Proverbs

Proverbs 24: The Strength Of Wisdom In Overcoming Adversity

• Proverbs 24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
• Proverbs 24:2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
• Proverbs 24:3 Through wisdom is a house builded, and by understanding it is established:
• Proverbs 24:4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

• Proverbs 24:5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
• Proverbs 24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
• Proverbs 24:8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
• Proverbs 24:9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
• Proverbs 24:10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
• Proverbs 24:11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
• Proverbs 24:12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? afÿd shall not he render to every man according to his works?
• Proverbs 24:14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
• Proverbs 24:15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling ofthe righteous; spoil not his resting place:
• Proverbs 24:16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
• Proverbs 24:17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

• Proverbs 24:19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
• Proverbs 24:20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out
• Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
• Proverbs 24:22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
• Proverbs 24:23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect for persons in judgment.
• Proverbs 24:24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; he shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
• Proverbs 24:25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
• Proverbs 24:26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer
• Proverbs 24:28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause and deceive not with thy lips.
• Proverbs 24:29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
• Proverbs 24:30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard ofthe man void of understanding;
• Proverbs 24:31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
• Proverbs 24:33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
• Proverbs 24:34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 23: Setting Your Eyes On What Truly Matters

• Proverbs 23:1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
• Proverbs 23:2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
• Proverbs 23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat,
• Proverbs 23:4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom,

• Proverbs 23:5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
• Proverbs 23:6 Eat thou, not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
• Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
• Proverbs 23:8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
• Proverbs 23:10 Remove not the old landmark, and enter not into the fields ofthe fatherless:
• Proverbs 23:11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
• Proverbs 23:12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
• Proverbs 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
• Proverbs 23:14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

• Proverbs 23:16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things
• Proverbs 23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
• Proverbs 23:18 For surely there is an end, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
• Proverbs 23:19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
• Proverbs 23:20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
• Proverbs 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
• Proverbs 23:22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
• Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
• Proverbs 23:24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
• Proverbs 23:25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
• Proverbs 23:27 For a whore is a deep ditch, and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
• Proverbs 23:28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey and increaseth the transgressors among men.
• Proverbs 23:29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
• Proverbs 23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
• Proverbs 23:31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red when it giveth his color in the cup when it moveth itself aright.
• Proverbs 23:33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
• Proverbs 23:34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that Iieth upon the top of a mast.
• Proverbs 23:35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again

Proverbs 22: The Rewards Of Humility And Fear Of The Lord

• Proverbs 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.
• Proverbs 22:2 The rich and poor meet together; the LORD is the maker ofthem all.
• Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
• Proverbs 22:5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

• Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
• Proverbs 22:7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
• Proverbs 22:8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
• Proverbs 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
• Proverbs 22:10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
• Proverbs 22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

• Proverbs 22:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, l shall be slain in the streets.
• Proverbs 22:14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
• Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
• Proverbs 22:16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich shall surely come to want.
• Proverbs 22:17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
• Proverbs 22:18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
• Proverbs 22:20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
• Proverbs 22:21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
• Proverbs 22:22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
• Proverbs 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
• Proverbs 22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
• Proverbs 22:26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
• Proverbs 22:27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
• Proverbs 22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Proverbs 21: The Power Of Justice And Integrity

• Proverbs 21:1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water; he turneth it whithersoever he will
• Proverbs 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
• Proverbs 21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

• Proverbs 21:4 A high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
• Proverbs 21:5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of everyone that is hasty only to want.
• Proverbs 21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro ofthem that seek death.
• Proverbs 21:8 The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
• Proverbs 21:9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
• Proverbs 21:10 The soul ofthe wicked desireth evil: his neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.
• Proverbs 21:11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
• Proverbs 21:12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness
• Proverbs 21:14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
• Proverbs 21:15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
• Proverbs 21:16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
• Proverbs 21:17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich
• Proverbs 21:18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
• Proverbs 21:19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and angry woman.

• Proverbs 21:21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
• Proverbs 21:22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
• Proverbs 21:23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
• Proverbs 21:24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
• Proverbs 21:25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor.
• Proverbs 21:26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
• Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
• Proverbs 21:28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
• Proverbs 21:29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
• Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

Proverbs 19: The Joy Of Trusting In God’s Plans

• Proverbs 19:1 Setter is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
• Proverbs 19:2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
• Proverbs 19:3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
• Proverbs 19:4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

• Proverbs 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
• Proverbs 19:7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words,yet they are wanting to him.
• Proverbs 19:8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
• Proverbs 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish
• Proverbs 19:10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes,

• Proverbs 19:12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
• Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
• Proverbs 19:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
• Proverbs 19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
• Proverbs 19:16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
• Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
• Proverbs 19:18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
• Proverbs 19:20 Hear counsel and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
• Proverbs 19:21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel ofthe LORD, that shall stand
• Proverbs 19:22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
• Proverbs 19:23 The fear ofthe LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
• Proverbs 19:24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
• Proverbs 19:25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
• Proverbs 19:26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
• Proverbs 19:28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth ofthe wicked devoureth iniquity.
• Proverbs 19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

Proverbs 18: The Impact Of Words On Life And Death

• Proverbs 18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
• Proverbs 18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself

Proverbs 18 Commentary On The Power Of Words

• Proverbs 18:3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
• Proverbs 18:4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

• Proverbs 18:5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment
• Proverbs 18:6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes,
• Proverbs 18:7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

The Impact Of Words On Life And Death In Proverbs 18

• Proverbs 18:8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts ofthe belly.
• Proverbs 18:9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to life that is a great waster.

