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 24:2
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Proverbs 24:3
Through wisdom is an 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 24:6
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs 24:9
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
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? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
Proverbs 24:13
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
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 24:16
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 24:18
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
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 24:25
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Proverbs 24:27
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Proverbs 24:28
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the 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 24:32
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Proverbs 24:34
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbs 25:3
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Proverbs 25:4
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25:6
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Proverbs 25:9
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Proverbs 25:10
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
Proverbs 25:12
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Proverbs 25:14
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Proverbs 25:15
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Proverbs 25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:17
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Proverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Proverbs 25:19
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 25:20
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Proverbs 25:21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Proverbs 25:22
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Proverbs 25:28
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Proverbs 26:1
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Proverbs 26:6
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
Proverbs 26:10
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
Proverbs 26:17
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26:18
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Proverbs 26:19
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Proverbs 26:21
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Proverbs 26:22
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 26:23
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Proverbs 26:24
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Proverbs 26:27
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Proverbs 27:10
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Proverbs 27:11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Proverbs 27:13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs 27:15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Proverbs 27:16
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
Proverbs 27:20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:21
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Proverbs 27:23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Proverbs 27:24
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
Proverbs 27:25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
Proverbs 27:26
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
Proverbs 27:27
And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.|