Proverbs 14:26

Fear of GOD is a stronghold,A refuge for one’s children.

Proverbs 25:8

Be vented rashly in a quarrel;ThinkaThink Lit. “Lest.” of what it will effect in the end,When your fellow puts you to shame.

Proverbs 22:18

It is good that you store them inside you,And that all of them be constantly on your lips,

Proverbs 21:22

One wise man prevailed over a city of warriorsAnd brought down its mighty stronghold.

Proverbs 20:17

Bread gained by fraud may be tasty to a man,But later his mouth will be filled with gravel.

Proverbs 13:22

A good man has what to bequeath to his grandchildren,For the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.

Proverbs 20:14

“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,Then goes away in self-congratulation.

Proverbs 8:8

All my words are just,None of them perverse or crooked;

Proverbs 21:6

Treasures acquired by a lying tongueAre like driven vapor, heading for extinction.aAre like driven vapor, heading for extinction Meaning of Heb. uncertain.

Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of a fool is a rod of haughtiness,But the lips of the wise protect them.

Proverbs 14:6

Scoffers seek wisdom in vain,But knowledge comes easily to the intelligent.

Proverbs 12:27

A negligent person never has game to roast;A diligent one has precious wealth.cA diligent one has precious wealth Meaning of Heb. uncertain.

Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to one devoid of sense;A prudent man walks a straight path.

Proverbs 29:25

A person’s fears becomefA person’s fears become Or “Fear of other people becomes.” a trap,But one who trusts in GOD shall be safeguarded.

Proverbs 22:3

One who was shrewd saw trouble and took cover;The simple kept going and paid the penalty.

Proverbs 15:31

One whose ear heeds the discipline of lifeLodges among the wise.

Proverbs 24:17

If your enemies fall, do not exult;If they trip, let your heart not rejoice,

Proverbs 24:23

These also are by the sages:It is not right to be partial in judgment.

Proverbs 16:7

GOD, when pleased with someone’s conduct,May turn even their enemies into allies.

Proverbs 16:33

Lots are cast into the lap;The decision depends on GOD.

Proverbs 12:16

Fools’ vexation is known at once,But the clever conceal their humiliation.

Proverbs 18:9

One who is slack at workIs akincakin Lit. “a brother.” to a vandal.

Proverbs 9:4

“Let the simple enter here.”To those devoid of sense she says,

Proverbs 16:16

How much better to acquire wisdom than gold;To acquire understanding is preferable to silver.

Proverbs 4:8

Hug her to you and she will exalt you;She will bring you honor if you embrace her.

Proverbs 26:4

Do not answer a dullard in accord with his folly,Else you will become like him.

Proverbs 23:29

Who cries, “Woe!” who, “Alas!”;Who has quarrels, who complaints;Who has wounds without cause;Who has bleary eyes?

Proverbs 8:5

O simple ones, learn shrewdness;O dullards, instruct your minds.

Proverbs 5:15

Drink water from your own cistern,Running water from your own well.

Proverbs 5:20

Why be infatuated, my son, with a forbiddenbforbidden Or “a stranger.” woman?Why clasp the bosom of an alien woman?

Proverbs 9:13

The stupid woman bustles about;She is simple and knows nothing.

Proverbs 28:21

To be partial is not right;Even one who is valiant may do wrong for a piece of bread.

Proverbs 11:26

Whoever withholds grain earns the curses of the people,But blessings are on the head of the one who dispenses it.

Proverbs 27:15

An endless dripping on a rainy dayAnd a contentious wife are alike;

Proverbs 28:11

A rich man is clever in his own eyes,But a perceptive pauper can see through him.

Proverbs 30:13

A breed so haughty of bearing, so supercilious;

Proverbs 22:13

The sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the street;I shall be killed if I step outside.”cif I step outside Lit. “in the square.”

Proverbs 27:24

For property does not last forever,Or a crown for all generations.

Proverbs 26:5

Answer a dullard in accord with his folly,Else he will think himself wise.

Proverbs 23:1

When you sit down to dine with a ruler,Consider well who is before you.

Proverbs 22:10

Expel the scoffer and contention departs,Quarrel and contumely cease.

Proverbs 30:26

The badger is a folk without strength,Yet it makes its home in the rock;

Proverbs 2:5

Then you will understand the fear of GOD And attain knowledge of God.

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom rests quietly in the mind of a prudent person,But among dullards it makes itself known.

Proverbs 27:7

A sated appetite disdains honey,But to a ravenous appetite, even the bitter is sweet.

Proverbs 24:6

For by stratagems you wage war,And victory comes with much planning.

Proverbs 23:32

In the end, it bites like a snake;It spits like a basilisk.

Proverbs 8:21

I endow those who love me with substance;I will fill their treasuries.

Proverbs 17:23

The wicked draw bribes out of their bosomTo pervert the course of justice.

Proverbs 7:9

In the dusk of evening,In the dark hours of night.