'Person' in the Bible

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

The name of the LORD is a strong tower; a righteous person rushes to it and is lifted up above the danger.

The wealth of a rich person is his fortified city; in his own imagination, it is like a high wall.

Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

The mind of a discerning person gains knowledge, while the ears of wise people seek out knowledge.

The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access.

The poor person pleads for mercy, but the wealthy man responds harshly.

A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.

Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.

All the relatives of a poor person shun him how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he runs after them pleading, they aren't around.

The understanding of a person makes him slow to his {anger}, and his glory overlooks offense.

Laziness induces deep sleep,and a lazy person will go hungry.

A person with great anger bears the penalty;if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.

What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

The lazy person buries his hand in his dish and doesn't bother to bring it back to his mouth.

If you scourge a scoffer, the simple person may learn to be discreet; rebuke a discerning man and he will gain understanding.

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the wicked person feeds on iniquity.

It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.

The intentions of a person's heart are deep waters, but a discerning person reveals them.

Many claim "I'm a loyal person!" but who can find someone who truly is?

The righteous person lives a life of integrity; happy are his children who follow him!

Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord -- so how can anyone understand his own way?

It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.

The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

A wicked person desires evil;he has no consideration for his neighbor.

When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

The wise person can scale the city of the mighty and bring down the stronghold in which they trust.

The proud and arrogant person, named “Mocker,”acts with excessive pride.

What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.

All day long he continues to crave, while the righteous person gives without holding back.

The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—how much more sowhen he brings it with ulterior motives!

A wicked person shows boldness with his face, but as for the upright, he discerns his ways.

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

Thorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse person, but whoever is cautious stays far away from them.

A generous person will be blessed,for he shares his food with the poor.

The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless person.

The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the street!"

Don't rob the poor person because he is poor, and don't crush the helpless in court,

Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,

Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.

Don't consume food provided by a miserly person, and don't desire his delicacies,

The father of a righteous person will greatly rejoice; whoever fathers a wise son will be glad because of him.

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”won’t He who weighs hearts consider it?Won’t He who protects your life know?Won’t He repay a person according to his work?

Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down by calamity.

for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.

When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,

Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult timeis like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.

Like cold water to a weary person, so is good news from a distant land.

A righteous person who yields to the wickedis like a muddied spring or a polluted well.

Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.

[Like] legs that hang limp from a lame person, so [is] a proverb in the mouth of fools.

The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"

The door turns on its hinges as does the lazy person on his bed.

The lazy person buries his hand in the dish, but he's too tired to bring it to his mouth again.

The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.

Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.

so is a person who deceives his neighbor, and says, "Was I not only joking?"

Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.

A hateful person disguises himself with his speechand harbors deceit within.

A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.

Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

As water reflects the face,so the heart reflects the person.

As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.

As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person is proved by the praise he receives.

The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.

When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers,but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.

A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

When the righteous triumphs, great [is] the glory, but with [the] rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.

Happy is the person who fears continuously, but he who is stubborn of heart, will fall into calamity.

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

One who rebukes a person will later find more favorthan one who flatters with his tongue.

A greedy person provokes conflict,but whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.

An evil man is trapped by transgression, but the righteous person sings and rejoices.

The righteous person knows the rights of the poor,but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

If a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,but the upright care about him.

The fool vents all his feelings, but the wise person keeps them to himself.

The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the Lord gives light to the eyes of them both.

An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

The pride of a person will bring him humiliation, and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.

The fear of a person will lay a snare, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be secure.

An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

What does a person gain in all his toil with which he toils under the sun?

Next I turned to examine wisdom, insanity, and foolishness, because what can a person do who succeeds the king except what has already been accomplished?