7K-Proverbs

Proverbs Chapter 1

Proverbs 1:1 (NIV)

¹ The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

Proverbs 1:2 (NKJV)

² To know wisdom and instruction, To perceive the words of understanding,

Proverbs 1:3 (NLT2)

³ Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair.

Proverbs 1:4 (NLT2)

⁴ These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young.

Proverbs 1:5 (CJB)-M

⁵ Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Someone who already understands will gain the ability to counsel well;

Proverbs 1:6 (NLT2)

⁶ by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.

Proverbs 1:7 (NKJV)

⁷ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:8 (CJB)

⁸ My son, heed the discipline of your father, and do not abandon the teaching of your mother;

Proverbs 1:9 (CJB)

⁹ they will be a garland to grace your head, a medal of honor for your neck.

Proverbs 1:10 (NASB)

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.

Proverbs 1:11 (AMP)

¹¹ If they say, Come with us; let us lie in wait [to shed] blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause [and show that his piety is in vain];

Proverbs 1:12 (NIV)

¹² let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;

Proverbs 1:13 (NIV)

¹³ we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;

Proverbs 1:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ throw in your lot with us, and we will share a common purse”–

Proverbs 1:15 (CJB)

¹⁵ my son, don’t go along with them, don’t set foot on their path;

Proverbs 1:16 (CJB)

¹⁶ their feet run to evil, they rush to shed blood.

Proverbs 1:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds!

Proverbs 1:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ These men lie in wait for their own blood; they waylay only themselves!

Proverbs 1:19 (NASB)

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.

Proverbs 1:20 (NIV)

²⁰ Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares;

Proverbs 1:21 (NIV)

²¹ at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech:

Proverbs 1:22 (CJB)

²² “How long, you whose lives have no purpose, will you love thoughtless living? How long will scorners find pleasure in mocking? How long will fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:23 (HCSB)

²³ If you respond to my warning, then I will pour out my spirit on you and teach you my words.

Proverbs 1:24 (NIV)

²⁴ But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,

Proverbs 1:25 (NIV)

²⁵ since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke,

Proverbs 1:26 (NIV)

²⁶ I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you–

Proverbs 1:27 (NIV)

²⁷ when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

Proverbs 1:28 (NIV)

²⁸ “Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me.

Proverbs 1:29 (NASB)

²⁹ Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD.

Proverbs 1:30 (NASB)

³⁰ “They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof.

Proverbs 1:31 (NLT2)

³¹ Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.

Proverbs 1:32 (CJB)

³² For the aimless wandering of the thoughtless will kill them, and the smug overconfidence of fools will destroy them;

Proverbs 1:33 (AMP)

³³ But whoso hearkens to me [Wisdom] shall dwell securely and in confident trust and shall be quiet, without fear or dread of evil.

Proverbs Chapter 2

Proverbs 2:1 (NASB)

¹ My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,

Proverbs 2:2 (NASB)

² Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding;

Proverbs 2:3 (NKJV)

³ Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding,

Proverbs 2:4 (AMP)

⁴ If you seek [Wisdom] as for silver and search for skillful and godly Wisdom as for hidden treasures,

Proverbs 2:5 (NKJV)

⁵ Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2:6 (NIV)

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 2:7 (CJB)

⁷ He stores up common sense for the upright, is a shield to those whose conduct is blameless,

Proverbs 2:8 (CJB)

⁸ in order to guard the courses of justice and preserve the way of those faithful to him.

Proverbs 2:9 (AMP)

⁹ Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and fair dealing [in every area and relation]; yes, you will understand every good path.

Proverbs 2:10 (CJB)

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter your heart, knowledge will be enjoyable for you,

Proverbs 2:11 (CJB)

¹¹ discretion will watch over you, and discernment will guard you.

Proverbs 2:12 (NIV)

¹² Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,

Proverbs 2:13 (CJB)

¹³ who leave the paths of honesty to walk the ways of darkness,

Proverbs 2:14 (CJB)

¹⁴ who delight in doing evil and take joy in being stubbornly deceitful,

Proverbs 2:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways.

Proverbs 2:16 (NIV2011)

¹⁶ Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words,

Proverbs 2:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God.

Proverbs 2:18 (NKJV)

¹⁸ For her house leads down to death, And her paths to the dead;

Proverbs 2:19 (CJB)

¹⁹ None who go to her return; they never regain the path to life.

Proverbs 2:20 (NASB)

²⁰ So you will walk in the way of good men And keep to the paths of the righteous.

Proverbs 2:21 (NIV)

²¹ For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it;

Proverbs 2:22 (CJB)

²² but the wicked will be cut off from the land, the unfaithful rooted out of it.

Proverbs Chapter 3

Proverbs 3:1 (AMP)

¹ MY SON, forget not my law or teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

Proverbs 3:2 (NKJV)

² For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you.

Proverbs 3:3 (NASB)

³ Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 3:4 (AMP)

⁴ So shall you find favor, good understanding, and high esteem in the sight [or judgment] of God and man.

Proverbs 3:5 (NKJV)

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

Proverbs 3:6 (NKJV)

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:7 (NASB)

⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 3:8 (NASB)

⁸ It will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

Proverbs 3:9 (7KB)

⁹ Honor the LORD from your wealth by giving the first tenth-part of all your income.

Proverbs 3:10 (NASB)

¹⁰ So your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Proverbs 3:11 (NASB)-M

¹¹ My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction.

Proverbs 3:12 (NASB)

¹² For whom the LORD loves He reproves, even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 3:13 (CJB)

¹³ Happy the person who finds wisdom, the person who acquires understanding;

Proverbs 3:14 (AMP)

¹⁴ For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, and the profit of it better than fine gold.

Proverbs 3:15 (AMP)

¹⁵ Skillful and godly Wisdom is more precious than rubies; and nothing you can wish for is to be compared to her.

Proverbs 3:16 (AMP)

¹⁶ Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor.

Proverbs 3:17 (CJB)

¹⁷ Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.

Proverbs 3:18 (NKJV)

¹⁸ She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.

Proverbs 3:19 (NASB)

¹⁹ The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, by understanding he established the heavens.

Proverbs 3:20 (CJB)

²⁰ by his knowledge the deep [springs] burst open and the dew condenses from the sky.

Proverbs 3:21 (NIV)

²¹ My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight;

Proverbs 3:22 (NIV)

²² they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.

Proverbs 3:23 (NASB)

²³ Then you will walk in your way securely And your foot will not stumble.

Proverbs 3:24 (NASB)

²⁴ When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

Proverbs 3:25 (NIV)

²⁵ Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

Proverbs 3:26 (NIV)

²⁶ for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared.

Proverbs 3:27 (NKJV)

²⁷ Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so.

Proverbs 3:28 (NASB)

²⁸ Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you.

Proverbs 3:29 (CJB)

²⁹ Don’t plan harm against your neighbor who lives beside you trustingly.

Proverbs 3:30 (NIV)

³⁰ Do not accuse a man for no reason– when he has done you no harm.

Proverbs 3:31 (NASB)

³¹ Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways.

Proverbs 3:32 (CJB)

³² for the perverse is an abomination to Adonai, but he shares his secret counsel with the upright.

Proverbs 3:33 (NIV)

³³ The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.

Proverbs 3:34 (NASB)

³⁴ Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.

Proverbs 3:35 (NKJV)

³⁵ The wise shall inherit glory, But shame shall be the legacy of fools.

Proverbs Chapter 4

Proverbs 4:1 (NIV)

¹ Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

Proverbs 4:2 (NIV)

² I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.

Proverbs 4:3 (AMP)

³ When I [Solomon] was a son with my father [David], tender and the only son in the sight of my mother [Bathsheba],

Proverbs 4:4 (AMP)

⁴ He taught me and said to me, Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments and live.

Proverbs 4:5 (CJB)

⁵ gain wisdom, gain insight; don’t forget or turn from the words I am saying.

Proverbs 4:6 (CJB)

⁶ Don’t abandon [wisdom]; then she will preserve you; love her, and she will protect you.

Proverbs 4:7 (NKJV)

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.

Proverbs 4:8 (CJB)

⁸ Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will bring you honor;

Proverbs 4:9 (NASB)

⁹ “She will place on your head a garland of grace; She will present you with a crown of beauty.”

Proverbs 4:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.

Proverbs 4:11 (NIV)

¹¹ I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.

Proverbs 4:12 (AMP)

¹² When you walk, your steps shall not be hampered [your path will be clear and open]; and when you run, you shall not stumble.

Proverbs 4:13 (NKJV)

¹³ Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; Keep her, for she is your life.

Proverbs 4:14 (AMP)

¹⁴ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

Proverbs 4:15 (CJB)

¹⁵ Avoid it, don’t go on it, turn away from it, and pass on.

Proverbs 4:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ For they cannot sleep till they do evil; they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.

Proverbs 4:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

Proverbs 4:18 (NASB)

¹⁸ But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

Proverbs 4:19 (CJB)

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like darkness; they don’t even know what makes them stumble.

Proverbs 4:20 (NASB)

²⁰ My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.

Proverbs 4:21 (NASB)

²¹ Do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart.

Proverbs 4:22 (NASB)

²² for they are life to those who find them and health to all their body.

Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV)-M

²³ Keep your heart with all diligence, and watch over it, for out of it spring the issues of life.

Proverbs 4:24 (NKJV)

²⁴ Put away from you a deceitful mouth and put perverse lips far from you.

Proverbs 4:25 (CJB)

²⁵ Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze on what lies in front of you.

Proverbs 4:26 (AMP)

²⁶ Consider well the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established and ordered aright.

