18 Bible Verses about Wise Proverbs

to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.

Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

But a stupid man will get understanding when a wild donkey's colt is born a man!

Therefore the ballad singers say, "Come to Heshbon, let it be built; let the city of Sihon be established. For fire came out from Heshbon, flame from the city of Sihon. It devoured Ar of Moab, and swallowed the heights of the Arnon. Woe to you, O Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters captives, to an Amorite king, Sihon.read more.
So we overthrew them; Heshbon, as far as Dibon, perished; and we laid waste as far as Nophah; fire spread as far as Medeba."

He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.

I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.

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

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

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

Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care.

And Balaam took up his discourse and said, "From Aram Balak has brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: 'Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, denounce Israel!'

And Balaam took up his discourse and said, "Rise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, O son of Zippor:

and he took up his discourse and said, "The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

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

Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said, "Amalek was the first among the nations, but its end is utter destruction."

And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, "Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock.

And he took up his discourse and said, "Alas, who shall live when God does this?