Sa 3:39Gen 18:25Mic 5:12Sa 16:7-8
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 11 Jas 3:18Jas 1:19Pro 10:19Pro 14:29Pro 15:28Jas 3:2Ecc 9:17Pro 16:32 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. Job 13:5Pro 15:2Ecc 10:14Ecc 5:3Ecc 10:3