Proverbs 4:27 (AMP)

²⁷ Turn not aside to the right hand or to the left; remove your foot from evil.

Proverbs Chapter 5

Proverbs 5:1 (CJB)

¹ My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding;

Proverbs 5:2 (NIV)

² that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

Proverbs 5:3 (NIV)

³ For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;

Proverbs 5:4 (CJB)-M

⁴ but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood and sharp as a double-edged sword.

Proverbs 5:5 (NKJV)

⁵ Her feet go down to death, Her steps lay hold of hell.

Proverbs 5:6 (NIV2011)

⁶ She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.

Proverbs 5:7 (NASB)

⁷ Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not depart from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 5:8 (NASB)

⁸ Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house,

Proverbs 5:9 (NKJV)

⁹ Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one;

Proverbs 5:10 (NIV2011)

¹⁰ lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another.

Proverbs 5:11 (AMP)

¹¹ And you groan and mourn when your end comes, when your flesh and body are consumed,

Proverbs 5:12 (AMP)

¹² And you say, How I hated instruction and discipline, and my heart despised reproof!

Proverbs 5:13 (CJB)

¹³ I ignored what my teachers said, I didn’t listen to my instructors.

Proverbs 5:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ I have come to the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.”

Proverbs 5:15 (CJB)

¹⁵ Drink the water from your own cistern, fresh water from your own well.

Proverbs 5:16 (NASB)

¹⁶ Should your springs be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?

Proverbs 5:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

Proverbs 5:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Proverbs 5:19 (NASB)

¹⁹ As a loving hind and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be exhilarated always with her love.

Proverbs 5:20 (CJB)

²⁰ My son, why be infatuated with an unknown woman? Why embrace the body of a loose woman?

Proverbs 5:21 (NASB)

²¹ For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He watches all his paths.

Proverbs 5:22 (NIV2011)

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.

Proverbs 5:23 (NIV2011)

²³ For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.

Proverbs Chapter 6

Proverbs 6:1 (CJB)

¹ My son, if you have put up security for your friend, if you committed yourself on behalf of another;

Proverbs 6:2 (NIV)

² if you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

Proverbs 6:3 (NIV2011)

³ So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go—to the point of exhaustion— and give your neighbor no rest!

Proverbs 6:4 (NIV)

⁴ Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids.

Proverbs 6:5 (NIV)

⁵ Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

Proverbs 6:6 (NIV)

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!

Proverbs 6:7 (NIV)

⁷ It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,

Proverbs 6:8 (CJB)

⁸ yet it provides its food in summer and gathers its supplies at harvest-time.

Proverbs 6:9 (NIV)

⁹ How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?

Proverbs 6:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest–

Proverbs 6:11 (NIV)

¹¹ and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

Proverbs 6:12 (NIV2011)

¹² A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

Proverbs 6:13 (NIV2011)

¹³ who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers,

Proverbs 6:14 (CJB)

¹⁴ With deceit in his heart, he is always plotting evil and sowing discord.

Proverbs 6:15 (CJB)

¹⁵ Therefore disaster suddenly overcomes him; unexpectedly, he is broken beyond repair.

Proverbs 6:16 (NASB)

¹⁶ There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:

Proverbs 6:17 (NASB)

¹⁷ Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 6:18 (NASB)

¹⁸ A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil,

Proverbs 6:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.

Proverbs 6:20 (NASB)

²⁰ My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;

Proverbs 6:21 (CJB)

²¹ Bind them always on your heart, tie them around your neck.

Proverbs 6:22 (CJB)

²² When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake up, they will talk with you.

Proverbs 6:23 (AMP)

²³ For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

Proverbs 6:24 (NASB)

²⁴ To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

Proverbs 6:25 (CJB)

²⁵ Don’t let your heart lust after her beauty or allow her glance to captivate you.

Proverbs 6:26 (NKJV)

²⁶ For by means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of bread; And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.

Proverbs 6:27 (CJB)

²⁷ Can a man carry fire inside his shirt without burning his clothes?

Proverbs 6:28 (CJB)

²⁸ Can a man walk [barefoot] on hot coals without scorching his feet?

Proverbs 6:29 (CJB)

²⁹ So is he who has sex with his neighbor’s wife; anyone touching her will be punished.

Proverbs 6:30 (NIV)

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.

Proverbs 6:31 (AMP)

³¹ But if he is found out, he must restore seven times [what he stole]; he must give the whole substance of his house [if necessary—to meet his fine].

Proverbs 6:32 (NKJV)

³² Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.

Proverbs 6:33 (NKJV)

³³ Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away.

Proverbs 6:34 (NKJV)

³⁴ For jealousy is a husband’s fury; Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Proverbs 6:35 (NKJV)

³⁵ He will accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.

Proverbs Chapter 7

Proverbs 7:1 (NASB)

¹ My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you.

Proverbs 7:2 (CJB)

² Obey my commands, and live; guard my teaching like the pupil of your eye.

Proverbs 7:3 (CJB)

³ Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 7:4 (NASB)

⁴ Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding your intimate friend;

Proverbs 7:5 (CJB)

⁵ so that they can keep you from unknown women, from loose women with their seductive talk.

Proverbs 7:6 (CJB)

⁶ For I was at the window of my house, glancing out through the lattice,

Proverbs 7:7 (CJB)

⁷ when I saw among the young men there, among those who don’t think for themselves, a young fellow devoid of all sense.

Proverbs 7:8 (CJB)

⁸ He crosses the street near her corner and continues on toward her house.

Proverbs 7:9 (CJB)

⁹ Dusk turns into evening, and finally night, dark and black.

Proverbs 7:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.

Proverbs 7:11 (NASB)

¹¹ She is boisterous and rebellious, Her feet do not remain at home;

Proverbs 7:12 (CJB)

¹² rather, she stalks the streets and squares, lurking at every street corner.

Proverbs 7:13 (NASB)

¹³ So she seizes him and kisses him And with a brazen face she says to him:

Proverbs 7:14 (CJB)

¹⁴ “I had to offer peace sacrifices, and I fulfilled my vows today.

Proverbs 7:15 (NASB)

¹⁵ “Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.

Proverbs 7:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.

Proverbs 7:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

Proverbs 7:18 (NASB)

¹⁸ “Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with caresses.

Proverbs 7:19 (CJB)

¹⁹ My husband isn’t at home, he’s gone on a long trip;

Proverbs 7:20 (CJB)

²⁰ he took a bag of money with him and won’t be back till the moon is full.”

Proverbs 7:21 (CJB)

²¹ With all her sweet talk she convinces him, enticing him with her seductive words.

Proverbs 7:22 (CJB)

²² At once he follows her like an ox on its way to be slaughtered; like a fool to be punished in the stocks;

Proverbs 7:23 (NASB)

²³ Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Proverbs 7:24 (NIV)

²⁴ Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.

Proverbs 7:25 (NASB)

²⁵ Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths.

Proverbs 7:26 (CJB)

²⁶ For many are those she has struck down dead, numerous those she has killed.

Proverbs 7:27 (NIV)

²⁷ Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.

Proverbs Chapter 8

Proverbs 8:1 (CJB)

¹ Wisdom is calling! Understanding is raising her voice!

Proverbs 8:2 (CJB)

² On the heights along the road, where the paths meet, she is standing;

Proverbs 8:3 (CJB)

³ by the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries aloud:

Proverbs 8:4 (NIV2011)

⁴ “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.

Proverbs 8:5 (AMP)

⁵ O you simple and thoughtless ones, understand prudence; you [self-confident] fools, be of an understanding heart.

Proverbs 8:6 (CJB)

⁶ “Listen! I will say worthwhile things; when I speak, my words are right.

Proverbs 8:7 (CJB)

⁷ My mouth says what is true, because my lips detest evil.

Proverbs 8:8 (NASB)

⁸ “All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.

Proverbs 8:9 (NASB)

⁹ “They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge.

Proverbs 8:10 (CJB)

¹⁰ Receive my instruction, rather than silver; knowledge, rather than the finest gold.

Proverbs 8:11 (NIV)

¹¹ for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

Proverbs 8:12 (KJV)

¹² I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

Proverbs 8:13 (NASB)

¹³ “The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate.

Proverbs 8:14 (CJB)

¹⁴ Good advice is mine, and common sense; I am insight, power is mine.

Proverbs 8:15 (NASB)

¹⁵ “By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice.

Proverbs 8:16 (CJB)

¹⁶ By me princes govern, nobles too, and all the earth’s rulers.

Proverbs 8:17 (NASB)

¹⁷ “I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.

Proverbs 8:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.

Proverbs 8:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.

Proverbs 8:20 (CJB)

²⁰ I follow the course of righteousness along the paths of justice,

Proverbs 8:21 (NASB)

²¹ To endow those who love me with wealth, That I may fill their treasuries.

Proverbs 8:22 (AMP)

²² The Lord formed and brought me [Wisdom] forth at the beginning of His way, before His acts of old.

Proverbs 8:23 (AMP)

²³ I [Wisdom] was inaugurated and ordained from everlasting, from the beginning, before ever the earth existed.

Proverbs 8:24 (CJB)

²⁴ When I was brought forth, there were no ocean depths, no springs brimming with water.

Proverbs 8:25 (CJB)

²⁵ I was brought forth before the hills, before the mountains had settled in place;

Proverbs 8:26 (CJB)

²⁶ he had not yet made the earth, the fields, or even the earth’s first grains of dust.

