Proverbs
The Proverbs
How each chapter begins
- Proverbs 1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
- Proverbs 2
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
- Proverbs 3
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
- Proverbs 4
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
- Proverbs 5
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
- Proverbs 6
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
- Proverbs 7
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
- Proverbs 8
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
- Proverbs 9
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
- Proverbs 10
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Proverbs 11
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
- Proverbs 12
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
- Proverbs 13
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
- Proverbs 14
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
- Proverbs 15
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
- Proverbs 16
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 17
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
- Proverbs 18
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
- Proverbs 19
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
- Proverbs 20
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
- Proverbs 21
The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
- Proverbs 22
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
- Proverbs 23
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
- Proverbs 24
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
- Proverbs 25
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
- Proverbs 26
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
- Proverbs 27
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
- Proverbs 28
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
- Proverbs 29
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
- Proverbs 30
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
- Proverbs 31
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.