Bible verses about "proverbs" | Leeser

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thy heart: and upon thy own understanding do not rely.

¹⁵ The way of a fool is straight in his own eyes; but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

¹ Be thou not envious of bad men, and do not long to be with them. ² For their heart meditateth destruction, and of mischief do their lips speak. ³ Through wisdom is a house built; and through understanding is it firmly established; ⁴ And through knowledge are chambers filled with all manner of precious and pleasant wealth. ⁵ A wise man is always in power; and a man of knowledge fortifieth his strength. ⁶ For by wise counsel canst thou conduct thy war; and there is help in a multitude of counsellors. ⁷ Wisdom is too high for a fool: in the gate can he not open his mouth. ⁸ Him that deviseth to do evil, men call a master of wicked devices. ⁹ The counsel of folly is sin; and an abomination to men is the scorner. ¹⁰ If thou despond on the day of distress, thy strength is small. ¹¹ Deliver those that are taken unto death, and those that are moved away to the slaughter hold back. ¹² If thou shouldst say, Behold, we know not this man: lo, he that weigheth hearts will truly regard it, and he that keepeth thy soul will surely know it; and he will give a recompense to man according to his doing. ¹³ Eat honey, my son, because it is good; and the fine honey, which is sweet to thy palate: ¹⁴ So obtain the knowledge of wisdom for thy soul: when thou hast found her, then shall there be a happy future, and thy hope shall not be cut off. ¹⁵ Lie not in wait, O wicked man! against the dwelling of the righteous; waste not his resting-place; ¹⁶ For though the righteous were to fall seven times, he will rise up again; but the wicked shall stumble into misfortune. ¹⁷ At the fall of thy enemy do not rejoice; and at his stumbling let not thy heart be glad: ¹⁸ Lest the Lord see it and it be displeasing in his eyes, and he turn away from him his wrath. ¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious of the wicked; ²⁰ For there will be no happy future for the bad man: the lamp of the wicked will be quenched. ²¹ My son, fear the Lord and the king: with those that are desirous to change do not mingle thyself; ²² For suddenly will their calamity arise; and who knoweth the ruin of both of them! ²³ These things also are for the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good. ²⁴ Him that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, will the people denounce, him will nations hold accursed; ²⁵ But to those that punish delight shall be given, and upon them shall come the blessing of the good. ²⁶ Men will kiss the lips of him that giveth a proper answer. ²⁷ Prepare without thy work, and make it fit in the field for thyself: and afterward build thy house. ²⁸ Be not without cause a witness against thy neighbor; for wouldst thou beguile with thy lips? ²⁹ Say not, As he hath done to me so will I do to him: I will recompense every man according to his doing. ³⁰ By the field of a slothful man I once passed along, and by the vineyard of a man void of sense: ³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, nettles had covered its surface, and its stone-wall was broken down. ³² And when I had indeed beheld this I took it to my heart: I saw it, and received a warning. ³³ “A little more sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;” ³⁴ But then will thy poverty come like a rover; and thy wants as a man armed with a shield.

⁹ Speak not before the ears of a fool; for he will despise the intelligence of thy words.

¹ The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy with which his mother instructed him. ² What hast thou done, O my son: and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my vows? ³ Give not unto women thy vigor, nor thy ways to those that ruin kings. ⁴ Not for kings, O Lemoel, not for kings it is fitting to drink wine, nor for princes, strong drink: ⁵ Lest either might drink, and forget what is written in the law, and pervert the cause of all the afflicted. ⁶ Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those who have an embittered soul. ⁷ Let such a one drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his trouble no more. ⁸ Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all fatherless children. ⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and decide the cause of the poor and needy. ¹⁰ Who can find a virtuous woman: for far above pearls is her value. ¹¹ The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, and he will not see his gain diminish. ¹² She treateth him well and not ill, all the days of her life. ¹³ She seeketh for wool and flax, and worketh with her willing hands. ¹⁴ She is become like the merchant’s ships: from afar doth she bring her food. ¹⁵ And she riseth while it is yet night, and giveth provision to her household, and a task to her maidens. ¹⁶ She thinketh of a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. ¹⁷ She girdeth with strength her loins, and giveth vigor to her arms. ¹⁸ She perceiveth that her profit is good: therefore her lamp goeth not out by night. ¹⁹ She stretcheth out her hands to the spindle, and her palms hold fast the distaff. ²⁰ She spreadeth out wide her open palm to the poor: yea, her hands she stretcheth forth to the needy. ²¹ She hath no fear for her household of the snow: for all her household are clothed in scarlet. ²² Tapestry-covering she maketh for herself: of linen and purple is her attire. ²³ Well known is in the gates her husband, when he sitteth with the elders of the land. ²⁴ Fine tunics she maketh, and selleth them, and girdles she furnisheth unto the merchant. ²⁵ Strength and dignity are her clothing: and she smileth at the coming of the last day. ²⁶ She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue. ²⁷ She looketh well to the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness she doth not eat. ²⁸ Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband, also, and he praiseth her: ²⁹ “Many daughters have done virtuously; but thou excellest them all.” ³⁰ False is grace, and vain is beauty: a woman only that feareth the Lord shall indeed be praised. ³¹ Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.

¹⁷ Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on the countenance of his friend.

¹¹ A fool uttereth all his mind; but the wise holdeth it back.