| 1 | Every wise woman builds her house, But the foolish one tears it down with her own hands. | Pr 24:3 Pr 24:4 Pr 31:10-31 Ru 4:11 |
| 2 | He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, But he who is perverse in his ways despises him. | Pr 16:17 Pr 28:6 1Ki 3:6 Jb 1:1 Jb 28:28 Ps 25:21 Ps 112:1 Ec 12:13 Mal 2:5 Mal 2:6 Ac 9:31 Ac 10:22 Ac 10:35 |
| 3 | The fool`s talk brings a rod to his back, But the lips of the wise protect them. | Pr 18:6 Pr 21:24 Pr 22:8 Pr 28:25 1Sa 2:3 Jb 5:21 Ps 12:3 Ps 31:18 Ps 52:1 Ps 52:2 Ps 57:4 Dn 7:20 Jm 3:5 Jm 3:6 2Pe 2:18 Rev 15:5 Rev 15:6 |
| 4 | Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, But much increase is by the strength of the ox. | Am 4:6 |
| 5 | A truthful witness will not lie, But a false witness pours out lies. | Pr 14:25 Pr 6:19 Pr 12:17 Pr 13:5 Pr 19:5 Pr 19:9 Ex 20:16 Ex 23:1 1Ki 21:13 1Ki 22:12-14 |
| 6 | A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn`t find it, But knowledge comes easily to a discerning person. | Pr 18:2 Pr 26:12 Isa 8:20 Jer 8:9 Mt 6:22 Mt 6:23 Mt 11:25-27 Ro 1:21-28 Ro 9:31 Ro 9:32 1Co 3:18 1Co 3:19 1Co 8:2 2Pe 3:3-5 |
| 7 | Stay away from a foolish man, For you won`t find knowledge on his lips. | Pr 9:6 Pr 13:20 Pr 19:27 1Co 5:11 Eph 5:11 |
| 8 | The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, But the folly of fools is deceit. | Pr 2:9 Pr 8:20 Ps 111:10 Ps 119:5 Ps 119:34 Ps 119:35 Ps 119:73 Ps 143:8 Eph 5:17 Col 1:9 Col 1:10 2Ti 3:15-17 Jm 3:13 |
| 9 | Fools mock at making atonement for sins, But among the upright there is good will. | Pr 1:22 Pr 10:23 Pr 26:18 Pr 26:19 Pr 30:20 Jb 15:16 Jb 34:7-9 Jud 1:18 |
| 10 | The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; He will not share these with a stranger. | Pr 15:13 Pr 18:14 1Sa 1:10 2Ki 4:27 Jb 6:2-4 Jb 7:11 Jb 9:18 Jb 10:1 Ezk 3:14 Mk 14:33 Mk 14:34 Jn 12:27 |
| 11 | The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish. | Pr 3:33 Pr 12:7 Pr 21:12 Jb 8:15 Jb 15:34 Jb 18:14 Jb 18:15 Jb 18:21 Jb 20:26-28 Jb 21:28 Jb 27:13-23 Zc 5:4 Mt 7:26 Mt 7:27 |
| 12 | There is a way which seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death. | Pr 12:15 Pr 16:25 Pr 30:12 Mt 7:13 Mt 7:14 Lk 13:24 Ro 6:21 Ga 6:3 Eph 5:6 Jm 1:22 |
| 13 | Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, And mirth may end in heaviness. | Pr 5:4 Ec 2:2 Ec 2:10 Ec 2:11 Ec 7:5 Ec 7:6 Ec 11:9 Lk 16:25 Jm 4:9 Rev 18:7 Rev 18:8 |
| 14 | The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; Likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways. | Pr 1:32 Jer 2:19 Jer 8:5 Jer 17:5 Hos 4:16 Zep 1:6 Heb 3:12 2Pe 2:20-22 |
| 15 | The simple believes everything, But the prudent man carefully considers his ways. | Pr 4:26 Pr 22:3 Pr 27:12 Ro 16:18 Ro 16:19 Eph 4:14 Eph 5:17 1Jn 4:1 |
| 16 | A wise man fears, and shuns evil, But the fool is hotheaded and reckless. | Pr 3:7 Pr 16:6 Pr 16:17 Pr 22:3 Gn 33:9 Gn 42:18 Ne 5:15 Jb 31:21-23 Ps 119:120 1Th 5:22 |
| 17 | He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, And a crafty man is hated. | Pr 14:29 Pr 12:16 Pr 15:18 Pr 16:32 Pr 22:24 Pr 29:22 Ec 7:9 Jm 1:19 |
