There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the 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 19:24
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Proverbs 20:5
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs 20:7
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
Proverbs 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:24
Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Proverbs 21:2
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
Proverbs 21:8
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
Proverbs 21:12
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
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 21:20
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
Proverbs 21:22
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
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 22:3
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs 22:24
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 23:2
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
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 24:15
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the 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 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Proverbs 24:26
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
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 of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs 24:34
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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 25:26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Proverbs 26:12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
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 27:2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:19
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
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 28:1
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:2
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
Proverbs 28:3
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Proverbs 28:11
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Proverbs 28:12
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
Proverbs 28:14
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Proverbs 28:17
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Proverbs 28:21
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
Proverbs 28:23
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Proverbs 29:5
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
Proverbs 29:6
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Proverbs 29:9
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
Proverbs 29:11
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Proverbs 29:13
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
Proverbs 29:20
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Proverbs 29:23
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Proverbs 29:26
Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
Proverbs 30:1
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
Proverbs 30:2
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
Proverbs 30:19
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
Ecclesiastes 1:3
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:8
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Ecclesiastes 1:13
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
Ecclesiastes 2:12
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Ecclesiastes 2:16
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
Ecclesiastes 2:18
Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:21
For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
Ecclesiastes 2:22
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 2:24
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Ecclesiastes 3:12
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
Ecclesiastes 3:13
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 3:19
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 3:21
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3:22
Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Ecclesiastes 4:4
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Ecclesiastes 5:19
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 6:2
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
Ecclesiastes 6:3
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
Ecclesiastes 6:7
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Ecclesiastes 6:10
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.