Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Pro 28:6Pro 16:8Mat 16:26Pro 19:22Pro 14:2Pro 15:16Pro 20:7Isa 59:3
than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, Pro 21:5Pro 29:20Php 1:9Ecc 7:9Isa 28:16Hos 4:6Jhn 16:3Rom 10:2
nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.
The foolishness of man subverts his way; Rev 16:9-11Psa 37:7Pro 11:31Sa 22:13-232Ch 16:9-10Num 16:19-411Ki 20:42-431Sa 13:13
his heart rages against the LORD.
Wealth adds many friends, Pro 14:20Pro 19:6-7Job 19:13-17Luk 15:13-15Job 6:15-23Pro 10:15
but the poor is separated from his friend.
A false witness shall not be unpunished. Pro 21:28Exo 23:1Pro 6:19Pro 19:9Dan 6:24Deu 19:16-21Deu 5:111Ki 2:9
He who pours out lies shall not go free.
Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, Pro 18:16Pro 29:26Pro 17:8Gen 42:6Rom 6:23Pro 19:12Pro 21:142Sa 19:19-39
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
All the relatives of the poor shun him; Psa 88:81Jn 3:17-18Jas 2:15-16Pro 18:23Pro 19:4Psa 38:11Ecc 9:15-16Pro 21:13
how much more do his friends avoid him!
He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. Pro 16:20Pro 8:35-36Pro 3:18Pro 4:61Pe 3:10Jhn 14:21Pro 2:1-9Psa 19:11
He who keeps understanding shall find good.
A false witness shall not be unpunished. Rev 22:15Pro 19:5Rev 19:202Pe 2:1-3Jer 28:15-17Rev 21:81Ti 4:1-22Th 2:8-10
He who utters lies shall perish.
Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, Pro 30:21-22Pro 26:1Luk 16:19Luk 16:231Sa 25:362Sa 3:24-252Sa 3:39Amo 6:3-6
much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. Pro 16:32Pro 14:29Jas 1:19Col 3:12-13Pro 15:18Pro 20:3Eph 4:32Pro 12:16
It is his glory to overlook an offense.
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, Hos 14:5Luk 12:4-5Pro 16:14-15Pro 20:2Pro 28:15Dan 2:12-13Dan 3:19-23Ecc 8:4
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. Pro 21:9Pro 27:15Pro 10:1Pro 25:242Sa 13:1-18Job 14:19Pro 15:20Pro 17:21
A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, Pro 18:22Pro 31:10-31Pro 13:22Pro 3:6Jas 1:172Co 12:14Gen 28:1-4Deu 21:16
but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. Pro 23:21Pro 20:132Th 3:10Pro 6:9-10Pro 24:33Rom 13:11-12Pro 10:4-5Eph 5:14
The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, Luk 10:28Pro 13:131Jn 5:3Luk 11:281Jn 3:22Pro 16:17Ecc 8:5Mat 16:26
but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; Pro 28:27Heb 6:10Luk 6:382Co 9:6-8Mat 25:40Ecc 11:1Isa 58:7-11Mat 10:41-42
he will reward him.
Discipline your son, for there is hope; Pro 13:24Pro 29:15Pro 22:15Pro 23:13-14Heb 12:7-10Pro 29:17
don’t be a willing party to his death.
A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, Pro 25:281Sa 24:17-222Sa 16:5-6Pro 29:221Sa 22:7-231Sa 26:21-25Pro 22:24-251Sa 20:30-31
for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
Listen to counsel and receive instruction, Pro 12:15Pro 8:34-35Pro 2:1-9Pro 1:8Pro 4:1Luk 16:19-23Num 23:10Psa 90:14
that you may be wise in your latter end.
There are many plans in a man’s heart, Pro 16:9Isa 14:24Pro 16:1Psa 33:10-11Isa 46:10Pro 21:30Eph 1:11Job 23:13
but the LORD’s counsel will prevail.
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. 2Co 8:122Ch 6:8Mrk 14:6-8Mrk 12:41-442Co 8:2-3Pro 19:1Tit 1:21Ch 29:2-3
A poor man is better than a liar.
The fear of the LORD leads to life, then contentment; Mat 5:6Pro 14:26-27Isa 58:10-11Pro 12:211Ti 4:8Heb 13:5-6Php 4:11-12Psa 90:14
he rests and will not be touched by trouble.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; Pro 15:19Pro 26:13-16Pro 6:9-10Pro 24:30-34Mrk 14:20Pro 12:27Pro 19:15Mat 26:23
he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; Pro 21:11Pro 17:10Pro 15:5Rev 3:19Pro 9:8-10Deu 13:11Deu 21:21
rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
He who robs his father and drives away his mother Pro 10:5Pro 17:2Pro 28:24Pro 30:17Deu 21:18-21Pro 10:1Pro 17:25Pro 23:22-25
is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
If you stop listening to instruction, my son, 1Ti 6:3-5Mrk 4:241Jn 4:1Mat 7:15Pro 14:72Co 11:13-152Jn 1:101Ki 22:22-28
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
A corrupt witness mocks justice, Job 15:16Act 6:11-13Job 34:7Luk 18:2-41Ki 21:13Job 20:12-131Ki 21:10Hos 4:8
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
Penalties are prepared for scoffers, Pro 26:3Pro 10:13Pro 9:122Pe 3:3-7Act 13:40-41Heb 12:6Isa 28:22Isa 29:20
and beatings for the backs of fools.