'Person' in the Bible

To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person.

If they say, "Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.

lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,

For the ways of a person are in front of the Lord's eyes, and the Lord weighs all that person's paths.

A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;

a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.

The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead.

With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns a person with wicked schemes.

A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.

The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

The Lord abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people publicize folly.

The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit of violence.

The righteous person hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.

The ransom of a person's life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.

Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.

Leave the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand wise counsel.

The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

A naive person believes everything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.

A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time -- how good it is!

The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

The Lord abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished.

A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.

A king's wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.

A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.

A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.

The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.

The wealth of a rich person is like a strong city, and it is like a high wall in his imagination.

Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.

A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.

All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him -- he pursues them with words, but they do not respond.

Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

A person with great anger bears the penalty, but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.

What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

Counsel in a person's heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out.

Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person -- who can find?

The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord -- so how can anyone understand his own way?

It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.

The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

The wise person can scale the city of the mighty and bring down the stronghold in which they trust.

A proud and arrogant person, whose name is "Scoffer," acts with overbearing pride.

A wicked person shows boldness with his face, but as for the upright, he discerns his ways.

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.

The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless person.