18 Bible Verses about Wise Proverbs
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to understand a proverb and an expression, words of wisdom and their riddles.
[Like] legs that hang limp from a lame person, so [is] a proverb in the mouth of fools.
[Like] a thorn that goes up in the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a proverb in the mouth of fools.
But {an empty-headed person} will get understanding when a wild donkey's colt is born [as] a human being.
Thus the ones who quote proverbs say, "Come [to] Heshbon! Let it be built! And let the city of Sihon be established. Because fire went out from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon; it consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of Arnon. Woe to you, Moab! You have perished, people of Chemosh. He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to the king of the Amorites, Sihon.read more.
We destroyed them; Heshbon has perished up to Dibon; we laid waste up to Nophah, which {reaches} Medeba."
He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will {propound} my riddle on a lyre.
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.
These are also proverbs of Solomon which officials of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:
The Teacher was full of wisdom, and he taught the people with knowledge. He carefully considered many proverbs and carefully arranged them.
And he lifted up his oracle and said, "From Aram Balak lead me, from the mountains of the east the king of Moab, 'Go for me, curse Jacob, and go, denounce Israel.'
Then {he uttered} his oracle, and said, "Stand up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor!
He {uttered} his oracle and said, "The declaration of Balaam son Beor, the declaration of the man [whose] eyes are closed,
And he {uttered} his oracle and said, "The declaration of Balaam son of Beor, and the declaration of the man whose eye is closed,
And he looked [at] Amalek, {uttered} his oracle, and said, "Amalek [is] first of [the] nations, but his future [will be] forever ruin."
And he looked [at] the Kenites, {uttered} his oracle, and said, "Steady [is] your dwelling place; in the rock is your nest.
Again he {uttered} his oracle and said, "Woe, who will live when God establishes this?
