18 Bible Verses about Wise Proverbs

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Proverbs 1:6

To understand a proverb and a figure,
The words of the wise and their riddles.

Proverbs 26:7

Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:9

Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Job 11:12

“An idiot will become intelligent
When the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.

Numbers 21:27-30

Therefore those who use proverbs say,
“Come to Heshbon! Let it be built!
So let the city of Sihon be established.
“For a fire went forth from Heshbon,
A flame from the town of Sihon;
It devoured Ar of Moab,
The dominant heights of the Arnon.
“Woe to you, O Moab!
You are ruined, O people of Chemosh!
He has given his sons as fugitives,
And his daughters into captivity,
To an Amorite king, Sihon.
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“But we have cast them down,
Heshbon is ruined as far as Dibon,
Then we have laid waste even to Nophah,
Which reaches to Medeba.”

Psalm 49:4

I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will express my riddle on the harp.

Proverbs 1:1

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

Proverbs 25:1

These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.

Ecclesiastes 12:9

In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs.

Numbers 23:7

He took up his discourse and said,
“From Aram Balak has brought me,
Moab’s king from the mountains of the East,
‘Come curse Jacob for me,
And come, denounce Israel!’

Numbers 23:18

Then he took up his discourse and said,
“Arise, O Balak, and hear;
Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!

Numbers 24:3

He took up his discourse and said,
“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened;

Numbers 24:15

He took up his discourse and said,
“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

Numbers 24:20

And he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said,
“Amalek was the first of the nations,
But his end shall be destruction.”

Numbers 24:21

And he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said,
“Your dwelling place is enduring,
And your nest is set in the cliff.

Numbers 24:23

Then he took up his discourse and said,
“Alas, who can live except God has ordained it?

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