The proverbs of Solomon. Pro 1:1Pro 17:25Pro 29:15Pro 23:15-16Pro 29:3Pro 23:24-25Pro 15:20Pro 17:21
A wise son makes a glad father;
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, Pro 11:4Pro 12:28Pro 21:6Psa 49:6-10Ezk 7:19Rom 5:21Zep 1:18Dan 4:27
but righteousness delivers from death.
The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, Psa 37:3Mat 6:30-33Psa 37:25Psa 34:9-10Psa 33:19Psa 37:19Zep 1:18Heb 13:5-6
but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, Pro 19:15Pro 20:4Pro 13:4Pro 21:5Pro 12:24Pro 6:6-111Co 15:58Pro 11:24
but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, Pro 6:8Pro 30:25Pro 17:2Pro 19:26Pro 6:6Isa 55:6-7Pro 12:4
but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, Deu 28:2Pro 28:20Job 29:13Pro 10:11Pro 24:252Ti 1:16-18Est 7:8Pro 11:26
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
The memory of the righteous is blessed, Psa 112:6Luk 1:48Mrk 14:9Psa 109:132Ch 24:16Psa 109:15Job 18:17Psa 9:5-6
but the name of the wicked will rot.
The wise in heart accept commandments, Mat 7:24-25Jas 3:13Pro 12:1Pro 9:9Psa 119:34Ecc 10:12Pro 1:5Pro 13:3
but a chattering fool will fall.
He who walks blamelessly walks surely, Pro 28:18Mat 10:26Psa 26:11-12Isa 33:15-161Co 4:51Ti 5:25Luk 12:1-2Psa 25:21
but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
One who winks with the eye causes sorrow, Psa 35:19Pro 6:133Jn 1:10Pro 10:8Job 15:12Pro 18:21Pro 18:6-7
but a chattering fool will fall.
The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, Pro 13:14Eph 4:29Pro 10:20-21Pro 10:6Pro 18:4Pro 10:32Pro 15:7Pro 16:22-24
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Hatred stirs up strife, 1Pe 4:81Co 13:4-7Pro 17:9Pro 15:18Jas 5:20Jas 4:1Pro 16:27Pro 28:25
but love covers all wrongs.
Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, Pro 26:3Pro 6:32Isa 50:4Pro 10:10-11Pro 10:21Pro 10:31Pro 15:23Pro 15:7
but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
Wise men lay up knowledge, Pro 10:8Pro 18:7Pro 13:3Pro 10:10Pro 9:92Co 4:6-7Mat 12:35Mat 13:44
but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. Pro 18:11Pro 19:7Pro 14:20Psa 52:7Ecc 7:12Pro 22:22-231Ti 6:17Jer 9:23
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The labor of the righteous leads to life. Isa 3:10-11Rom 6:23Heb 6:10Jhn 6:271Co 15:58Pro 11:18-19Gal 6:7-9Mat 12:33-34
The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
He is in the way of life who heeds correction, 2Pe 1:5-11Pro 15:10Luk 11:28Pro 5:12Pro 6:23Pro 3:18Pro 12:1Pro 4:13
but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
He who hides hatred has lying lips. Pro 26:24-26Psa 55:212Sa 13:23-292Sa 3:27Psa 15:31Sa 18:21-221Sa 18:292Sa 11:8-15
He who utters a slander is a fool.
In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, Jas 1:19Jas 3:2Pro 17:27-28Ecc 10:13-14Ecc 5:3Psa 39:1
but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. Gen 6:5Jer 17:9Pro 12:18Mat 12:34-35Pro 15:4Gen 8:21Pro 16:13Pro 23:7
The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
The lips of the righteous feed many, Hos 4:6Pro 17:16Mat 13:19Pro 1:29Ecc 12:9-10Job 4:3-4Job 23:12Pro 5:12
but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
The LORD’s blessing brings wealth, Psa 107:38Gen 26:121Sa 2:7-8Gen 24:35Gen 12:2Deu 8:17-18Psa 37:22Psa 113:7-8
and he adds no trouble to it.
It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, Pro 15:21Pro 14:9Pro 2:14Pro 26:18-19Ecc 11:9
but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
What the wicked fear will overtake them, Psa 145:19Isa 66:4Job 15:21Mat 5:61Jn 5:14-15Job 3:25Heb 10:27Psa 37:4
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; Psa 15:5Mat 7:24-27Pro 12:3Psa 58:91Ti 6:192Ti 2:19Eph 2:20Isa 40:24
but the righteous stand firm forever.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, Pro 25:13Pro 26:6Mat 25:26Pro 25:20Heb 6:12Isa 65:5Rom 12:11
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
The fear of the LORD prolongs days, Pro 9:11Pro 3:2Psa 91:16Job 15:32-33Job 22:15-16Psa 21:4Psa 34:11-13Ecc 7:17
but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The prospect of the righteous is joy, Job 8:13Psa 73:24-26Rom 15:13Pro 11:72Th 2:16Job 11:20Pro 14:32Psa 112:10
but the hope of the wicked will perish.
The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, Pro 21:15Rom 2:8-9Php 4:13Isa 40:31Psa 36:12Psa 37:20Psa 84:7Psa 92:7
but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
The righteous will never be removed, Psa 37:22Psa 125:1Psa 37:28-29Psa 37:9-10Pro 2:21-22Pro 10:25Psa 16:82Pe 1:10-11
but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, Psa 37:30Pro 10:13Pro 10:20-21Pro 10:11Psa 120:3-4Psa 31:18Psa 63:11
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, Pro 11:11Pro 12:18Pro 12:6Pro 15:28Pro 2:12Ecc 12:10Pro 15:2Pro 18:6-8
but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.