Proverbs 30:1

The words of Agur son of Jakeh, [man of] Massa; the speech of the man to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

Proverbs 20:23

False weights are an abomination to GOD;Dishonest scales are not right.

Proverbs 23:30

Those whom wine keeps till the small hours,Those who gather to drain the cups.

Proverbs 11:8

A righteous person is rescued from troubleAnd it comes to the wicked instead.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp,The teaching is a light,And the way to life is the rebuke that disciplines.

Proverbs 16:26

The appetite of laborers labors for them,Because their hungerbhunger Lit. “mouth.” forces them on.cforces them on Meaning of Heb. uncertain.

Proverbs 24:31

It was all overgrown with thorns;Its surface was covered with chickweed,And its stone fence lay in ruins.

Proverbs 1:11

If they say, “Come with us,Let us set an ambush to shed blood,Let us lie in wait for the innocent(Without cause!)

Proverbs 7:19

For the man of the house is away;dthe man of the house is away Or “that other guy is not home,” namely, the speaker’s husband. He is off on a distant journey.

Proverbs 4:17

They eat the bread of wickednessAnd drink the wine of lawlessness.

Proverbs 24:2

For their heartsahearts See note to 15.28. talk violence,And their lips speak mischief.

Proverbs 3:4

And you will find favor and approbationIn the eyes of God and human beings.

Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his fellowSpreads a net for his feet.

Proverbs 26:16

In self-regard, the sluggard is wiserThan seven who give good advice.

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold, fine gold,And my produce better than choice silver.

Proverbs 18:22

He who finds a wife has found happinessAnd has won GOD’s favor.

Proverbs 7:7

And saw among the simple,Noticed among the youths,A young man devoid of sense.

Proverbs 13:13

One who disdains a precept will be injured thereby;One who respects a command will be rewarded.

Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart makes a cheerful face;A sad heart makes a despondent mood.

Proverbs 20:15

Gold is plentiful, jewels abundant,But wise speech is a precious object.

Proverbs 11:24

Some give generously and end with more;Others stint on doing the right thing and incur a loss.

Proverbs 27:22

Even if you pound the fool in a mortarWith a pestle along with grain,His folly will not leave him.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocks a fatherAnd disdains the homage due a mother—The ravens of the brook will gouge it out,Young eagles will devour it.

Proverbs 28:17

Anyone oppressed by bloodguilt will flee to a pit;Let none offer support.

Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred sickens the heart,But desire realized is a tree of life.

Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright guides them;The deviousness of the treacherous leads them to ruin.

Proverbs 5:4

But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood,Sharp as a two-edged sword.

Proverbs 30:14

A breed whose teeth are swords,Whose jaws are knives,Ready to devour the poor of the land,The needy among us.cus Heb. “humankind.”

Proverbs 15:5

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,But one who heeds reproof becomes clever.

Proverbs 19:29

Punishments are in store for scoffersAnd blows for the backs of dullards.

Proverbs 15:15

All the days of a pauper are wretched,But contentment is a feast without end.

Proverbs 12:21

No harm befalls a righteous person,But the wicked have their fill of misfortune.

Proverbs 6:21

Tie them over your heart always;Bind them around your throat.

Proverbs 3:12

For whom GOD loves, [God] rebukes,As a father the son whom he favors.

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are the crown of their elders,And the glory of children is their parents.

Proverbs 20:30

Bruises and wounds are repaymentgrepayment Meaning of Heb. uncertain. for evil,Striking at one’s inmost parts.

Proverbs 14:35

The king favors a capable servant;He rages at an incompetent one.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and accept disciplineIn order that you may be wise in the end.

Proverbs 30:2

I am more brutish than anyone else;amore brutish than anyone else Or “brutish, less than a man.” I lack common sense.

Proverbs 16:21

The wise-hearted are called discerning;Those whose speech is pleasing gain wisdom.

Proverbs 25:28

Like an open city without wallsIs a man whose temper is uncurbed.

Proverbs 19:11

People show intelligence by their forbearance;It is their glory when they overlook an offense.

Proverbs 29:6

An evil man’s offenses are a trap for himself,But a righteous person sings out joyously.

Proverbs 12:23

A clever person conceals knowledge,But the mind of dullards cries out folly.

Proverbs 11:25

A generous person enjoys prosperity;One who satisfies others shall likewise be sated.

Proverbs 1:22

“How long will you simple ones love simplicity,You scoffers be eager to scoff,You dullards hate knowledge?

Proverbs 27:25

Grass vanishes, new grass appears,And the herbage of the hills is gathered in.

Proverbs 4:14

Do not enter on the path of the wicked;Do not walk on the way of evildoers.

Proverbs 3:16

In her right hand is length of days,In her left, riches and honor.

Proverbs 10:5

He who lays in stores during the summer is a capable son,But he who sleeps during the harvest is an incompetent.