Verse set: A Journey Through Proverbs§↻

Verses

• Proverbs 14:4: Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen.
  
  
• Proverbs 14:23: In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.
  
  
• Proverbs 14:26-27: In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children. The fear of the LORD is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.
  
  
• Proverbs 14:29: The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.
  
  
• Proverbs 15:1: A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
  
  
• Proverbs 15:3: The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.
  
  
• Proverbs 15:12-13: The scorner does not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise. A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.
  
  
• Proverbs 15:22: Plans fail when there is no counsel, but with abundant advisers they are established.
  
  
• Proverbs 15:27-28: The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live. The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
  
  
• Proverbs 15:31-33: The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise. The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever hears reproof acquires understanding. The fear of the LORD provides wise instruction, and before honor comes humility.
  
  
• Proverbs 16:3: Commit your works to the LORD, and your plans will be established.
  
  
• Proverbs 16:5: The LORD abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished.
  
  
• Proverbs 16:8: Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.
  
  
• Proverbs 16:18-19: Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.
  
  
• Proverbs 16:26: A laborer's appetite works on his behalf, for his hunger urges him to work.
  
  
• Proverbs 16:31-33: Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness. Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city. The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the LORD.
  
  
• Proverbs 17:1: Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
  
  
• Proverbs 17:3: The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.
  
  
• Proverbs 17:7: Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!
  
  
• Proverbs 17:12: It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.
  
  
• Proverbs 17:17: A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.
  
  
• Proverbs 17:20: The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.
  
  
• Proverbs 17:22: A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
  
  
• Proverbs 17:27-28: The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning. Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.
  
  
• Proverbs 18:6-7: The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging. The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
  
  
• Proverbs 18:9-10: The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys. The name of the LORD is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.
  
  
• Proverbs 18:13-14: The one who gives an answer before he listens - that is his folly and his shame. A person's spirit sustains him through sickness - but who can bear a crushed spirit?
  
  
• Proverbs 18:16-17: A person's gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people. The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.
  
  
• Proverbs 18:19: A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.
  
  
• Proverbs 18:22: The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable, and receives a pleasurable gift from the LORD.
  
  
• Proverbs 18:24: A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
  
  
• Proverbs 19:1: Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
  
  
• Proverbs 19:5: A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.
  
  
• Proverbs 19:11: A person's wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
  
  
• Proverbs 19:14: A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
  
  
• Proverbs 19:17: The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.
  
  
• Proverbs 19:20-22: Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life. There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand. What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.
  
  
• Proverbs 20:1: Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.
  
  
• Proverbs 20:3: It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.
  
  
• Proverbs 20:7: The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.
  
  
• Proverbs 20:13-14: Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food. "It's worthless! It's worthless!" says the buyer, but when he goes on his way, he boasts.
  
  
• Proverbs 20:22: Do not say, "I will pay back evil!" Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.
  
  
• Proverbs 20:29: The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.
  
  
• Proverbs 21:5: The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
  
  
• Proverbs 21:13: The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.
  
  
• Proverbs 21:15: Doing justice brings joy to the righteous and terror to those who do evil.
  
  
• Proverbs 21:17: The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.
  
  
• Proverbs 21:23: The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.
  
  
• Proverbs 21:26: All day long he craves greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
  
  
• Proverbs 22:1: A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.
  
  
• Proverbs 22:2: The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the creator of them both.
  
  
• Proverbs 22:6: Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
  
  
• Proverbs 22:9: A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.
  
  
• Proverbs 22:11: The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious - the king will be his friend.
  
  
• Proverbs 22:15: Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
  
  
• Proverbs 22:17-18: Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction. For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.
  
  
• Proverbs 22:24-25: Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
  
  
• Proverbs 23:4-5: Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!
  
  
• Proverbs 23:13: Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
  
  
• Proverbs 23:14: If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.
  
  
• Proverbs 23:17: Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the LORD all the time.
  
  
• Proverbs 23:29-30: Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has dullness of the eyes? Those who linger over wine, those who go looking for mixed wine.
  
  
• Proverbs 24:3-4: By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.
  
  
• Proverbs 24:11-12: Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter. If you say, "But we did not know about this," does not the one who evaluates hearts consider? Does not the one who guards your life know? Will he not repay each person according to his deeds?
  
  
• Proverbs 23:23: Acquire truth and do not sell it - wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.
  
  
• Proverbs 24:16: Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down by calamity.
  
  
• Proverbs 24:17-18: Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice, lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.
  
  
• Proverbs 25:6-7: Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here," than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.
  
  
• Proverbs 25:8: Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?
  
  
• Proverbs 25:12: Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.
  
  
• Proverbs 25:15: Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.
  
  
• Proverbs 25:17: Don't set foot too frequently in your neighbor's house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.
  
  
• Proverbs 25:14: Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.
  
  

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