Proverbs 8:27 (AMP)

²⁷ When He prepared the heavens, I [Wisdom] was there; when He drew a circle upon the face of the deep and stretched out the firmament over it,

Proverbs 8:28 (NASB)

²⁸ When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep became fixed,

Proverbs 8:29 (CJB)

²⁹ when he prescribed boundaries for the sea, so that its water would not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

Proverbs 8:30 (AMP)

³⁰ Then I [Wisdom] was beside Him as a master and director of the work; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing before Him always,

Proverbs 8:31 (AMP)

³¹ Rejoicing in His inhabited earth and delighting in the sons of men.

Proverbs 8:32 (AMP)

³² Now therefore listen to me, O you sons; for blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are those who keep my ways.

Proverbs 8:33 (NIV)

³³ Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.

Proverbs 8:34 (NASB)

³⁴ “Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts.

Proverbs 8:35 (NIV)

³⁵ For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.

Proverbs 8:36 (NASB)

³⁶ “But he who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death.”

Proverbs Chapter 9

Proverbs 9:1 (CJB)

¹ Wisdom has built herself a house; she has carved her seven pillars.

Proverbs 9:2 (CJB)

² She has prepared her food, spiced her wine, and she has set her table.

Proverbs 9:3 (CJB)

³ She has sent out her young girls [with invitations]; she calls from the heights of the city,

Proverbs 9:4 (AMP)

⁴ Whoever is simple (easily led astray and wavering), let him turn in here! As for him who lacks understanding, [God’s] Wisdom says to him,

Proverbs 9:5 (AMP)

⁵ Come, eat of my bread and drink of the [spiritual] wine which I have mixed.

Proverbs 9:6 (NIV)

⁶ Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.

Proverbs 9:7 (NIV)

⁷ “Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse.

Proverbs 9:8 (CJB)

⁸ If you reprove a scoffer, he will hate you; if you reprove a wise man, he will love you.

Proverbs 9:9 (NASB)

⁹ Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.

Proverbs 9:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Proverbs 9:11 (NASB)

¹¹ For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.

Proverbs 9:12 (AMP)

¹² If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scorn, you alone will bear it and pay the penalty.

Proverbs 9:13 (CJB)

¹³ The foolish woman is coarse; she doesn’t think, and she doesn’t know a thing.

Proverbs 9:14 (AMP)

¹⁴ For she sits at the door of her house or on a seat in the conspicuous places of the town,

Proverbs 9:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way.

Proverbs 9:16 (CJB)

¹⁶ “Whoever is unsure of himself, turn in here!” To someone weak-willed she says,

Proverbs 9:17 (CJB)

¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

Proverbs 9:18 (NKJV)

¹⁸ But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of hell.

Proverbs Chapter 10

Proverbs 10:1 (NASB)

¹ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Proverbs 10:2 (CJB)

² No good comes from ill-gotten wealth, but righteousness rescues from death.

Proverbs 10:3 (NLT2)

³ The LORD will not let the godly go hungry, but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:4 (AMP)

⁴ He becomes poor who works with a slack and idle hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 10:5 (CJB)

⁵ A sensible person gathers in summer, but he who sleeps during harvest is an embarrassment.

Proverbs 10:6 (NKJV)

⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:7 (NASB)

⁷ The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.

Proverbs 10:8 (CJB)

⁸ Wise-hearted people take orders, but a babbling fool will have trouble.

Proverbs 10:9 (NIV)

⁹ The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.

Proverbs 10:10 (NASB)

¹⁰ He who winks the eye causes trouble, And a babbling fool will be ruined.

Proverbs 10:11 (NASB)

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:12 (NASB)

¹² Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all transgressions.

Proverbs 10:13 (CJB)

¹³ On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom, but a stick is in store for the back of a fool.

Proverbs 10:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

Proverbs 10:15 (NASB)

¹⁵ The rich man’s wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

Proverbs 10:16 (NKJV)

¹⁶ The labor of the righteous leads to life, The wages of the wicked to sin.

Proverbs 10:17 (NASB)

¹⁷ He is on the path of life who heeds instruction, But he who ignores reproof goes astray.

Proverbs 10:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Proverbs 10:19 (NLT2)

¹⁹ Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

Proverbs 10:20 (KJV)

²⁰ The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

Proverbs 10:21 (NIV)

²¹ The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Proverbs 10:22 (NIV2011)

²² The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.

Proverbs 10:23 (NIV)

²³ A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.

Proverbs 10:24 (NIV)

²⁴ What the wicked dreads will overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

Proverbs 10:25 (NIV)

²⁵ When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.

Proverbs 10:26 (NIV)

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.

Proverbs 10:27 (NASB)

²⁷ The fear of the LORD prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.

Proverbs 10:28 (CJB)

²⁸ What the righteous hope for will end in joy; what the wicked expect will come to nothing.

Proverbs 10:29 (NKJV)

²⁹ The way of the LORD is strength for the upright, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 10:30 (CJB)

³⁰ The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not remain in the land.

Proverbs 10:31 (NIV2011)

³¹ From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.

Proverbs 10:32 (NASB)

³² The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverted.

Proverbs Chapter 11

Proverbs 11:1 (NASB)

¹ A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight.

Proverbs 11:2 (NASB)

² When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom.

Proverbs 11:3 (NIV)

³ The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

Proverbs 11:4 (NIV)

⁴ Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 11:5 (NKJV)

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way aright, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

Proverbs 11:6 (CJB)

⁶ The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own intrigues.

Proverbs 11:7 (CJB)

⁷ When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; what he hopes for from evil comes to nothing.

Proverbs 11:8 (NKJV)

⁸ The righteous is delivered from trouble, And it comes to the wicked instead.

Proverbs 11:9 (NASB)

⁹ With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

Proverbs 11:10 (NKJV)

¹⁰ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.

Proverbs 11:11 (NASB)

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

Proverbs 11:12 (CJB)

¹² He who belittles another lacks good sense, whereas a person of discernment stays silent.

Proverbs 11:13 (CJB)

¹³ A gossip goes around revealing secrets, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

Proverbs 11:14 (NIV2011)

¹⁴ For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.

Proverbs 11:15 (CJB)

¹⁵ He who guarantees a loan for a stranger will suffer, but refusing to underwrite is safe.

Proverbs 11:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

Proverbs 11:17 (NIV2011)

¹⁷ Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

Proverbs 11:18 (CJB)

¹⁸ The profits of the wicked are illusory; but those who sow righteousness gain a true reward.

Proverbs 11:19 (NASB)

¹⁹ He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

Proverbs 11:20 (NKJV)

²⁰ Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, But the blameless in their ways are His delight.

Proverbs 11:21 (NASB)

²¹ Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.

Proverbs 11:22 (NASB)

²² As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

Proverbs 11:23 (NASB)

²³ The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Proverbs 11:24 (CJB)

²⁴ Some give freely and still get richer, while others are stingy but grow still poorer.

Proverbs 11:25 (CJB)

²⁵ The person who blesses others will prosper; he who satisfies others will be satisfied himself.

Proverbs 11:26 (CJB)

²⁶ The people will curse him who withholds grain; but if he sells it, blessings will be on his head.

Proverbs 11:27 (NASB)

²⁷ He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

Proverbs 11:28 (NASB)

²⁸ He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

Proverbs 11:29 (CJB)

²⁹ Those who trouble their families inherit the wind, and the fool becomes slave to the wise.

Proverbs 11:30 (NIV)

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 11:31 (NKJV)

³¹ If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth, How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

Proverbs Chapter 12

Proverbs 12:1 (NIV)

¹ Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

Proverbs 12:2 (NASB)

² A good man will obtain favor from the LORD, But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

Proverbs 12:3 (NASB)

³ A man will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be moved.

Proverbs 12:4 (NASB)

⁴ An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:5 (CJB)

⁵ The plans of the righteous are just, but the schemes of the wicked are deceitful.

Proverbs 12:6 (NASB)

⁶ The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

Proverbs 12:7 (NASB)

⁷ The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.

Proverbs 12:8 (NASB)

⁸ A man will be praised according to his insight, But one of perverse mind will be despised.

Proverbs 12:9 (NASB)

⁹ Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

Proverbs 12:10 (NASB)-M

¹⁰ A righteous man takes care of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

Proverbs 12:11 (NASB)

¹¹ He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.

Proverbs 12:12 (NIV)

¹² The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

Proverbs 12:13 (NIV)

¹³ An evil man is trapped by his sinful talk, but a righteous man escapes trouble.

Proverbs 12:14 (AMP)

¹⁴ From the fruit of his words a man shall be satisfied with good, and the work of a man’s hands shall come back to him [as a harvest].

Proverbs 12:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.

Proverbs 12:16 (NIV2011)

¹⁶ Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.

Proverbs 12:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ A truthful witness gives honest testimony, but a false witness tells lies.

Proverbs 12:18 (AMP)

¹⁸ There are those who speak rashly, like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 12:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Proverbs 12:20 (NIV2011)

²⁰ Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

Proverbs 12:21 (CJB)

²¹ No harm can come to the righteous, but the wicked are overwhelmed with disaster.

Proverbs 12:22 (NASB)

²² Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, But those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Proverbs 12:23 (AMP)

²³ A prudent man is reluctant to display his knowledge, but the heart of [self-confident] fools proclaims their folly.

Proverbs 12:24 (CJB)

²⁴ The diligent will rule, while the lazy will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 12:25 (CJB)

²⁵ Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but a kind word cheers him up.

Proverbs 12:26 (CJB)

²⁶ The righteous guides his friend’s way rightly, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

Proverbs 12:27 (CJB)

²⁷ A lazy man doesn’t roast what he hunted; but when a man is diligent, his wealth is precious.

Proverbs 12:28 (CJB)

²⁸ In the road of righteousness is life; no death is in its pathway.

