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 the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, 2Ti 3:2-3Act 10:35Pro 28:6Job 28:28Psa 112:1Rom 2:4-5Act 9:31Ecc 12:13
but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
The fool’s talk 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 no oxen are, the crib is clean, 1Co 9:9-11Pro 13:23Amo 4:6
but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
A truthful witness will not lie, Exo 23:1Pro 19:5Pro 6:19Pro 12:17Pro 14:251Ki 22:12-14Pro 13:5Pro 19:9
but a false witness pours out lies.
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, 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 a discerning person.
Stay away from a foolish man, Pro 13:201Co 5:11Eph 5:11Pro 9:6Pro 19:27
for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
The wisdom of the prudent is to think about 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 is deceit.
Fools mock at making atonement for sins, Pro 10:23Pro 26:18-19Rom 14:17-18Jud 1:18Pro 13:15Pro 30:20Pro 8:35Job 34:7-9
but among the upright there is good will.
The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; Php 4:7Pro 18:14Jhn 14:18Pro 15:13Job 10:1Rev 2:171Pe 1:81Sa 1:10
he will not share these with a stranger.
The house of the wicked will be overthrown, 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 which seems right to a man, Pro 16:25Mat 7:13-14Pro 12:15Gal 6:3Luk 13:24Rom 6:21Pro 30:12Jas 1:22
but in the end it leads to death.
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, Ecc 2:2Jas 4:9Ecc 11:9Ecc 2:10-11Ecc 7:5-6Luk 16:25Pro 5:4Rev 18:7-8
and mirth may end in heaviness.
The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; Gal 6:8Pro 12:14Heb 3:12Jer 8:5Jer 2:192Pe 2:20-22Gal 6:4Jhn 4:14
likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
A simple man believes everything, Eph 5:17Pro 14:81Jn 4:1Pro 27:12Pro 4:26Eph 4:14Pro 22:3Rom 16:18-19
but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
A wise man fears and shuns evil, Pro 22:3Pro 3:71Th 5:22Gen 42:18Pro 29:91Ki 20:10-11Gen 33:9Job 31:21-23
but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, Pro 14:29Ecc 7:9Jas 1:19Pro 29:22Pro 15:18Pro 16:32Pro 22:24Est 3:6
and a crafty 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 down 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 person is shunned even by his own neighbor, Pro 19:4Pro 10:15Job 30:10Pro 19:6-7Est 3:2Est 5:10-11Job 19:13-14Job 6:21-23
but the rich person has many friends.
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 he who has pity on the poor is blessed.
Don’t they go astray who plot evil? Pro 12:2Jhn 1:17Mat 5:7Psa 25:102Ch 6:8Gen 24:27Isa 32:7-8Pro 14:17
But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
In all hard work there is profit, Pro 28:19Pro 12:242Th 3:10-12Heb 6:10-11Ecc 5:3Jhn 6:271Ti 5:13Pro 10:10
but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
The crown of the wise is their riches, Ecc 7:11-12Luk 12:19-20Luk 16:19-25Luk 16:9Psa 112:9Isa 33:6Pro 27:22Psa 49:10-13
but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
A truthful witness saves souls, Pro 14:5Act 26:16-201Ti 4:1-32Pe 3:3Act 20:26-27Act 20:21
but a false witness is deceitful.
In the fear of the LORD is a secure fortress, Pro 19:23Jer 32:39-40Pro 18:10Psa 115:13-14Pro 3:7-8Psa 34:7-11Mal 3:16-18Mal 4:2
and he will be a refuge for his children.
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 people from the snares of death.
In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, 1Ki 4:20-212Ki 13:7Exo 1:22Exo 1:121Ki 20:272Ki 10:32-33
but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, Jas 1:19Ecc 7:9Pro 14:17Pro 15:18Pro 19:11Pro 16:32Pro 25:28Mat 11:29
but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
The life of the body is a heart at peace, Pro 17:22Job 5:2Pro 3:8Pro 4:23Pro 12:42Ti 1:7Psa 112:10Psa 119:80
but envy rots the bones.
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, Pro 22:2Pro 17:5Pro 22:16Pro 19:171Jn 4:21Ecc 5:81Jn 3:17-21Psa 12:5
but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
The wicked is brought down in his calamity, 2Ti 4:18Psa 23:42Co 5:8Gen 49:18Job 19:25-27Rev 14:132Co 1:9Job 13:15
but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, Pro 12:16Pro 12:23Pro 15:28Ecc 10:3Pro 13:16Pro 29:11Pro 15:2
and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
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.
The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, Mat 24:45-51Luk 12:42-48Mat 25:21Mat 25:23Pro 22:11Pro 25:5Pro 29:12Pro 10:5
but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.