| 1 | An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, And defies all sound judgment. | Ex 33:16 Zc 7:3 Ro 1:1 2Co 6:17 Jud 1:19 |
| 2 | A fool has no delight in understanding, But only in broadcasting his own opinion. | Pr 1:7 Pr 1:22 Pr 17:16 Ps 1:1 Ps 1:2 Mt 8:34 1Co 8:1 |
| 3 | When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, And with shame comes disgrace. | Pr 11:2 Pr 22:10 Pr 29:16 1Sa 20:30 Ne 4:4 Ps 69:9 Ps 69:20 Ps 123:3 Ps 123:4 Mt 27:39-44 1Pe 4:4 1Pe 4:14 |
| 4 | The words of a man`s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook. | Pr 10:11 Pr 13:14 Pr 16:22 Pr 20:5 Mt 12:34 Jn 4:14 Jn 7:38 Jn 7:39 Col 3:16 Col 4:6 |
| 5 | To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, Nor to deprive the innocent of justice. | Pr 24:23 Pr 28:21 Lv 19:15 Dt 1:16 Dt 1:17 Dt 16:19 Jb 13:7 Jb 13:8 Jb 34:19 Mt 22:16 |
| 6 | A fool`s lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings. | Pr 12:16 Pr 13:10 Pr 14:16 Pr 16:27 Pr 16:28 Pr 17:14 Pr 20:3 Pr 27:3 |
| 7 | A fool`s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare to his soul. | Pr 10:8 Pr 10:14 Pr 12:13 Pr 13:3 Ec 10:11-14 |
| 8 | The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: They go down into a person`s innermost parts. | Pr 12:18 Pr 16:28 Pr 26:20-22 Lv 19:16 Ps 52:2 Ps 64:3 Ps 64:4 |
| 9 | One who is slack in his work Is brother to him who is a master of destruction. | Pr 10:4 Pr 23:20 Pr 23:21 Pr 24:30-34 Mt 25:26 Ro 12:11 Heb 6:12 |
| 10 | The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: The righteous run to him, and are safe. | Gn 17:1 Ex 3:13-15 Ex 6:3 Ex 34:5-7 Isa 9:6 Isa 57:15 Jer 23:6 Mt 1:23 Rev 1:8 |
| 11 | The rich man`s wealth is his strong city, Like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. | Pr 10:15 Pr 11:4 Dt 32:31 Jb 31:24 Jb 31:25 Ps 49:6-9 Ps 52:5-7 Ps 62:10 Ps 62:11 Ec 7:12 Lk 12:19-21 |
| 12 | Before destruction the heart of man is proud, But before honor is humility. | Pr 11:2 Pr 16:18 Pr 29:23 Ezk 16:49 Ezk 16:50 Ezk 28:2 Ezk 28:9 Dn 5:23 Dn 5:24 Ac 12:21-23 |
| 13 | He who gives answer before he hears, That is folly and shame to him. | Dt 13:14 2Sa 16:4 2Sa 19:24-30 Es 3:10-15 Es 8:5-17 Jb 29:16 Dn 6:9 Dn 6:14 Jn 7:51 |
| 14 | A man`s spirit will sustain him in sickness, But a crushed spirit who can bear? | Jb 1:20 Jb 1:21 Jb 2:7-10 Ps 147:3 Ro 5:3-5 Ro 8:35-37 2Co 1:12 2Co 12:9 2Co 12:10 Jm 1:2 1Pe 1:6 |
| 15 | The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge. | Pr 1:5 Pr 4:5 Pr 4:7 Pr 9:9 Pr 10:14 Pr 15:14 Pr 23:23 1Ki 3:9 Ps 119:97-104 Lk 8:8-10 Lk 10:39 2Ti 3:15-17 Jm 1:5 |
| 16 | A man`s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. | Pr 17:8 Pr 19:6 Pr 21:14 Gn 32:20 Gn 33:10 Gn 43:11 1Sa 25:27 |
| 17 | He who pleads his cause first seems right; Until another comes and questions him. | Pr 18:13 2Sa 16:1-3 2Sa 19:24-27 Ac 24:5 Ac 24:6 Ac 24:12 Ac 24:13 |
| 18 | The lot settles disputes, And keeps strong ones apart. | Pr 16:33 Jsh 14:2 1Sa 10:21-27 1Sa 14:42 1Ch 6:63 1Ch 24:31 Ne 11:1 |
| 19 | A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; And disputes are like the bars of a castle. | Pr 6:19 Gn 4:5-8 Gn 27:41-45 Gn 32:6-11 Gn 37:3-5 Gn 37:11-5 Gn 37:18-27 2Sa 13:22 2Sa 13:28 1Ki 2:23-25 1Ki 12:16 2Ch 13:17 Ac 15:39 |
| 20 | A man`s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied. | Pr 12:13 Pr 12:14 Pr 13:2 Pr 22:18 Pr 22:21 Pr 25:11 Pr 25:12 |
| 21 | Death and life are in the power of the tongue; Those who love it will eat its fruit. | Pr 18:4-7 Pr 10:20 Pr 10:21 Pr 10:31 Pr 11:30 Mt 12:35-37 Ro 10:14 Ro 10:15 2Co 2:16 2Co 11:15 Eph 4:29 Col 4:6 Tit 1:10 Tit 1:11 Jm 3:6-9 2Pe 2:18 |
| 22 | Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor of Yahweh. | Pr 5:15-23 Pr 12:4 Pr 19:14 Pr 31:10-31 Gn 24:67 Gn 29:20 Gn 29:21 Gn 29:28 Ec 9:9 Hos 12:12 1Co 7:2 |
| 23 | The poor pleads for mercy, But the rich answers harshly. | Ru 2:7 1Sa 2:36 2Ki 4:1 2Ki 4:2 Isa 66:2 Mt 5:3 Jm 1:9-11 |
| 24 | A man of many companions may be ruined, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. | Pr 17:17 Pr 27:9 1Sa 19:4 1Sa 19:5 1Sa 30:26-31 2Sa 9:1-13 2Sa 16:17 2Sa 17:27-29 2Sa 19:30-39 2Sa 21:7 1Ch 12:38-40 Mt 26:49 Mt 26:50 |
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