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Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding (Proverbs 4:7)
Bible proverbs
I have put together a proverbs page with a few identifiable subjects. All quotes have been drawn from the King James Bible
Adultery
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul (Proverbs 6:32)
Alcohol
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise (Prov 20:1)
Council
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit (Proverbs 12:5)
Chastisement
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes (Proverbs)13:24
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth (Proverbs 3:11,12)
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying (Proverbs 19:18)
Cursing
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief (Proverbs 17:20)
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones (Proverbs16:24)
Death
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death (Proverbs 14:12)
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof (Proverbs 18:21)
In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death (Proverbs 12:28)
Gossip
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter (Proverbs 11:13)
Greed
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live (Proverbs 15:27)
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not (Proverbs 21:26)
Hope
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life (Proverbs 13:12)
Jealousy
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance (Proverbs 6:34)
Laziness
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat (Proverbs 13:4)
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger (Proverbs 19:15)
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing (Proverbs 20:4)
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread (Proverbs 20:13)
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour (Proverbs 21:25)
Obediance
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors (Proverbs 8:32-34)
Opinionated
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction (Proverbs 13:3)
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness (Proverbs 12:23)
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger (Proverbs 15:1)
Omnipresence
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good (Proverbs 15:3)
Poverty
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished (Proverbs 17:5)
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again (Proverbs 19:17)
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard (Proverbs 21:13)
Pride
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished (Proverbs 16:5)
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall (Proverbs 16:18)
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way (Proverbs 21:29)
Riches
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches (Proverbs 13:7)
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase (Proverbs 13:11)
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour (Proverbs 19:4)
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends (Proverbs 14:20)
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up (Proverbs 21:20)
Self-Righteous
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits (Proverbs 16:2)
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? (Proverbs 20:6)
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? (Proverbs 20:9)
Soul-Winning
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies (Proverbs 14:25)
He that winneth souls is wise (Proverbs 11:30)
Prostitutes
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell (Proverbs 5:3-5)
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life (Proverbs 6:24-26)
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life (Proverbs 2:18-19)
Sex
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love (Proverbs 5:18-20)
Strife
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with (Proverbs 17:14)
Trusting Money
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall (Proverbs 11:28)
Vain Living
Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? (Proverbs 20:24)
Wicked
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words (Proverbs 15:26)
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous (Proverbs 15:29)
Wives
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones (Proverbs 12:4)
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD (Proverbs 18:22)
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