915 passages indexed from Proverbs (THE JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition) — Page 16 of 19
Proverbs 3:33
GOD’s curse is on the house of the evildoer,But the abode of the righteous is blessed.
Proverbs 16:22
Good sense is a fountain of life to those who have it,And folly is the punishment of fools.
Proverbs 15:4
A healing tongue is a tree of life,But a devious one makes for a broken spirit.
Proverbs 5:19
A loving doe, a graceful mountain goat.Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;Be infatuated with love of her always.
Proverbs 12:17
A faithful witness tells the truth,But a false witness, deceit.
Proverbs 8:9
All are straightforward to anyone with intelligence,And right to those who have attained knowledge.
Proverbs 7:11
She is bustling and restive;She is never at home.
Proverbs 24:21
Fear GOD, my son, and the king,And do not mix with dissenters,
Proverbs 2:12
It will save you from an evildoer’s ways,From a man who speaks duplicity—
Proverbs 6:2
You have been trapped by the words of your mouth,Snared by the words of your mouth.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue;Those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 11:27
One who earnestly seeks good pursues what is pleasing;Evil comes to someone who is bent on it.
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise disseminate knowledge;Not so the minds of dullards.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go unpunished;One who testifies falsely is doomed.
Proverbs 28:7
An intelligent son heeds instruction,But he who keeps company with gluttons disgraces his father.
Proverbs 6:7
Without leaders, officers, or rulers,
Proverbs 27:27
The goats’ milk will suffice for your food,The food of your household,And the maintenance of your maids.
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth makes many friends,But a pauper is left friendless.
Proverbs 30:25
Ants are a folk without power,Yet they prepare food for themselves in summer;
Proverbs 8:24
There was still no deep when I was brought forth,No springs rich in water;
Proverbs 18:12
Before ruin a person’s heart is proud;Humility goes before honor.
Proverbs 26:15
The sluggard buries a hand in the bowl,And will not even bring it to the mouth.
Proverbs 23:28
She too lies in wait as if for prey,And destroys the unfaithful among men.
Proverbs 8:3
Near the gates at the city entrance;At the entryways, she shouts,
Proverbs 15:11
Sheol and Abaddon lie exposed to GOD,How much more the minds of mortals!
Proverbs 26:12
If you see a man who thinks himself wise,There is more hope for a dullard than for him.
Proverbs 19:1
Better a pauper who lives blamelesslyThan one who speaks perversely and is a dullard.
Proverbs 22:6
Train children in the way they each ought to go;They will not swerve from it even in old age.
Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the minds of those who plot evil;For those who plan good there is joy.
Proverbs 4:1
Sons, heed the discipline of a father;Listen and learn discernment,
Proverbs 19:24
A sluggard buries a hand in the bowl,And will not even bring it to the mouth.
Proverbs 15:14
The mind of a prudent person seeks knowledge;The mouth of dullards pursues folly.
Proverbs 10:18
One who conceals hatred has lying lips,While one who speaks forth slander is a dullard.
Proverbs 14:27
Fear of GOD is a fountain of life,Enabling one to avoid deadly snares.
Proverbs 16:2
People look approvingly on their own ways,But GOD probes motives.
Proverbs 30:8
Keep lies and false words far from me;Give me neither poverty nor riches,But provide me with my daily bread,
Proverbs 11:14
For want of strategy an army falls,But victory comes with much planning.
Proverbs 3:34
At scoffers [God] scoffs,But the lowly are shown grace.
Proverbs 2:22
While the wicked will vanish from the landAnd the treacherous will be rooted out of it.
Proverbs 5:23
He will die for lack of discipline,Infatuated by his great folly.
Proverbs 2:11
Foresight will protect you,And discernment will guard you.
Proverbs 24:26
Giving a straightforward replyIs like giving a kiss.
Proverbs 21:4
Haughty looks, a proud heart—The tillage of the wicked is sinful.
Proverbs 8:32
Now, children, listen to me;Happy are they who keep my ways.
Proverbs 17:7
Lofty words are not fitting for a villain,Much less lying words for a noble.
Proverbs 3:28
Do not say to your fellow, “Come back again;I’ll give it to you tomorrow,” when you have it with you.
Proverbs 1:32
The tranquility of the simple will kill them,And the complacency of dullards will destroy them.
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,Sweet to the palate and a cure for the body.
Proverbs 16:25
The road ahead may seem right,But in the end it can be a road to death.
Proverbs 10:24
What an evildoer plots backfires;What the righteous desire is granted.