Proverbs 18:21 Meaning Explained (Life And Death In The Tongue)

• Proverbs 18:11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit
• Proverbs 18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
• Proverbs 18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
• Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Biblical Perspective On Words In Proverbs 18

• Proverbs 18:16 A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
• Proverbs 18:17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbor cometh and searcheth him.
• Proverbs 18:18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
• Proverbs 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
• Proverbs 18:20 A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

Proverbs 18 Study Guide

• Proverbs 18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the LORD.
• Proverbs 18:23 The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
• Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 17 Living A Life That Honors God And Others

• Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
• Proverbs 17:2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part ofthe inheritance among the brethren.
• Proverbs 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
• Proverbs 17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
• Proverbs 17:5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

• Proverbs 17:6 Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children are their fathers.
• Proverbs 17:8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
• Proverbs 17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
• Proverbs 17:10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
• Proverbs 17:11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
• Proverbs 17:12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
• Proverbs 17:13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
• Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention before it is meddled with.

• Proverbs 17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
• Proverbs 17:17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
• Proverbs 17:18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
• Proverbs 17:19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
• Proverbs 17:20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
• Proverbs 17:21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
• Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
• Proverbs 17:24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding, but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
• Proverbs 17:25 A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her that bare him.
• Proverbs 17:26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
• Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding

Proverbs 16: The Secret To Peace And Prosperity

• Proverbs 16:1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD,
• Proverbs 16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in hisÿwn eyes, but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
• Proverbs 16:4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
• Proverbs 16:5 Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand joins in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

• Proverbs 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD, men depart from evil.
• Proverbs 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
• Proverbs 16:9 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
• Proverbs 16:10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
• Proverbs 16:11 A just weight and balance are the LORD’S: all the weights ofthe bag are his work.
• Proverbs 16:12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
• Proverbs 16:13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh right.
• Proverbs 16:14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
• Proverbs 16:15 In the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
• Proverbs 16:16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get an understanding rather than be chosen than silver

• Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Proverbs 16:19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
• Proverbs 16:20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
• Proverbs 16:21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness ofthe lips increaseth learning.
• Proverbs 16:22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly
• Proverbs 16:23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
• Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
• Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
• Proverbs 16:26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
• Proverbs 16:27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
• Proverbs 16:28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chieffriends.
• Proverbs 16:29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
• Proverbs 16:30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
• Proverbs 16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
• Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

Proverbs 15: The Contrast Between Wisdom And Folly

• Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
• Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
• Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
• Proverbs 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

• Proverbs 15:5 A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
• Proverbs 15:6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
• Proverbs 15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart ofthe foolish doeth not so.
• Proverbs 15:9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
• Proverbs 15:10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
• Proverbs 15:11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more than the hearts of the children of men?
• Proverbs 15:12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
• Proverbs 15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
• Proverbs 15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

• Proverbs 15:16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
• Proverbs 15:17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
• Proverbs 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
• Proverbs 15:20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
• Proverbs 15:21 Folly is a joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
• Proverbs 15:22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counselors, they are established.
• Proverbs 15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
• Proverbs 15:24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
• Proverbs 15:26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words ofthe pure are pleasant words.
• Proverbs 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
• Proverbs 15:28 The heart ofthe righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth ofthe wicked poureth out evil things.
• Proverbs 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer ofthe righteous.
• Proverbs 15:30 The light ofthe eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
• Proverbs 15:32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
• Proverbs 15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is humility.

Proverbs 14: Building A Life Of Wisdom, Faith, And Integrity

• Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands,
• Proverbs 14:2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
• Proverbs 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips ofthe wise shall preserve them.
• Proverbs 14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

• Proverbs 14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
• Proverbs 14:6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
• Proverbs 14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
• Proverbs 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
• Proverbs 14:10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
• Proverbs 14:11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
• Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
• Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; ance the end of that mirth is heaviness.
• Proverbs 14:14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

• Proverbs 14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
• Proverbs 14:17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
• Proverbs 14:18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
• Proverbs 14:19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates ofthe righteous.
• Proverbs 14:20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
• Proverbs 14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
• Proverbs 14:23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
• Proverbs 14:24 The crown of the wise is their rich foolishness of fools is folly.
• Proverbs 14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
• Proverbs 14:26 In the fear ofthe LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
• Proverbs 14:28 In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
• Proverbs 14:29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
• Proverbs 14:30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
• Proverbs 14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
• Proverbs 14:33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
• Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
• Proverbs 14:35 The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.