Proverbs

915 passages indexed from Proverbs (THE JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition) — Page 7 of 19

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Proverbs 15:26
Evil thoughts are an abomination to GOD,But pleasant words are pure.
Proverbs 15:25
GOD will tear down the house of the proud—But will establish the homestead of the widow.
Proverbs 25:25
Like cold water to a parched throatIs good news from a distant land.
Proverbs 6:32
He who commits adultery is devoid of sense;Only one who would destroy himself does such a thing.
Proverbs 16:3
Entrust your affairs to GOD,And your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 6:22
When you walk it will lead you;When you lie down it will watch over you;And when you are awake it will talk with you.
Proverbs 10:29
The way of GOD is a stronghold for a blameless person,But a ruin for evildoers.
Proverbs 24:14
Know: such is wisdom for your soul;If you attain it, there is a future;Your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 8:13
To fear GOD is to hate evil;I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way,And duplicity in speech.
Proverbs 26:8
Like a pebble in a sling,So is paying honor to a dullard.
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon:A wise son brings joy to his father;A dull son is his mother’s sorrow.
Proverbs 12:11
He who tills his land shall have food in plenty,But one who pursues vanities is devoid of sense.
Proverbs 5:9
Lest you give up your vigor to others,Your years to a ruthless one;
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings light upon the head of a righteous person,But lawlessness covers the mouths of the wicked.
Proverbs 20:12
The ear that hears, the eye that sees— GOD made them both.
Proverbs 24:10
If you showed yourself slack in time of trouble,Wanting in power,
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous is radiant;The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Proverbs 21:12
The Righteous One observes the house of a wicked person—And subverts the wicked to their ruin.
Proverbs 25:4
The dross having been separated from the silver,A vessel emerged for the smith.
Proverbs 7:14
“I had to make a sacrifice of well-being;Today I fulfilled my vows.
Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke works on an intelligent personMore than one hundred blows on a fool.
Proverbs 13:24
He who spares the rod hates his son,But he who loves him disciplines him early.
Proverbs 26:23
Base silver laid over earthenwareAre ardent lips with an evil mind.
Proverbs 1:23
You are indifferent to my rebuke;I will now speak my mind to you,And let you know my thoughts.
Proverbs 22:15
If folly settles in the heart of a youth,The rod of discipline will remove it.
Proverbs 23:20
Do not be of those who guzzle wine,Or glut themselves on meat,
Proverbs 1:24
Since you refused me when I called,And paid no heed when I extended my hand,
Proverbs 15:23
Having a ready response feels satisfying,And how good is a word rightly timed!
Proverbs 30:31
eMeaning of verse uncertain. The greyhound, the he-goat,The king whom none dares resist.
Proverbs 16:11
Honest scales and balances are GOD’s,Whose work includes all the weights in the bag.
Proverbs 14:29
Patience results in much understanding;Impatience gets folly as its portion.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life,But lawlessness covers the mouths of the wicked.
Proverbs 4:2
For I give you good instruction;Do not forsake my teaching.
Proverbs 1:6
For understanding proverb and epigram,The words of the wise and their riddles.
Proverbs 10:10
Whoever winks causes sorrow;One whose speech is foolish comes to grief.
Proverbs 16:14
The king’s wrath is a messenger of death,But a man who is wise can appease it.
Proverbs 22:1
Repute is preferable to great wealth,Grace is better than silver and gold.
Proverbs 11:7
At death the hopes of a wicked person are doomed,And the ambition of evildoersbambition of evildoers Or “wish for posterity,” i.e., hope for family continuity; cf. Rashi. comes to nothing.
Proverbs 13:2
A man enjoys good from the fruit of his speech;But out of the throat of the treacherous comes lawlessness.
Proverbs 13:15
Good sense wins favor;The way of treacherous men is unchanging.cunchanging Or “harsh.”
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous person knows the needs of their beast,But the compassion of the wicked is cruelty.
Proverbs 9:17
“Stolen waters are sweet,And bread eaten furtively is tasty.”
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a grumbler are bruising;bbruising Meaning of Heb. uncertain. They penetrate one’s inmost parts.
Proverbs 23:2
Thrust a knife into your gulletIf you have a large appetite.
Proverbs 15:3
GOD’s eyes are everywhere,Observing the bad and the good.
Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of a forbiddenaforbidden Lit. “strange.” woman drip honey;Her mouth is smoother than oil;
Proverbs 14:15
The simple believe anything;The clever ponders their course.
Proverbs 24:11
If you refrained from rescuing those taken off to death,Those condemned to slaughter—
Proverbs 13:14
The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life,Enabling one to avoid deadly snares.
Proverbs 5:16
Your springs will gush forthIn streams in the public squares.