Bible verses about "proverbs" | Geneva

¹⁵ The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome.

¹ Be not thou enuious against euill men, neither desire to be with them. ² For their heart imagineth destruction, and their lippes speake mischiefe. ³ Through wisdome is an house builded, and with vnderstanding it is established. ⁴ And by knowledge shall the chambers bee filled with all precious, and pleasant riches. ⁵ A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength. ⁶ For with counsel thou shalt enterprise thy warre, and in the multitude of them that can giue counsell, is health. ⁷ Wisdome is hie to a foole: therefore he can not open his mouth in the gate. ⁸ Hee that imagineth to doe euill, men shall call him an autour of wickednes. ⁹ The wicked thought of a foole is sinne, and the scorner is an abomination vnto men. ¹⁰ If thou bee faint in the day of aduersitie, thy strength is small. ¹¹ Deliuer them that are drawen to death: wilt thou not preserue them that are led to be slaine? ¹² If thou say, Beholde, we knew not of it: he that pondereth the heartes, doeth not hee vnderstand it? and hee that keepeth thy soule, knoweth he it not? will not he also recompense euery man according to his workes? ¹³ My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth. ¹⁴ So shall the knowledge of wisdome be vnto thy soule, if thou finde it, and there shall be an ende, and thine hope shall not be cut off. ¹⁵ Laye no waite, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place. ¹⁶ For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth againe: but the wicked fall into mischiefe. ¹⁷ Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth, ¹⁸ Least the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him. ¹⁹ Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked. ²⁰ For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out. ²¹ My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious. ²² For their destruction shall rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruine of them both? ²³ ALSO THESE THINGS PERTEINE TO THE WISE, It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement. ²⁴ He that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, and the multitude shall abhorre him. ²⁵ But to them that rebuke him, shall be pleasure, and vpon them shall come the blessing of goodnesse. ²⁶ They shall kisse the lippes of him that answereth vpright wordes. ²⁷ Prepare thy worke without, and make readie thy thinges in the fielde, and after, builde thine house. ²⁸ Be not a witnes against thy neighbour without cause: for wilt thou deceiue with thy lippes? ²⁹ Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke. ³⁰ I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding. ³¹ And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe. ³² Then I behelde, and I considered it well: I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction. ³³ Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe. ³⁴ So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.

⁹ Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.

¹ THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL: The prophecie which his mother taught him. ² What my sonne! and what ye sonne of my wombe! and what, O sonne of my desires! ³ Giue not thy strength vnto women, nor thy wayes, which is to destroy Kings. ⁴ It is not for Kings, O Lemuel, it is not for Kings to drink wine nor for princes strog drinke, ⁵ Lest he drinke and forget the decree, and change the iudgement of all the children of affliction. ⁶ Giue ye strong drinke vnto him that is readie to perish, and wine vnto them that haue griefe of heart. ⁷ Let him drinke, that he may forget his pouertie, and remember his miserie no more. ⁸ Open thy mouth for the domme in the cause of all the children of destruction. ⁹ Open thy mouth: iudge righteously, and iudge the afflicted, and the poore. ¹⁰ Who shall finde a vertuous woman? for her price is farre aboue the pearles. ¹¹ The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall haue no neede of spoyle. ¹² She will doe him good, and not euill all the dayes of her life. ¹³ She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and laboureth cheerefully with her handes. ¹⁴ She is like the shippes of marchants: shee bringeth her foode from afarre. ¹⁵ And she riseth, whiles it is yet night: and giueth the portion to her houshold, and the ordinarie to her maides. ¹⁶ She considereth a field, and getteth it: and with the fruite of her handes she planteth a vineyarde. ¹⁷ She girdeth her loynes with strength, and strengtheneth her armes. ¹⁸ She feeleth that her marchandise is good: her candle is not put out by night. ¹⁹ She putteth her handes to the wherue, and her handes handle the spindle. ²⁰ She stretcheth out her hand to the poore, and putteth foorth her hands to the needie. ²¹ She feareth not the snowe for her familie: for all her familie is clothed with skarlet. ²² She maketh her selfe carpets: fine linen and purple is her garment. ²³ Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth with the Elders of the land. ²⁴ She maketh sheetes, and selleth them, and giueth girdels vnto the marchant. ²⁵ Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall reioyce. ²⁶ She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and the lawe of grace is in her tongue. ²⁷ She ouerseeth the wayes of her housholde, and eateth not the bread of ydlenes. ²⁸ Her children rise vp, and call her blessed: her husband also shall prayse her, saying, ²⁹ Many daughters haue done vertuously: but thou surmountest them all. ³⁰ Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vanitie: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praysed. ³¹ Giue her of the fruite of her hands, and let her owne workes prayse her in the gates.

¹⁷ Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.

¹¹ A foole powreth out all his minde: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

⁵ If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske of God, which giueth to all men liberally, and reprocheth no man, and it shalbe giuen him.