18 Bible Verses about Wise Proverbs
Most Relevant Verses
to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.
The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Yet a senseless man will make bold, though man be born like the foal of a wild ass.
Therefore the poets say, Come to Heshbon; let the city of Sihon be built and established. For there went forth fire from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon; It consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of the Arnon. Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, people of Chemosh: He gave his sons that had escaped, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon the king of the Amorites.read more.
And we have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon; and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.
The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.
And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, from the mountains of the east: Come, curse me Jacob, and come, denounce Israel!
Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor!
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,
And he saw Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek is the first of the nations, but his latter end shall be for destruction.
And he saw the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Firm is thy dwelling-place, and thy nest fixed in the rock;