Proverbs Chapter 13

Proverbs 13:1 (CJB)

¹ A son who heeds his father’s discipline is wise, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 13:2 (AMP)

² A good man eats good from the fruit of his mouth, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

Proverbs 13:3 (CJB)

³ He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but one who talks too much comes to ruin.

Proverbs 13:4 (CJB)

⁴ The lazy person wants but doesn’t have; the diligent get their desires filled.

Proverbs 13:5 (CJB)

⁵ A righteous person hates lying, but the wicked is vile and disgraceful.

Proverbs 13:6 (CJB)

⁶ Righteousness protects him whose way is honest, but wickedness brings down the sinner.

Proverbs 13:7 (NASB)

⁷ There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

Proverbs 13:8 (CJB)

⁸ The rich man may have to ransom his life, but a poor man gets no threats.

Proverbs 13:9 (NIV)

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

Proverbs 13:10 (CJB)

¹⁰ Insolence produces only strife, but wisdom is found with those who take advice.

Proverbs 13:11 (NIV)

¹¹ Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.

Proverbs 13:12 (CJB)

¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:13 (NIV)

¹³ He who scorns instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command is rewarded.

Proverbs 13:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:15 (NASB)

¹⁵ Good understanding produces favor, But the way of the treacherous is hard.

Proverbs 13:16 (CJB)

¹⁶ Every cautious person acts with knowledge, but a fool parades his folly.

Proverbs 13:17 (AMP)

¹⁷ A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful ambassador brings healing.

Proverbs 13:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.

Proverbs 13:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

Proverbs 13:20 (NASB)

²⁰ He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Proverbs 13:21 (NIV)

²¹ Misfortune pursues the sinner, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.

Proverbs 13:22 (NASB)

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Proverbs 13:23 (KJV)-M

²³ There is much (potential) food production in the tillage of the poor: but what good the poor man may have obtained from a harvest of crops was lost due to a lack of judgment (when the poor man failed to save seed for sowing and capital for investments).

Proverbs 13:24 (NASB)

²⁴ He who withholds his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Proverbs 13:25 (AMP)

²⁵ The [uncompromisingly] righteous eats to his own satisfaction, but the stomach of the wicked is in want.

Proverbs Chapter 14

Proverbs 14:1 (CJB)

¹ Every wise woman builds up her home, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Proverbs 14:2 (NKJV)

² He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

Proverbs 14:3 (NIV)

³ A fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Proverbs 14:4 (NASB)

⁴ Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.

Proverbs 14:5 (NIV)

⁵ A truthful witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.

Proverbs 14:6 (CJB)

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge comes easily to someone with discernment.

Proverbs 14:7 (CJB)

⁷ Keep clear of a fool, for you won’t hear a sensible word from him.

Proverbs 14:8 (CJB)

⁸ The wisdom of the cautious makes him know where he is going, but the folly of fools misleads them.

Proverbs 14:9 (NIV)

⁹ Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.

Proverbs 14:10 (CJB)

¹⁰ The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger can share its joy.

Proverbs 14:11 (NIV)

¹¹ The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

Proverbs 14:12 (NIV)

¹² There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 14:13 (CJB)

¹³ Even in laughter the heart can be sad, and joy may end in sorrow.

Proverbs 14:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good man rewarded for his.

Proverbs 14:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.

Proverbs 14:16 (AMP)

¹⁶ A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil, but the fool bears himself insolently and is [presumptuously] confident.

Proverbs 14:17 (AMP)

¹⁷ He who foams up quickly and flies into a passion deals foolishly, and a man of wicked plots and plans is hated.

Proverbs 14:18 (CJB)

¹⁸ Thoughtless people inherit folly, but the cautious are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:19 (NASB)

¹⁹ The evil will bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:20 (AMP)

²⁰ The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

Proverbs 14:21 (NASB)

²¹ He who despises his neighbor sins, But happy is he who is gracious to the poor.

Proverbs 14:22 (NASB)

²² Will they not go astray who devise evil? But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

Proverbs 14:23 (CJB)

²³ In all work there is profit, but mere talk produces only poverty.

Proverbs 14:24 (NASB)

²⁴ The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is foolishness.

Proverbs 14:25 (CJB)

²⁵ A truthful witness saves lives, but a liar misdirects [judgment].

Proverbs 14:26 (NASB)

²⁶ In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, And his children will have refuge.

Proverbs 14:27 (NASB)

²⁷ The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, That one may avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 14:28 (CJB)

²⁸ A king’s glory lies in having many subjects; if the prince’s people are few, it is his ruin.

Proverbs 14:29 (NASB)

²⁹ He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

Proverbs 14:30 (CJB)

³⁰ A tranquil mind gives health to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Proverbs 14:31 (NIV)

³¹ He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

Proverbs 14:32 (NIV)

³² When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous have a refuge.

Proverbs 14:33 (CJB)

³³ Wisdom is at rest in a person with discernment, but in fools it has to call attention to itself.

Proverbs 14:34 (CJB)

³⁴ Righteousness makes a nation great, but sin degrades any people.

Proverbs 14:35 (NASB)

³⁵ The king’s favor is toward a servant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.

Proverbs Chapter 15

Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)

¹ A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:2 (AMP)

² The tongue of the wise utters knowledge rightly, but the mouth of the [self-confident] fool pours out folly.

Proverbs 15:3 (NIV)

³ The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

Proverbs 15:4 (NIV)

⁴ The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:5 (NKJV)

⁵ A fool despises his father’s instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent.

Proverbs 15:6 (NIV)

⁶ The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings them trouble.

Proverbs 15:7 (NASB)

⁷ The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so.

Proverbs 15:8 (NASB)

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Proverbs 15:9 (NIV)

⁹ The LORD detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

Proverbs 15:10 (CJB)

¹⁰ Discipline is severe for one who leaves the way, and whoever can’t stand correction will die.

Proverbs 15:11 (NIV)

¹¹ Death and Destruction lie open before the LORD– how much more the hearts of men!

Proverbs 15:12 (CJB)

¹² A scorner does not like being corrected; he won’t go to the wise [for advice].

Proverbs 15:13 (NASB)

¹³ A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 15:14 (CJB)

¹⁴ The mind of a person with discernment seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

Proverbs 15:15 (CJB)

¹⁵ For the poor, every day is hard; but the good-hearted have a perpetual feast.

Proverbs 15:16 (NASB)

¹⁶ Better is a little with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and turmoil with it.

Proverbs 15:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred.

Proverbs 15:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel.

Proverbs 15:19 (CJB)

¹⁹ The lazy person’s way seems overgrown by thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.

Proverbs 15:20 (CJB)

²⁰ A wise son is a joy to his father, and only a fool despises his mother.

Proverbs 15:21 (CJB)

²¹ Folly appeals to one who lacks sense, but a person of discernment goes straight ahead.

Proverbs 15:22 (NIV)

²² Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

Proverbs 15:23 (CJB)

²³ People take pleasure in anything they say; but a word at the right time, how good it is!

Proverbs 15:24 (NKJV)

²⁴ The way of life winds upward for the wise, That he may turn away from hell below.

Proverbs 15:25 (NASB)

²⁵ The LORD will tear down the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow.

Proverbs 15:26 (NIV)

²⁶ The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but those of the pure are pleasing to him.

Proverbs 15:27 (CJB)

²⁷ The greedy for gain brings trouble to his home, but he who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 15:28 (NASB)

²⁸ The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Proverbs 15:29 (NASB)

²⁹ The LORD is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:30 (AMP)

³⁰ The light in the eyes [of him whose heart is joyful] rejoices the hearts of others, and good news nourishes the bones.

Proverbs 15:31 (NIV)

³¹ He who listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise.

Proverbs 15:32 (CJB)

³² He who spurns discipline detests himself, but he who listens to correction grows in understanding.

Proverbs 15:33 (NIV)

³³ The fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

Proverbs Chapter 16

Proverbs 16:1 (NASB)

¹ The plans of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

Proverbs 16:2 (NIV)

² All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD.

Proverbs 16:3 (NIV)

³ Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

Proverbs 16:4 (NIV2011)

⁴ The LORD works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.

Proverbs 16:5 (CJB)-M

⁵ The Lord detests all those with proud hearts; be assured that they will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 16:6 (NIV)-M

⁶ Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.

Proverbs 16:7 (NASB)

⁷ When a man’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 16:8 (CJB)

⁸ Better a little with righteousness than a huge income with injustice.

Proverbs 16:9 (AMP)

⁹ A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure.

Proverbs 16:10 (AMP)

¹⁰ Divinely directed decisions are on the lips of the king; his mouth should not transgress in judgment.

Proverbs 16:11 (NASB)

¹¹ A just balance and scales belong to the LORD; All the weights of the bag are His concern.

Proverbs 16:12 (CJB)

¹² It is an abomination for a king to do evil, for the throne is made secure by righteousness.

Proverbs 16:13 (NIV)

¹³ Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth.

Proverbs 16:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will appease it.

Proverbs 16:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

Proverbs 16:16 (NASB)

¹⁶ How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.

Proverbs 16:17 (NASB)

¹⁷ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who watches his way preserves his life.

Proverbs 16:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 16:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

Proverbs 16:20 (NIV)

²⁰ Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

Proverbs 16:21 (CJB)

²¹ A wise-hearted person is said to have discernment, and sweetness of speech adds to learning.

Proverbs 16:22 (CJB)

²² Common sense is a fountain of life to one who has it, whereas fools are punished by their own folly.

Proverbs 16:23 (NIV2011)

²³ The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.

Proverbs 16:24 (CJB)

²⁴ Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the taste and healing for the body.

