Proverbs Bible Verses | Meaning, Themes & Scriptures

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health. ...

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment. ...

Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy. ...

There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. ...

Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight. ...

A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. ...

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. ...

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. ...

The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. ...

The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious. ...

In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death. ...

A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. ...

📖 The Book of Proverbs: Bible Verses and Spiritual Insights