18 Bible Verses about Wise Proverbs

to understand a proverb and its meaning; the words of the wise, and their acute sayings.

The legs of the lame are not equal; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

For foolish man would be wise, and man is born a wild ass's colt.

Therefore they who speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and prepared. For there has gone out a fire from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of Arnon. Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons to be runaways, and his daughters to go into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.read more.
We have cast them down. Heshbon has perished even to Dibon, and we have laid them waste even to Nophah which is to Medeba.

And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five.

I will bow down my ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying on the harp.

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

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

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

And more than that, the preacher was wise; he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he listened, and looked, and set in order many proverbs.

And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel.

And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear. Listen to me, son of Zippor.

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said;

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said;

And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable and said, Amalek was the first of the nations. But his latter end is to destruction.

And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable and said, Strong is your dwelling-place, and you put your nest in a rock.

And he took up his parable and said, Alas, who shall live when God puts out!