Proverbs 16:25 (NASB)

²⁵ There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

Proverbs 16:26 (CJB)

²⁶ A working man’s appetite acts on his behalf, because his hunger presses him on.

Proverbs 16:27 (CJB)

²⁷ A worthless person digs up evil [gossip] — it is like scorching fire on his lips.

Proverbs 16:28 (CJB)

²⁸ A deceitful person stirs up strife, and a slanderer can separate even close friends.

Proverbs 16:29 (NIV)

²⁹ A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

Proverbs 16:30 (NASB)

³⁰ He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

Proverbs 16:31 (NKJV)

³¹ The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness.

Proverbs 16:32 (NASB)

³² He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.

Proverbs 16:33 (NASB)

³³ The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the LORD.

Proverbs Chapter 17

Proverbs 17:1 (NASB)

¹ Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.

Proverbs 17:2 (CJB)

² An intelligent slave will rule a shameful son and share the inheritance with the brothers.

Proverbs 17:3 (NASB)

³ The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests hearts.

Proverbs 17:4 (NIV)

⁴ A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.

Proverbs 17:5 (NKJV)

⁵ He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 17:6 (CJB)

⁶ Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, while the glory of children is their ancestors.

Proverbs 17:7 (NASB)

⁷ Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.

Proverbs 17:8 (NKJV)-M

⁸ A human talent or ability is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers.

Proverbs 17:9 (NASB)

⁹ He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

Proverbs 17:10 (CJB)

¹⁰ A rebuke makes more impression on a person of understanding than a hundred blows on a fool.

Proverbs 17:11 (CJB)

¹¹ An evil person seeks only rebellion, but a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Proverbs 17:12 (NIV)

¹² Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 17:13 (CJB)

¹³ Evil will not depart from the house of him who returns evil for good.

Proverbs 17:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Proverbs 17:15 (NASB)

¹⁵ He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

Proverbs 17:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?

Proverbs 17:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:18 (CJB)

¹⁸ He who gives his hand to guarantee a loan for his neighbor lacks good sense.

Proverbs 17:19 (NKJV)

¹⁹ He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

Proverbs 17:20 (NKJV)

²⁰ He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

Proverbs 17:21 (NIV)

²¹ To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.

Proverbs 17:22 (NASB)

²² A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 17:23 (NKJV)

²³ A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 17:24 (NIV)

²⁴ A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 17:25 (NASB)

²⁵ A foolish son is a grief to his father And bitterness to her who bore him.

Proverbs 17:26 (CJB)

²⁶ To punish the innocent is not right, likewise to flog noble people for their uprightness.

Proverbs 17:27 (CJB)

²⁷ A knowledgeable person controls his tongue; a discerning person controls his temper.

Proverbs 17:28 (AMP)

²⁸ Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise; when he closes his lips he is esteemed a man of understanding.

Proverbs Chapter 18

Proverbs 18:1 (NKJV)

¹ A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.

Proverbs 18:2 (NKJV)

² A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart.

Proverbs 18:3 (NKJV)

³ When the wicked comes, contempt comes also; And with dishonor comes reproach.

Proverbs 18:4 (NASB)

⁴ The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

Proverbs 18:5 (CJB)

⁵ It is not good to be partial to the guilty and thus deprive the innocent of justice.

Proverbs 18:6 (NIV)

⁶ A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

Proverbs 18:7 (NASB)

⁷ A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 18:8 (NASB)

⁸ The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

Proverbs 18:9 (NASB)

⁹ He also who is slack in his work Is brother to him who destroys.

Proverbs 18:10 (7KB)

¹⁰ The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.

Proverbs 18:11 (NASB)

¹¹ A rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination.

Proverbs 18:12 (CJB)

¹² Before being ruined, a person’s heart is proud; before being honored, a person must be humble.

Proverbs 18:13 (NIV2011)

¹³ To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.

Proverbs 18:14 (NASB)

¹⁴ The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, But as for a broken spirit who can bear it?

Proverbs 18:15 (NASB)

¹⁵ The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 18:16 (NASB)-M

¹⁶ A man’s gift [talent or ability] makes room for him and brings him before great men.

Proverbs 18:17 (CJB)

¹⁷ The first to state his case seems right, till the other one comes and cross-examines.

Proverbs 18:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart.

Proverbs 18:19 (AMP)

¹⁹ A brother offended is harder to be won over than a strong city, and [their] contentions separate them like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 18:20 (NASB)

²⁰ With the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.

Proverbs 18:21 (CJB)

²¹ The tongue has power over life and death; those who indulge it must eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:22 (NASB)

²² He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

Proverbs 18:23 (NKJV)

²³ The poor man uses entreaties, But the rich answers roughly.

Proverbs 18:24 (AMP)

²⁴ The man of many friends [a friend of all the world] will prove himself a bad friend, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs Chapter 19

Proverbs 19:1 (NASB)

¹ Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.

Proverbs 19:2 (NIV)

² It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way.

Proverbs 19:3 (NLT)

³ People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD.

Proverbs 19:4 (AMP)

⁴ Wealth makes many friends, but the poor man is avoided by his neighbor.

Proverbs 19:5 (NIV)

⁵ A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will not go free.

Proverbs 19:6 (NASB)-M

⁶ Many will seek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a [feigned] friend to him who gives gifts.

Proverbs 19:7 (NIV)

⁷ A poor man is shunned by all his relatives– how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.

Proverbs 19:8 (AMP)

⁸ He who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good.

Proverbs 19:9 (NIV)

⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will perish.

Proverbs 19:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury– how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

Proverbs 19:11 (NASB)

¹¹ A man’s discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

Proverbs 19:12 (CJB)

¹² A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:13 (CJB)

¹³ A son who is a fool is his father’s ruin, and a nagging wife is like a leak that keeps dripping.

Proverbs 19:14 (NASB)

¹⁴ House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Proverbs 19:15 (NASB)

¹⁵ Laziness casts into a deep sleep, And an idle man will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:16 (NASB)

¹⁶ He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of conduct will die.

Proverbs 19:17 (NASB)

¹⁷ One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.

Proverbs 19:18 (NASB)-M

¹⁸ Parents discipline your child while there is hope, do not be a willing party to his (spiritual) death (when he later ends up in hell due to a lack of parental discipline as a child).

Proverbs 19:19 (NASB)

¹⁹ A man of great anger will bear the penalty, For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.

Proverbs 19:20 (NIV)

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.

Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)

²¹ Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.

Proverbs 19:22 (NASB)

²² What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.

Proverbs 19:23 (NASB)

²³ The fear of the LORD leads to life, So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.

Proverbs 19:24 (NKJV)

²⁴ A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 19:25 (NKJV)

²⁵ Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.

Proverbs 19:26 (CJB)

²⁶ One who mistreats his father and evicts his mother is a son who brings them shame and disgrace.

Proverbs 19:27 (CJB)-M

²⁷ My son, if you stop heeding instruction, you will stray from the principles of knowledge.

Proverbs 19:28 (NKJV)

²⁸ A disreputable witness scorns justice, And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

Proverbs 19:29 (CJB)

²⁹ Judgments are in store for scorners and blows for the backs of fools.

Proverbs Chapter 20

Proverbs 20:1 (NASB)

¹ Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

Proverbs 20:2 (NIV)

² A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion; he who angers him forfeits his life.

Proverbs 20:3 (NASB)

³ Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, But any fool will quarrel.

Proverbs 20:4 (NASB)

⁴ The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.

Proverbs 20:5 (AMP)

⁵ Counsel in the heart of man is like water in a deep well, but a man of understanding draws it out.

Proverbs 20:6 (NKJV)

⁶ Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?

Proverbs 20:7 (AMP)

⁷ The righteous man walks in his integrity; blessed (happy, fortunate, enviable) are his children after him.

Proverbs 20:8 (CJB)

⁸ The king seated on his judgment throne can winnow out all evil with his glance.

Proverbs 20:9 (NIV)

⁹ Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin”?

Proverbs 20:10 (NASB)

¹⁰ Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD.

Proverbs 20:11 (NIV)

¹¹ Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right.

Proverbs 20:12 (NASB)

¹² The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made both of them.

Proverbs 20:13 (NASB)-M

¹³ Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, [and get up and work] and you will be satisfied with food.

Proverbs 20:14 (NKJV)

¹⁴ “It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.

Proverbs 20:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

Proverbs 20:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.

Proverbs 20:17 (CJB)

¹⁷ Food obtained by fraud may taste good, but later the mouth is full of gravel.

Proverbs 20:18 (NASB)

¹⁸ Prepare plans by consultation, And make war by wise guidance.

Proverbs 20:19 (CJB)

¹⁹ A gossip goes around revealing secrets, so don’t get involved with a talkative person.

Proverbs 20:20 (NIV)

²⁰ If a man curses his father or mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

Proverbs 20:21 (CJB)

²¹ Possessions acquired quickly at first will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 20:22 (NASB)

²² Do not say, “I will repay evil”; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.

Proverbs 20:23 (NASB)

²³ Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false scale is not good.

Proverbs 20:24 (NIV2011)

²⁴ A person’s steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand their own way?

Proverbs 20:25 (CJB)

²⁵ It is a snare to dedicate a gift to God rashly and reflect on the vows only afterwards.

Proverbs 20:26 (AMP)-M

²⁶ A wise king winnows out the wicked [from among the good] and brings the threshing wheel over them.

Proverbs 20:27 (NASB)

²⁷ The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.

Proverbs 20:28 (NASB)

²⁸ Loyalty and truth preserve the king, And he upholds his throne by righteousness.

Proverbs 20:29 (NASB)-M

²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength, And the honor of old men is their gray hair [of wisdom].

