| 1 | The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; But a foolish son brings grief to his mother. | Pr 1:1 Pr 25:1 1Ki 4:32 Ec 12:9 |
| 2 | Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death. | Pr 11:4 Ps 49:6-10 Isa 10:2 Isa 10:3 Zep 1:18 Lk 12:15-21 Lk 16:22 Lk 16:23 Ro 2:5 Jm 5:1-3 |
| 3 | Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, But he thrusts away the desire of the wicked. | Jb 5:20 Ps 10:14 Ps 33:19 Ps 34:9 Ps 34:10 Ps 37:3 Ps 37:19 Ps 37:25 Isa 33:16 Mt 6:30-33 Lk 12:22-24 Lk 12:31-24 Heb 13:5 Heb 13:6 |
| 4 | He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent brings wealth. | Pr 6:6-11 Pr 11:24 Pr 12:24 Pr 19:15 Pr 19:24 Pr 20:4 Pr 20:13 Pr 24:30-34 Ec 10:18 Jn 6:27 Heb 6:11 Heb 6:12 2Pe 1:5-10 |
| 5 | He who gathers in summer is a wise son, But he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame. | Pr 6:6 Pr 6:8 Pr 30:25 Isa 55:6 Isa 55:7 |
| 6 | Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. | Pr 11:26 Pr 24:25 Pr 28:20 Dt 28:2 Jb 29:13 2Ti 1:16-18 |
| 7 | The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot. | 1Ki 11:36 2Ki 19:34 2Ch 24:16 Ps 112:6 Mk 14:9 Lk 1:48 |
| 8 | The wise in heart accept commandments, But a chattering fool will fall. | Pr 1:5 Pr 9:9 Pr 12:1 Pr 14:8 Ps 119:34 Jm 3:13 |
| 9 | He who walks blamelessly walks surely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out. | Pr 28:18 Ps 23:4 Ps 25:21 Ps 26:11 Ps 26:12 Ps 84:11 Isa 33:15 Isa 33:16 Ga 2:13 Ga 2:14 |
| 10 | One winking with the eye causes sorrow, But a chattering fool will fall. | Pr 6:13 Jb 15:12 Ps 35:19 |
| 11 | The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. | Pr 10:20 Pr 10:21 Pr 10:32 Pr 13:14 Pr 15:7 Pr 16:22-24 Pr 18:4 Pr 20:15 Ps 37:30 Ps 37:31 Eph 4:29 |
| 12 | Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all wrongs. | Pr 15:18 Pr 16:27 Pr 28:25 Pr 29:22 Jm 4:1 |
| 13 | Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, But a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding. | Pr 10:11 Pr 10:21 Pr 15:7 Pr 15:23 Pr 20:15 Pr 26:3 Ex 10:12 Isa 50:4 Lk 4:22 |
| 14 | Wise men lay up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near ruin. | Pr 1:5 Pr 9:9 Pr 18:1 Pr 18:15 Pr 19:8 Mt 12:35 Mt 13:44 Mt 13:52 2Co 4:6 2Co 4:7 |
| 15 | The rich man`s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty. | Pr 18:11 Jb 31:24 Jb 31:25 Ps 49:6 Ps 52:7 Ec 7:12 Jer 9:23 Mk 10:24 Lk 12:19 1Ti 6:17 |
| 16 | The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin. | Pr 11:30 Isa 3:10 Isa 3:11 Jn 6:27 1Co 15:58 Ga 6:7-9 Heb 6:10 |
| 17 | He is in the way of life who heeds correction, But he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. | Pr 3:1 Pr 3:2 Pr 3:18 Pr 4:4 Pr 4:13 Pr 12:1 Pr 22:17-19 Mt 7:24-27 Lk 11:28 Heb 2:1 2Pe 1:5-11 |
| 18 | He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. | Pr 26:24-26 1Sa 18:21 1Sa 18:22 1Sa 18:29 2Sa 3:27 2Sa 11:8-15 2Sa 13:23-29 2Sa 20:9 2Sa 20:10 Ps 5:9 Ps 12:2 Ps 55:21 Lk 20:20 Lk 20:21 |
| 19 | In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, But he who restrains his lips does wisely. | Ec 5:3 Ec 10:13 Ec 10:14 Jm 3:2 |
| 20 | The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. | Pr 12:18 Pr 15:4 Pr 16:13 Pr 25:11 Pr 25:12 Mt 12:35 |
| 21 | The lips of the righteous feed many, But the foolish die for lack of understanding. | Pr 12:18 Pr 15:4 Jb 4:3 Jb 4:4 Jb 23:12 Jb 29:21 Jb 29:22 Ps 37:30 Ec 12:9 Ec 12:10 Jer 3:15 Jer 15:16 Jn 21:15-17 1Pe 5:2 |
| 22 | The blessing of Yahweh brings wealth, And he adds no trouble to it. | Gn 12:2 Gn 13:2 Gn 14:23 Gn 24:35 Gn 26:12 Dt 8:17 Dt 8:18 1Sa 2:7 1Sa 2:8 Ps 37:22 Ps 107:38 Ps 113:7 Ps 113:8 |
| 23 | It is a fool`s pleasure to do wickedness, But wisdom is a man of understanding`s pleasure. | Pr 14:9 Pr 15:21 Pr 26:18 Pr 26:19 Ec 11:9 |
| 24 | What the wicked fear, will overtake them, But the desire of the righteous will be granted. | Jb 3:25 Jb 15:21 Heb 10:27 |
| 25 | When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation. | Pr 1:27 Jb 27:19-21 Ps 37:9 Ps 37:10 Ps 58:9 Ps 73:18-20 Isa 40:24 |
| 26 | As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to those who send him. | Pr 25:13 Pr 25:20 |
| 27 | The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, But the years of the wicked shall be shortened. | Pr 3:2 Pr 3:16 Pr 9:11 Ps 21:4 Ps 34:11-13 Ps 91:16 |
| 28 | The prospect of the righteous is joy, But the hope of the wicked will perish. | Ps 16:9 Ps 73:24-26 Ro 5:2 Ro 12:12 Ro 15:13 2Th 2:16 |
| 29 | The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. | Ps 84:7 Isa 40:31 Zc 10:12 Php 4:13 |
| 30 | The righteous will never be removed, But the wicked will not dwell in the land. | Pr 10:25 Ps 16:8 Ps 37:22 Ps 37:28 Ps 37:29 Ps 112:6 Ps 125:1 Ro 8:35-39 2Pe 1:10 2Pe 1:11 |
| 31 | The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut off. | Pr 10:11 Pr 10:13 Pr 10:20 Pr 10:21 Ps 37:30 |
| 32 | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked is perverse. | Ec 12:10 Dn 4:27 Tit 2:8 |
