18 Bible Verses about Wise Proverbs
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To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.
The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.
So the makers of wise sayings say, Come to Heshbon, building up the town of Sihon and making it strong: For a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the town of Sihon: for the destruction of Ar in Moab, and the lords of the high places of the Arnon. Sorrow is yours, O Moab! Destruction is your fate, O people of Chemosh: his sons have gone in flight, and his daughters are prisoners, in the hands of Sihon, king of the Amorites.read more.
They are wounded with our arrows; destruction has come on Heshbon, even to Dibon; and we have made the land waste as far as Nophah, stretching out to Medeba.
He was the maker of three thousand wise sayings, and of songs to the number of a thousand and five.
I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.
And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.
And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor:
And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open:
Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:
Then, turning his eyes to Amalek, he went on with his story and said, Amalek was the first of the nations, but his part will be destruction for ever.
And looking on the Kenites he went on with his story and said, Strong is your living-place, and your secret place is safe in the rock.
Then he went on with his story and said, But who may keep his life when God does this?