Proverbs 20:30 (KJV)-M

³⁰ The blueness of a wound (blows that hurt) cleanse away evil: and blue stripes left on the buttocks by a rod of correction will purge and cleanse the innermost being of a child where their evil resides.

Proverbs Chapter 21

Proverbs 21:1 (NIV)

¹ The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.

Proverbs 21:2 (NASB)-M

² Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, But the LORD considers his motives.

Proverbs 21:3 (NIV)

³ To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Proverbs 21:4 (AMP)

⁴ Haughtiness of eyes and a proud heart, even the tillage of the wicked or the lamp [of joy] to them [whatever it may be], are sin [in the eyes of God].

Proverbs 21:5 (CJB)-M

⁵ The plans of the diligent lead only to abundance; but all who rush to get rich will arrive only in poverty.

Proverbs 21:6 (NASB)

⁶ The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.

Proverbs 21:7 (CJB)

⁷ The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to act justly.

Proverbs 21:8 (NKJV)

⁸ The way of a guilty man is perverse; But as for the pure, his work is right.

Proverbs 21:9 (NASB)

⁹ It is better to live in a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Proverbs 21:10 (CJB)

¹⁰ The wicked is set on evil; he doesn’t pity even his neighbor.

Proverbs 21:11 (AMP)

¹¹ When the scoffer is punished, the fool gets a lesson in being wise; but men of [godly] Wisdom and good sense learn by being instructed.

Proverbs 21:12 (AMP)

¹² The [uncompromisingly] righteous man considers well the house of the wicked—how the wicked are cast down to ruin.

Proverbs 21:13 (AMP)

¹³ Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor will cry out himself and not be heard.

Proverbs 21:14 (KJV)-M

¹⁴ A gift given in condolence pacifies anger: and a reward (given from the heart) soothes strong wrath.

Proverbs 21:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

Proverbs 21:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead.

Proverbs 21:17 (NASB)

¹⁷ He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

Proverbs 21:18 (NKJV)

¹⁸ The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright.

Proverbs 21:19 (CJB)

¹⁹ It is better to live in the desert than with a nagging, irritable wife.

Proverbs 21:20 (NKJV)

²⁰ There is desirable treasure, And oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man squanders it.

Proverbs 21:21 (CJB)

²¹ He who pursues righteousness and kindness finds life, prosperity and honor.

Proverbs 21:22 (NASB)

²² A wise man scales the city of the mighty And brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

Proverbs 21:23 (CJB)

²³ Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Proverbs 21:24 (NASB)

²⁴ “Proud,” “Haughty,” “Scoffer,” are his names, Who acts with insolent pride.

Proverbs 21:25 (CJB)

²⁵ A lazy man’s craving will kill him, because his hands refuse to work —

Proverbs 21:26 (CJB)

²⁶ he covets greedily all day long; but a righteous person gives without holding back.

Proverbs 21:27 (CJB)

²⁷ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with vile motives.

Proverbs 21:28 (AMP)

²⁸ A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears attentively will endure and go unchallenged.

Proverbs 21:29 (NIV)

²⁹ A wicked man puts up a bold front, but an upright man gives thought to his ways.

Proverbs 21:30 (AMP)

³⁰ There is no [human] wisdom or understanding or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.

Proverbs 21:31 (CJB)-M

³¹ A horse may be prepared for the day of battle, but victory comes from the Lord.

Proverbs Chapter 22

Proverbs 22:1 (NASB)

¹ A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.

Proverbs 22:2 (NIV)

² Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.

Proverbs 22:3 (7KB)

³ A clever and prudent man foresees evil (sees the trouble coming ahead) and takes refuge from the danger. But the naïve and simple man will thoughtlessly go forward without considering what is about to happen and as a result they will suffer for their indiscretion.

Proverbs 22:4 (NIV)

⁴ Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life.

Proverbs 22:5 (NKJV)

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.

Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV)

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:7 (CJB)

⁷ The rich rule the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

Proverbs 22:8 (AMP)

⁸ He who sows iniquity will reap calamity and futility, and the rod of his wrath [with which he smites others] will fail.

Proverbs 22:9 (NIV)

⁹ A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

Proverbs 22:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.

Proverbs 22:11 (CJB)

¹¹ He who loves the pure-hearted and is gracious in speech will have the king as his friend.

Proverbs 22:12 (CJB)-M

¹² The eyes of the Lord protect [the man with] knowledge, but he overturns the plans of a traitor.

Proverbs 22:13 (CJB)

¹³ A lazy man says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed if I go out in the street!”

Proverbs 22:14 (NASB)

¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.

Proverbs 22:15 (AMP)

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

Proverbs 22:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich–both come to poverty.

Proverbs 22:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,

Proverbs 22:18 (CJB)

¹⁸ for it is pleasant to keep them deep within you; have all of them ready on your lips.

Proverbs 22:19 (CJB)-M

¹⁹ I want your trust to be in the Lord; this is why I’m instructing you about them today.

Proverbs 22:20 (NASB)

²⁰ Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

Proverbs 22:21 (NASB)

²¹ To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you?

Proverbs 22:22 (NIV)

²² Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,

Proverbs 22:23 (NASB)

²³ For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.

Proverbs 22:24 (NASB)

²⁴ Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,

Proverbs 22:25 (NIV)

²⁵ or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.

Proverbs 22:26 (CJB)

²⁶ Don’t be one of those who give pledges, guaranteeing loans made to others;

Proverbs 22:27 (NIV)

²⁷ if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.

Proverbs 22:28 (NIV)

²⁸ Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your forefathers.

Proverbs 22:29 (AMP)

²⁹ Do you see a man diligent and skillful in his business? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Proverbs Chapter 23

Proverbs 23:1 (CJB)

¹ When you sit down to dine with a ruler, think carefully about who is before you.

Proverbs 23:2 (NKJV)

² And put a knife to your throat If you are a man given to appetite.

Proverbs 23:3 (NASB)

³ Do not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food.

Proverbs 23:4 (NIV2011)

⁴ Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

Proverbs 23:5 (NIV2011)

⁵ Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.

Proverbs 23:6 (NIV)

⁶ Do not eat the food of a stingy man, do not crave his delicacies;

Proverbs 23:7 (NIV)

⁷ for he is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Proverbs 23:8 (NIV)

⁸ You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.

Proverbs 23:9 (CJB)

⁹ Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will only despise the common sense in your words.

Proverbs 23:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

Proverbs 23:11 (AMP)

¹¹ For their Redeemer is mighty; He will plead their cause against you.

Proverbs 23:12 (CJB)

¹² Apply your mind to discipline and your ears to words of knowledge.

Proverbs 23:13 (NASB)-M

¹³ Do not hold back when disciplining your son, although you strike his buttocks with the rod of correction, he will not die.

Proverbs 23:14 (NASB)-M

¹⁴ You shall strike his buttocks with the rod of correction and in doing so you will rescue his soul from hell.

Proverbs 23:15 (NASB)

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, My own heart also will be glad;

Proverbs 23:16 (NASB)

¹⁶ And my inmost being will rejoice When your lips speak what is right.

Proverbs 23:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD.

Proverbs 23:18 (CJB)

¹⁸ for then you will have a future; what you hope for will not be cut off.

Proverbs 23:19 (AMP)

¹⁹ Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your mind in the way [of the Lord].

Proverbs 23:20 (NIV)

²⁰ Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,

Proverbs 23:21 (CJB)

²¹ for both drunkard and glutton will become poor — drowsiness will clothe them with rags.

Proverbs 23:22 (CJB)

²² Listen to your father, who gave you life; and don’t despise your mother when she gets old.

Proverbs 23:23 (AMP)

²³ Buy the truth and sell it not; not only that, but also get discernment and judgment, instruction and understanding.

Proverbs 23:24 (NASB)

²⁴ The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.

Proverbs 23:25 (AMP)

²⁵ Let your father and your mother be glad, and let her who bore you rejoice.

Proverbs 23:26 (CJB)

²⁶ My son, give me your heart; let your eyes observe my ways.

Proverbs 23:27 (AMP)

²⁷ For a harlot is a deep ditch, and a loose woman is a narrow pit.

Proverbs 23:28 (NKJV)

²⁸ She also lies in wait as for a victim, And increases the unfaithful among men.

Proverbs 23:29 (CJB)

²⁹ Who has misery? Who has regret? Who fights and complains all the time? Who gets bruised for no good reason? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Proverbs 23:30 (CJB)

³⁰ Those who spend their time over wine, those always trying out mixed drinks.

Proverbs 23:31 (CJB)

³¹ Don’t gaze at the red wine as it gives its color to the cup. It may glide down smoothly now;

Proverbs 23:32 (CJB)

³² but in the end, it bites like a serpent — yes, it strikes like a poisonous snake.

Proverbs 23:33 (NASB)

³³ Your eyes will see strange things And your mind will utter perverse things.

Proverbs 23:34 (AMP)

³⁴ Yes, you will be [as unsteady] as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, and [as open to disaster] as he who lies upon the top of a mast.

Proverbs 23:35 (AMP)

³⁵ You will say, They struck me, but I was not hurt! They beat me [as with a hammer], but I did not feel it! When shall I awake? I will crave and seek more wine again [and escape reality].

Proverbs Chapter 24

Proverbs 24:1 (NIV)

¹ Do not envy wicked men, do not desire their company;

Proverbs 24:2 (CJB)

² For their minds are occupied with violence, and their lips speak of making trouble.

Proverbs 24:3 (CJB)

³ By wisdom a house is built, by understanding it is made secure,

Proverbs 24:4 (CJB)

⁴ and by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of costly and pleasant possessions.

