55 Bible Verses about Proverbs

The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world. High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth. From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.read more.
I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.

The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel. To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason: To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:read more.
To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose: (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:) To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

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 God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside. And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about.read more.
He was the maker of three thousand wise sayings, and of songs to the number of a thousand and five. He made sayings about all plants, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop hanging on the wall; and about all beasts and birds and fishes and the small things of the earth. People came from every nation to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had word of his wisdom.

The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

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.

The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money

He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the upright man running into it is safe.

It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.

When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold. The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.

Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again. True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.

A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them. If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause; Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death;read more.
Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth; Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag: My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways: For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life. Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird: And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves. Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart: For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace. Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;read more.
So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men. Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support. In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps. Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil: This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones. Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase: So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine.

My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching: So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge. For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;read more.
But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword; Her feet go down to death, and her steps to the underworld; She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge. Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you. Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house; For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men: And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others; And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted; And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training; I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me! I was in almost all evil in the company of the people. Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain. Let not your springs be flowing in the streets, or your streams of water in the open places. Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you. Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years. As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love. Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms? For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales. The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin. He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.

My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you. Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes; Let them be fixed to your fingers, and recorded in your heart.read more.
Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend: So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.

The night-spirit has two daughters, Give, give. There are three things which are never full, even four which never say, Enough: The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.

Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels. The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.read more.
She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands. She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away. She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls. After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work. She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong. She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night. She puts her hands to the cloth-working rod, and her fingers take the wheel. Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need. She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red. She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple. Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land. She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price. Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile. Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue. She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it. Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying, Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them. Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised. Give her credit for what her hands have made: let her be praised by her works in the public place.