18 Bible Verses about Wise Proverbs

To understand a proverb, and an enigma: the words of the wise and their parables.

The legs of the lame were weak, and a parable in the mouth of the foolish.

A thorn going up into the hand of a drunkard, a parable in the mouth of the foolish.

And man being empty will be without heart: and man will be born a wild ass's colt

For this they will say, using parables, Come ye to Heshbon; the city of Sihon shall be built and prepared. For a fire shall come forth from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the heights of Arnon. Wo to thee, Moab! thou wert destroyed, O people of Chemosh: he gave his sons escaping, and his daughters, into captivity to the king of the Amorites, Sihon.read more.
And we shall shoot them; Heshbon was destroyed, even to Dibon, and the women even to Nophah, which is to Medeba

And he will speak three thousand parables: and his songs will be five and a thousand.

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my enigma upon the harp.

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son will gladden a father: and a son of the foolish will grieve his mother.

Also these the proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.

And besides, the preacher was wise; he yet taught the people knowledge; and he gave ear, and sought out, setting in order many parables.

And he will take up his parable, and say, From Aram, Balak, king of Moab, will transfer me from the mountains of the east; Come curse to me Jacob and come and be angry at Israel

And he will take up his parable, and say, Rise up, Balak, and hear; and give ear to me, son of Zippor:

And he will take up his parable and say, Balaam, the son of Beor, and the man of unclosed eye, said;

And he will take up his parable, and say, Balaam the son of Beor, said, and the man of unclosed eye, said:

And he will see Amalek, and he will take up his parable, and say, Amalek the beginning of the nations, and his latter state he perished forever.

And he will see the Kenite, and he will take up his parable, and say, Strong thy dwelling, and put thy nest in the rock.

And he will take up his parable, and say, Wo! who shall live, God doing this?