Proverbs 24:5 (CJB)

⁵ A wise man is strong; yes, a man of knowledge grows in strength.

Proverbs 24:6 (CJB)

⁶ For with clever strategy you wage your war, and victory comes from having many advisers.

Proverbs 24:7 (NIV)

⁷ Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the assembly at the gate he has nothing to say.

Proverbs 24:8 (NIV)

⁸ He who plots evil will be known as a schemer.

Proverbs 24:9 (CJB)

⁹ The evil plans of the foolish are sin, and people detest a scorner.

Proverbs 24:10 (AMP)

¹⁰ If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.

Proverbs 24:11 (NIV)

¹¹ Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.

Proverbs 24:12 (NIV)

¹² If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay each person according to what he has done?

Proverbs 24:13 (AMP)

¹³ My son, eat honey, because it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.

Proverbs 24:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

Proverbs 24:15 (NKJV)

¹⁵ Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not plunder his resting place;

Proverbs 24:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.

Proverbs 24:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice,

Proverbs 24:18 (NASB)

¹⁸ Or the LORD will see it and be displeased, And turn His anger away from him.

Proverbs 24:19 (NASB)

¹⁹ Do not fret because of evildoers Or be envious of the wicked;

Proverbs 24:20 (NIV)

²⁰ for the evil man has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

Proverbs 24:21 (NASB)

²¹ My son, fear the LORD and the king; Do not associate with those who are given to change,

Proverbs 24:22 (AMP)

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly, and who knows the punishment and ruin which both [the Lord and the king] will bring upon [the rebellious]?

Proverbs 24:23 (CJB)

²³ These also are sayings of the wise: Showing partiality in judgment is not good.

Proverbs 24:24 (NIV)

²⁴ Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”– peoples will curse him and nations denounce him.

Proverbs 24:25 (NIV)

²⁵ But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

Proverbs 24:26 (NIV)

²⁶ An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Proverbs 24:27 (AMP)

²⁷ [Put first things first.] Prepare your work outside and get it ready for yourself in the field; and afterward build your house and establish a home.

Proverbs 24:28 (NIV)

²⁸ Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, or use your lips to deceive.

Proverbs 24:29 (CJB)

²⁹ Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me, I’ll pay him back what his deeds deserve.”

Proverbs 24:30 (AMP)

³⁰ I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Proverbs 24:31 (NIV)

³¹ thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.

Proverbs 24:32 (NASB)

³² When I saw, I reflected upon it; I looked, and received instruction.

Proverbs 24:33 (NASB)

³³ “A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,”

Proverbs 24:34 (NASB)

³⁴ Then your poverty will come as a robber And your want like an armed man.

Proverbs Chapter 25

Proverbs 25:1 (NIV)

¹ These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

Proverbs 25:2 (CJB)

² God gets glory from concealing things; kings get glory from investigating things.

Proverbs 25:3 (CJB)

³ Like the sky for height or the earth for depth is the heart of kings — unfathomable.

Proverbs 25:4 (NKJV)

⁴ Take away the dross from silver, And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.

Proverbs 25:5 (NASB)

⁵ Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 25:6 (NIV)

⁶ Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among great men;

Proverbs 25:7 (NASB)

⁷ For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.

Proverbs 25:8 (NASB)

⁸ Do not go out hastily to argue your case; Otherwise, what will you do in the end, When your neighbor humiliates you?

Proverbs 25:9 (AMP)-M

⁹ Argue your cause with your neighbor himself; and do not reveal the issue to another,

Proverbs 25:10 (NKJV)

¹⁰ Lest he who hears it expose your shame, And your reputation be ruined.

Proverbs 25:11 (CJB)

¹¹ Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word appropriately spoken.

Proverbs 25:12 (CJB)

¹² Like a gold earring, like a fine gold necklace is a wise reprover to a receptive ear.

Proverbs 25:13 (CJB)

¹³ Like the coldness of snow in the heat of the harvest is a faithful messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes his master’s spirit.

Proverbs 25:14 (CJB)

¹⁴ Like clouds and wind that bring no rain is he who boasts of gifts he never gives.

Proverbs 25:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

Proverbs 25:16 (AMP)

¹⁶ Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you, lest, being filled with it, you vomit it.

Proverbs 25:17 (NASB)

¹⁷ Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house, Or he will become weary of you and hate you.

Proverbs 25:18 (AMP)

¹⁸ A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a heavy sledgehammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 25:19 (CJB)-M

¹⁹ Relying on an untrustworthy person in a time of trouble is like [relying on] a broken tooth or a foot out of joint.

Proverbs 25:20 (NIV)

²⁰ Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Proverbs 25:21 (NIV)

²¹ If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

Proverbs 25:22 (NIV)

²² In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

Proverbs 25:23 (AMP)

²³ The north wind brings forth rain; so does a backbiting tongue bring forth an angry countenance.

Proverbs 25:24 (AMP)

²⁴ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a disagreeing, quarrelsome, and scolding woman.

Proverbs 25:25 (NIV)

²⁵ Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

Proverbs 25:26 (CJB)

²⁶ Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

Proverbs 25:27 (NIV)

²⁷ It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

Proverbs 25:28 (NIV)

²⁸ Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.

Proverbs Chapter 26

Proverbs 26:1 (CJB)

¹ Like snow in summer or rain at harvest-time, so honor for a fool is out of place.

Proverbs 26:2 (NIV)

² Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

Proverbs 26:3 (CJB)

³ A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

Proverbs 26:4 (AMP)-M

⁴ Answer not a [self-confident] fool according to his folly, or you will be descending to his level;

Proverbs 26:5 (AMP)

⁵ Answer a [self-confident] fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes and conceit.

Proverbs 26:6 (NASB)

⁶ He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.

Proverbs 26:7 (CJB)

⁷ The legs of the disabled hang limp and useless; likewise a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:8 (AMP)-M

⁸ Like he who binds a stone in a sling, [causing it to recoil back on himself] is he who gives honor to a [self-confident] fool.

Proverbs 26:9 (AMP)

⁹ Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man, so is a proverb in the mouth of a [self-confident] fool.

Proverbs 26:10 (NKJV)

¹⁰ The great God who formed everything Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.

Proverbs 26:11 (NASB)

¹¹ Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.

Proverbs 26:12 (CJB)

¹² Do you see someone who thinks himself wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him!

Proverbs 26:13 (NIV)

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”

Proverbs 26:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

Proverbs 26:15 (NASB)

¹⁵ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 26:16 (NASB)

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.

Proverbs 26:17 (CJB)

¹⁷ Like someone who grabs a dog by the ears is a passer-by who mixes in a fight not his own.

Proverbs 26:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows

Proverbs 26:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

Proverbs 26:20 (NASB)

²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.

Proverbs 26:21 (CJB)

²¹ As coals are to embers and wood to fire is a quarrelsome person to kindling strife.

Proverbs 26:22 (NASB)

²² The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

Proverbs 26:23 (CJB)

²³ Like silver slag overlaid on a clay pot are lips that burn [with friendship] over a hating heart.

Proverbs 26:24 (NIV)

²⁴ A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but in his heart he harbors deceit.

Proverbs 26:25 (NIV)

²⁵ Though his speech is charming, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.

Proverbs 26:26 (CJB)

²⁶ His hatred may be concealed by deceit, but his wickedness will be revealed in the assembly.

Proverbs 26:27 (AMP)

²⁷ Whoever digs a pit [for another man’s feet] shall fall into it himself, and he who rolls a stone [up a height to do mischief], it will return upon him.

Proverbs 26:28 (CJB)

²⁸ A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

Proverbs Chapter 27

Proverbs 27:1 (NASB)

¹ Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Proverbs 27:2 (NIV)

² Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

Proverbs 27:3 (AMP)

³ Stone is heavy and sand weighty, but a fool’s [unreasoning] wrath is heavier and more intolerable than both of them.

Proverbs 27:4 (NIV)

⁴ Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

Proverbs 27:5 (NIV)

⁵ Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Proverbs 27:6 (NASB)

⁶ Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

Proverbs 27:7 (NIV)

⁷ He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

Proverbs 27:8 (NKJV)

⁸ Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place.

Proverbs 27:9 (NASB)

⁹ Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.

Proverbs 27:10 (AMP)

¹⁰ Your own friend and your father’s friend, forsake them not; neither go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near [in spirit] than a brother who is far off [in heart].

Proverbs 27:11 (AMP)

¹¹ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me [as having failed in my parental duty].

Proverbs 27:12 (7KB)

¹² A clever and prudent man foresees evil (sees the trouble coming ahead) and takes refuge from the danger. But the naïve and simple man will thoughtlessly go forward without considering what is about to happen and as a result they will suffer for their indiscretion.

Proverbs 27:13 (CJB)

¹³ Seize his clothes because he guaranteed a stranger’s loan; take them as security for that unknown woman.

Proverbs 27:14 (AMP)

¹⁴ The flatterer who loudly praises and glorifies his neighbor, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted as cursing him [for he will be suspected of sinister purposes].

Proverbs 27:15 (NASB)

¹⁵ A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;

Proverbs 27:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.

Proverbs 27:17 (CJB)

¹⁷ Just as iron sharpens iron, a person sharpens the character of his friend.

Proverbs 27:18 (CJB)

¹⁸ Whoever tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who is attentive to his master will be honored.

Proverbs 27:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ As water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.

Proverbs 27:20 (NIV)

²⁰ Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.

Proverbs 27:21 (CJB)

²¹ The crucible [tests] silver, and the furnace [tests] gold, but a person [is tested] by [his reaction to] praise.

Proverbs 27:22 (NIV)

²² Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him.