| 18 | The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge. | Pr 3:35 Pr 11:29 Jer 16:19 Jer 44:17 Mt 23:29-32 1Pe 1:18 |
| 19 | The evil bow down before the good, And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous. | Gn 42:6 Gn 43:28 Ex 8:8 Ex 9:27 Ex 9:28 Ex 11:8 2Ki 3:12 Es 7:7 Es 7:8 Ps 49:14 Isa 60:14 Mic 7:9 Mic 7:10 Mic 7:16 Mic 7:17 Mal 4:3 Ac 16:39 Rev 3:9 |
| 20 | The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, But the rich person has many friends. | Pr 10:15 Pr 19:7 Jb 6:21-23 Jb 19:13 Jb 19:14 Jb 30:10 |
| 21 | He who despises his neighbor sins, But blessed is he who has pity on the poor. | Pr 11:12 Pr 17:5 Pr 18:3 Jb 31:13-15 Jb 35:5 Jb 35:6 Ps 22:24 Lk 18:9 Jm 2:5 Jm 2:6 Jm 2:14-16 |
| 22 | Don`t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good. | Pr 14:17 Pr 12:2 Isa 32:7 Isa 32:8 |
| 23 | In all hard work there is profit, But the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. | Pr 12:24 Pr 28:19 Jn 6:27 Heb 6:10 Heb 6:11 |
| 24 | The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools crowns them with folly. | Ps 112:9 Ec 7:11 Ec 7:12 Isa 33:6 Lk 16:9 |
| 25 | A truthful witness saves souls, But a false witness is deceitful. | Pr 14:5 Ac 20:21 Ac 20:26 Ac 20:27 Ac 26:16-20 1Ti 4:1-3 2Pe 3:3 |
| 26 | In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, And he will be a refuge for his children. | Pr 3:7 Pr 3:8 Pr 3:25 Pr 3:26 Pr 19:23 Gn 31:42 Ps 34:7-11 Ps 112:1 Ps 112:6-8 Ps 115:13 Ps 115:14 Ec 7:18 Mal 3:16-18 Mal 4:2 Ac 9:31 |
| 27 | The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, Turning people from the snares of death. | Pr 13:14 Isa 33:6 Rev 21:6 |
| 28 | In the multitude of people is the king`s glory, But in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince. | Ex 1:12 Ex 1:22 1Ki 4:20 1Ki 4:21 1Ki 20:27 2Ki 10:32 2Ki 10:33 2Ki 13:7 |
| 29 | He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who has a quick temper displays folly. | Pr 14:17 Pr 15:18 Pr 16:32 Nm 12:3 Mt 11:29 1Co 13:4 1Co 13:5 Jm 1:19 Jm 3:17 Jm 3:18 |
| 30 | The life of the body is a heart at peace, But envy rots the bones. | Pr 4:23 Ps 119:80 2Ti 1:7 |
| 31 | He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, But he who is kind to the needy honors him. | Pr 17:5 Pr 22:2 Pr 22:16 Pr 22:22 Pr 22:23 Jb 31:13-16 Ps 12:5 Ec 5:8 Mt 25:40-46 |
| 32 | The wicked is brought down in his calamity, But in death, the righteous has a refuge. | Jb 18:18 Jb 27:20-22 Ps 58:9 Dn 5:26-30 Jn 8:21 Jn 8:24 Ro 9:22 1Th 5:3 |
| 33 | Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, And is even made known in the inward part of fools. | Pr 12:16 Pr 12:23 Pr 13:16 Pr 15:2 Pr 15:28 Pr 29:11 Ec 10:3 |
| 34 | Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people. | Dt 4:6-8 Dt 28:1-14 Jg 2:6-14 Jer 2:2-25 Hos 13:1 |
| 35 | The king`s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, But his wrath is toward one who causes shame. | Pr 19:12 Pr 19:13 Pr 20:8 Pr 20:26 Pr 22:11 Pr 25:5 Pr 29:12 Ps 101:4-8 Mt 24:45-51 Lk 12:42-48 |
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