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This biblical book has many keen insights into the inner life of human beings. Here are some of them.

Verses

  • Proverbs 4:23: Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

  • Proverbs 12:20: Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

  • Proverbs 12:25: Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

  • Proverbs 13:12: Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

  • Proverbs 14:10: The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.

  • Proverbs 14:13: Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

  • Proverbs 15:1: A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

  • Proverbs 15:13: A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

  • Proverbs 15:28: The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Proverbs 15:30: A bright look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the body.

  • Proverbs 16:2: All a person's ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.

  • Proverbs 17:3: The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.

  • Proverbs 17:10: A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

  • 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 18:1-2: One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Proverbs 18:14: A person's spirit sustains him through sickness - but who can bear a crushed spirit?

  • Proverbs 19:3: A person's folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Proverbs 20:5: Counsel in a person's heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out.

  • Proverbs 20:9: Who can say, "I have kept my heart clean; I am pure from my sin"?

  • Proverbs 20:27: The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.

  • Proverbs 20:30: Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being.

  • Proverbs 21:1: The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

  • 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 25:15: Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.

  • Proverbs 25:20: Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

  • Proverbs 25:25: Like cold water to a weary person, so is good news from a distant land.

  • Proverbs 25:28: Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.

  • Proverbs 26:22: The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels; they go down into a person's innermost being.

  • Proverbs 27:19: As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person's heart reflects the person.

  • Proverbs 27:20: As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.

  • Proverbs 29:11: A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

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Created on Aug 9, 2022.

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