54 occurrences

'Gives' in the Bible

So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportanceAcquiring Wisdomdiscrimination

Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.

Verse ConceptsDaily DutyUnceasingAlways Being ActiveWaiting At GatesBlessed In ServiceRejoicing In WisdomSchoolWaiting On The Lordmistress

He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

Verse ConceptsInsultsMockerySpeech, Negative Aspects OfWasteScoffersAbusemockers

So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

Verse ConceptsLast ThingsSin, God's Judgment OnPursuingresilience

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsAmbassadorsenvoyMessengerHealth And Healing

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

Verse ConceptsUprightnessDeviousnessTwisted WaysThe Fear Of The Lord

The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfShrewdnessPrudenceThinkingScience

The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanRighteous, TheSpeech, Positive Aspects OfThoughts Of The RighteousThinkingAnsweringToo Many Words

He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

Verse ConceptsReproofPaying Attention To PeopleReproving Peopletraining

He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

Verse ConceptsCommendationIrritationThe Effects Of FaithTrusting God's PlanBlessings And Prosperityattentionprospering

A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

Verse ConceptsEvil SpeakingEvildoersLipsRumoursgossiping

A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSecurityShaking HandsDebt

A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

Verse ConceptsListeningCessationPeople Going Astray

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

Verse ConceptsBackbitingBeing BetrayedGossipTrustworthinessFlatteryBackstabbersEvil AssociationsSpreading StoriesConfidencerumorsgossiping

All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.

Verse ConceptsCovetousness, Nature of

The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

Verse ConceptsDisfigurement Of SinA Bold FrontBoldnessadvertising

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.

Verse ConceptsPraying LoudlyIn The MorningPeople BlessingEarly RisingBest FriendsHaving A Good Daycurses

If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.

Verse ConceptsKings Warned AboutServant Leadershiplieing

The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.

Verse ConceptsVisionBigotryRacismLight In The WorldGod Helps The Poor

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