Proverbs 2:12; Proverbs 3:31; Proverbs 5:21; Proverbs 6:12; Proverbs 6:27; Proverbs 6:28; Proverbs 7:19; Proverbs 8:4; Proverbs 10:23; Proverbs 11:12; Proverbs 11:17; Proverbs 12:2; Proverbs 12:8; Proverbs 12:14; Proverbs 12:25; Proverbs 13:2; Proverbs 13:8; Proverbs 14:7; Proverbs 14:12; Proverbs 14:14; Proverbs 14:17; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 15:21; Proverbs 15:23; Proverbs 16:2; Proverbs 16:7; Proverbs 16:14; Proverbs 16:25; Proverbs 16:27; Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 16:29; Proverbs 17:12; Proverbs 18:4; Proverbs 18:12; Proverbs 18:14; Proverbs 18:20; Proverbs 18:24; Proverbs 19:21; Proverbs 19:22; Proverbs 20:3; Proverbs 20:5; Proverbs 20:6; Proverbs 20:17; Proverbs 21:2; Proverbs 21:8; Proverbs 21:17; Proverbs 21:28; Proverbs 21:29; Proverbs 22:7; Proverbs 22:24; Proverbs 22:29; Proverbs 24:5; Proverbs 24:29; Proverbs 24:30; Proverbs 25:14; Proverbs 25:18; Proverbs 25:28; Proverbs 26:12; Proverbs 26:19; Proverbs 26:21; Proverbs 27:8; Proverbs 27:17; Proverbs 27:21; Proverbs 28:11; Proverbs 28:20; Proverbs 28:22; Proverbs 28:24; Proverbs 29:3; Proverbs 29:6; Proverbs 29:9; Proverbs 29:13; Proverbs 29:20; Proverbs 29:22; Proverbs 29:26; Proverbs 29:27; Proverbs 30:2

Proverbs 2:12

12 Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,

Proverbs 3:31

31 Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways.

Proverbs 5:21

21 For your ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all your paths.

Proverbs 6:12

12 A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

Proverbs 6:27

27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?

Proverbs 6:28

28 Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?

Proverbs 7:19

19 My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.

Proverbs 8:4

4 “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.

Proverbs 10:23

23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

Proverbs 11:12

12 Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.

Proverbs 11:17

17 Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

Proverbs 12:2

2 Good people obtain favor from the LORD, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.

Proverbs 12:8

8 A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.

Proverbs 12:14

14 From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

Proverbs 12:25

25 Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.

Proverbs 13:2

2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

Proverbs 13:8

8 A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.

Proverbs 14:7

7 Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.

Proverbs 14:12

12 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 14:14

14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good rewarded for theirs.

Proverbs 14:17

17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.

Proverbs 15:18

18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

Proverbs 15:21

21 Folly brings joy to one who has no sense, but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.

Proverbs 15:23

23 A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 16:2

2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.

Proverbs 16:7

7 When the LORD takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.

Proverbs 16:14

14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

Proverbs 16:25

25 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 16:27

27 A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.

Proverbs 16:28

28 A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:29

29 A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good.

Proverbs 17:12

12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.

Proverbs 18:4

4 The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

Proverbs 18:12

12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 18:14

14 The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

Proverbs 18:20

20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

Proverbs 18:24

24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 19:21

21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.

Proverbs 19:22

22 What a person desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.

Proverbs 20:3

3 It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

Proverbs 20:5

5 The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.

Proverbs 20:6

6 Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?

Proverbs 20:17

17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.

Proverbs 21:2

2 A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart.

Proverbs 21:8

8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

Proverbs 21:17

17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.

Proverbs 21:28

28 A false witness will perish, but a careful listener will testify successfully.

Proverbs 21:29

29 The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways.

Proverbs 22:7

7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

Proverbs 22:24

24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,

Proverbs 22:29

29 Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.

Proverbs 24:5

5 The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.

Proverbs 24:29

29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.”

Proverbs 24:30

30 I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;

Proverbs 25:14

14 Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.

Proverbs 25:18

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.

Proverbs 25:28

28 Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.

Proverbs 26:12

12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 26:19

19 is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

Proverbs 26:21

21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

Proverbs 27:8

8 Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.

Proverbs 27:17

17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:21

21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.

Proverbs 28:11

11 The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

Proverbs 28:20

20 A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:22

22 The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.

Proverbs 28:24

24 Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.

Proverbs 29:3

3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Proverbs 29:6

6 Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

Proverbs 29:9

9 If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.

Proverbs 29:13

13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.

Proverbs 29:20

20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 29:22

22 An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.

Proverbs 29:26

26 Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one gets justice.

Proverbs 29:27

27 The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.

Proverbs 30:2

2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.