Proverbs 27:23 (NIV)

²³ Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;

Proverbs 27:24 (CJB)

²⁴ For wealth doesn’t last forever, neither does a crown through all generations.

Proverbs 27:25 (CJB)

²⁵ When the hay has been mown, and the new grass appears, and the mountain greens have been gathered;

Proverbs 27:26 (CJB)

²⁶ the lambs will provide your clothing, the goats will sell for enough to buy a field,

Proverbs 27:27 (CJB)

²⁷ and there will be enough goat’s milk to [buy] food for you and your household and maintenance for your servant-girls.

Proverbs Chapter 28

Proverbs 28:1 (AMP)

¹ The wicked flee when no man pursues them, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous are bold as a lion.

Proverbs 28:2 (CJB)

² A land which transgresses [is punished by] having many rulers; but with a man of understanding and knowledge, stability is prolonged.

Proverbs 28:3 (NIV)

³ A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

Proverbs 28:4 (NIV)

⁴ Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

Proverbs 28:5 (NIV)

⁵ Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

Proverbs 28:6 (NIV)

⁶ Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

Proverbs 28:7 (NIV)

⁷ He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

Proverbs 28:8 (NASB)

⁸ He who increases his wealth by interest and usury Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.

Proverbs 28:9 (NIV)

⁹ If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayers are detestable.

Proverbs 28:10 (NASB)

¹⁰ He who leads the upright astray in an evil way Will himself fall into his own pit, But the blameless will inherit good.

Proverbs 28:11 (NIV)

¹¹ A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.

Proverbs 28:12 (NIV)

¹² When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, men go into hiding.

Proverbs 28:13 (7KB)

¹³ Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Proverbs 28:14 (NIV2011)

¹⁴ Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.

Proverbs 28:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked man ruling over a helpless people.

Proverbs 28:16 (CJB)

¹⁶ A prince without discernment is a cruel oppressor, but one who hates greed will prolong his life.

Proverbs 28:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ A man tormented by the guilt of murder will be a fugitive till death; let no one support him.

Proverbs 28:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ He whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but he whose ways are perverse will suddenly fall.

Proverbs 28:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

Proverbs 28:20 (NASB)

²⁰ A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:21 (AMP)

²¹ To have respect of persons and to show partiality is not good, neither is it good that man should transgress for a piece of bread.

Proverbs 28:22 (CJB)

²² He who is greedy rushes after riches, not knowing that want will overtake him.

Proverbs 28:23 (NIV)

²³ He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.

Proverbs 28:24 (AMP)

²⁴ Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, This is no sin—he is in the same class as [an open, lawless robber and] a destroyer.

Proverbs 28:25 (NIV)

²⁵ A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

Proverbs 28:26 (NIV2011)

²⁶ Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

Proverbs 28:27 (NIV)

²⁷ He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.

Proverbs 28:28 (NIV)

²⁸ When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

Proverbs Chapter 29

Proverbs 29:1 (NKJV)

¹ He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Proverbs 29:2 (NKJV)

² When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.

Proverbs 29:3 (NASB)

³ A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.

Proverbs 29:4 (NASB)

⁴ The king gives stability to the land by justice, But a man who takes bribes overthrows it.

Proverbs 29:5 (NASB)

⁵ A man who flatters his neighbor Is spreading a net for his steps.

Proverbs 29:6 (NIV)

⁶ An evil man is snared by his own sin, but a righteous one can sing and be glad.

Proverbs 29:7 (NIV)

⁷ The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.

Proverbs 29:8 (CJB)

⁸ Scoffers can inflame a city, but the wise can calm the fury.

Proverbs 29:9 (AMP)

⁹ If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs, and there is no rest.

Proverbs 29:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ Bloodthirsty men hate a man of integrity and seek to kill the upright.

Proverbs 29:11 (NIV)

¹¹ A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.

Proverbs 29:12 (NIV)

¹² If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked.

Proverbs 29:13 (NIV)

¹³ The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.

Proverbs 29:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ If a king judges the poor with fairness, his throne will always be secure.

Proverbs 29:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Proverbs 29:16 (AMP)

¹⁶ When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall see the fall of the wicked.

Proverbs 29:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul.

Proverbs 29:18 (NASB)

¹⁸ Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, But happy is he who keeps the law.

Proverbs 29:19 (CJB)

¹⁹ A slave can’t be disciplined with words; he may understand, but he won’t respond.

Proverbs 29:20 (NIV)

²⁰ Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 29:21 (CJB)

²¹ A slave who is pampered from youth will in the end be ungrateful.

Proverbs 29:22 (NASB)

²² An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

Proverbs 29:23 (NIV2011)

²³ Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.

Proverbs 29:24 (AMP)

²⁴ Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own life; he falls under the curse [pronounced upon him who knows who the thief is] but discloses nothing.

Proverbs 29:25 (NASB)

²⁵ The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted.

Proverbs 29:26 (NASB)

²⁶ Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for man comes from the LORD.

Proverbs 29:27 (CJB)

²⁷ An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, but he who lives uprightly is an abomination to the wicked.

Proverbs Chapter 30

Proverbs 30:1 (NASB)

¹ The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle. The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

Proverbs 30:2 (KJV)

² Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

Proverbs 30:3 (CJB)

³ I have not learned enough wisdom to know the Holy One.

Proverbs 30:4 (NIV)

⁴ Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and the name of his son? Tell me if you know!

Proverbs 30:5 (AMP)

⁵ Every word of God is tried and purified; He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him.

Proverbs 30:6 (CJB)

⁶ Don’t add anything to his words; or he will rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

Proverbs 30:7 (NIV)

⁷ “Two things I ask of you, O LORD; do not refuse me before I die:

Proverbs 30:8 (NKJV)

⁸ Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches– Feed me with the food allotted to me;

Proverbs 30:9 (NKJV)

⁹ Lest I be full and deny You, And say, “Who is the LORD?” Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God.

Proverbs 30:10 (NASB)

¹⁰ Do not slander a slave to his master, Or he will curse you and you will be found guilty.

Proverbs 30:11 (NIV)

¹¹ “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;

Proverbs 30:12 (NIV)

¹² those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;

Proverbs 30:13 (NASB)

¹³ There is a kind—oh how lofty are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.

Proverbs 30:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from among mankind.

Proverbs 30:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ “The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

Proverbs 30:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

Proverbs 30:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ “The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.

Proverbs 30:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ “There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:

Proverbs 30:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.

Proverbs 30:20 (NIV)

²⁰ “This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’

Proverbs 30:21 (NIV)

²¹ “Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

Proverbs 30:22 (NIV)

²² a servant who becomes king, a fool who is full of food,

Proverbs 30:23 (NIV)

²³ an unloved woman who is married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

Proverbs 30:24 (NIV)

²⁴ “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:

Proverbs 30:25 (NIV)

²⁵ Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

Proverbs 30:26 (NIV)

²⁶ coneys are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;

Proverbs 30:27 (NIV)

²⁷ locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;

Proverbs 30:28 (NIV)

²⁸ a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

Proverbs 30:29 (NIV)

²⁹ “There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:

Proverbs 30:30 (NIV)

³⁰ a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;

Proverbs 30:31 (NIV)

³¹ a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king with his army around him.

Proverbs 30:32 (AMP)

³² If you have done foolishly in exalting yourself, or if you have thought evil, lay your hand upon your mouth.

Proverbs 30:33 (NIV)

³³ For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”

Proverbs Chapter 31

Proverbs 31:1 (NIV)

¹ The sayings of King Lemuel–an oracle his mother taught him:

Proverbs 31:2 (CJB)

² No, my son! No, son of my womb! No, son of my vows!

Proverbs 31:3 (NIV)-M

³ do not spend your strength on prostitutes your vigor on those who ruin kings.

Proverbs 31:4 (NIV)

⁴ “It is not for kings, O Lemuel– not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,

Proverbs 31:5 (NIV)

⁵ lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

Proverbs 31:6 (AMP)

⁶ Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away, and wine to him in bitter distress of heart.

Proverbs 31:7 (CJB)

⁷ let him drink, forget his poverty and cease to remember his troubles.

Proverbs 31:8 (CJB)

⁸ Speak up for those who can’t speak for themselves, for the rights of all who need an advocate.

Proverbs 31:9 (NIV)

⁹ Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

Proverbs 31:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

Proverbs 31:11 (NIV)

¹¹ Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.

Proverbs 31:12 (NASB)

¹² She does him good and not evil All the days of her life.

Proverbs 31:13 (NKJV)

¹³ She seeks wool and flax, And willingly works with her hands.

Proverbs 31:14 (NIV)

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.

Proverbs 31:15 (AMP)-M

¹⁵ She rises while it is yet night and gets -food for her household and assigns her maids their tasks.

Proverbs 31:16 (NIV)

¹⁶ She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

Proverbs 31:17 (NIV)

¹⁷ She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.

Proverbs 31:18 (NIV)

¹⁸ She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.

Proverbs 31:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

Proverbs 31:20 (NIV)

²⁰ She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.

Proverbs 31:21 (NIV)

²¹ When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

Proverbs 31:22 (NIV)

²² She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

Proverbs 31:23 (NIV)

²³ Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

Proverbs 31:24 (NASB)

²⁴ She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies belts to the tradesmen.

Proverbs 31:25 (NKJV)

²⁵ Strength and honor are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come.

Proverbs 31:26 (NIV)

²⁶ She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

Proverbs 31:27 (NIV)

²⁷ She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Proverbs 31:28 (NIV)

²⁸ Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:

Proverbs 31:29 (NKJV)

²⁹ “Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.”

Proverbs 31:30 (NIV)

³⁰ Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Proverbs 31:31 (NIV)

³¹ Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

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