Proverbs Expanded Topics Proverbs Expanded Topics Abomination 6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. 26:25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. 29:27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. Adultery 5:3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 5:4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 5:6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 5:7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 5:8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: 5:9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: 5:10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; 5:11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 5:12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; 5:13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! 5:14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. 5:15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 5:16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 5:17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee. 5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 5:19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. 5:20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? 5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. 5:23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 6:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. 6:26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life. 6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 6:28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? 6:29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. 6:30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 6:31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 6:32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 6:33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. 6:34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 6:35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. 30:20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. Afflicted 15:15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Affliction 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. 24:16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. 24:17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: Aged 16:31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. 17:6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. Anger 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 19:19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. 25:23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. 27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? 29:22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. 30:33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. Animals 12:10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. 14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. Ants 6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 6:8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 30:25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; Appeasement 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 16:14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. Associations 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 4:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. 22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. 24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. 25:5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. 29:24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. Attitude 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? 30:17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. Authority 20:2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. 20:8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. 20:26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. 24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: 24:22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? 24:23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 24:25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. 25:5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. 25:15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. 29:21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length. 29:26 Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD. 31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: Backsliding 14:14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. Boasting 27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Bribery 17:23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. Business, partnerships 20:16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 22:26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. Buying 20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. Capital punishment 28:17 A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him. Caution 19:2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. Chance 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD. Character 20:11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. Charity 3:27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 3:28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. Chastening 3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. Children 5:16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. 17:6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 30:17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. Children, training 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 4:2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 4:3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4:4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. 19:18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 23:14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. 29:17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. Clothing 7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. 31:22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. Comfort 25:20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. Commendation 12:8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. Communication 19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. Conceit 26:12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. 28:11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. Confession, of sins 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Confidence 3:26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. 14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. 28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. Conflict 25:8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. Conscience 20:27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. 28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. Contention 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. 18:6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 28:4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. 29:9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. 30:33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. Contentment 14:14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. 27:7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. 27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. 30:9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 30:15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: Corporal Punishment 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. 20:30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 26:1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. Correction 15:10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. Counsel 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. 15:22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. 19:20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. 20:18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. 24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. 25:5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. Courage 28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. Courtesy 25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. Creation 3:19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. 3:20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. Creativity 8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. Cursing 20:20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Death 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 16:14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. Decision making 20:18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. Depression 15:15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. 31:6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. 31:7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. Diet 25:16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. 27:27 And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. Difficulties 22:5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. Diligence 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 6:8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 10:5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. 12:11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. 12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. 12:27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. 22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. 27:18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. 27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. 30:28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces. Discontentment 27:20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 30:16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. Discord 6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. Discretion 1:4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 2:11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 3:21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 11:22 As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. 13:23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. 18:17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. 19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. 25:9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: 26:17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. Discrimination 18:23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. 19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. Disrespect 30:17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. Distractions 4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Drunkenness 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 23:20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 23:29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 23:31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 23:32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 23:33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 23:34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 23:35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. Education 2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. Empathy 27:19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. Employment 17:2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. 27:18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. 27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Enemies 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. 24:17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 24:18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. 25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: 25:22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. Envy 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Envy, of sinners 23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. 23:18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. 24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. Envy, sin of 23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. 24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. 24:2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. Epitaph 10:7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. Ethics, business 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. 16:11 A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work. 20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. 20:23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. 21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. 22:28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. 23:10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 23:11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. Etiquette 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. 25:6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: 25:7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. 25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. Evil, depart from 14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. Evil, devise 14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. Evil, men 24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. 28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things. Eyes 4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 30:17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. Face 21:29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way. Faithfulness 11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. 13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. 14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. 20:6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. 27:18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. 29:14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. 30:28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces. False witnesses 14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. 19:28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. 21:28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. Farming 12:11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. 14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. 27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. 27:24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? 27:25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 27:26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. 27:27 And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. 28:19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. Father 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 4:2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 4:3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4:4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. 5:1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 6:1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 13:1 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. 17:6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 17:25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 19:13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 19:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. 28:24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. Fatherless 23:11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. Favor 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 12:2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. 13:15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard. 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. 14:35 The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. Fear, of man 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. Fear, of rulers 20:2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. Fear, of the Lord 2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. 3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. 10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 14:2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 15:16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. 19:23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. 22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. 24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: 28:14 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. Feet 4:26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 4:27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. Flattery 5:3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 5:4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. 7:21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. 20:19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. 27:14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. Folly 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. 18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. Fool 10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. 11:29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. 12:16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. 12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. 13:16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. 15:5 A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. 15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. 17:10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. 17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? 17:25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. 18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. 18:6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 18:7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. 19:1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. 19:2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. 19:13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. 24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. 26:7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. 26:12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. 27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. 28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things. 29:9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. Fool, definition 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. 17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? 28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. Fool, destruction 1:32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. Fool, exhortation to 8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Fool, treatment 23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. 26:1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. 26:8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. Forgiveness 19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. Fretting 19:3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. Friendliness 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. Friends, bad 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 1:15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 1:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 1:17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 1:18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. 1:19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. 4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 4:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. 29:24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. Friends, good 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. 17:17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 27:9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. 27:10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Friendship 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Frowardness 2:12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 2:14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. 11:20 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight. 17:20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 22:5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. Generosity 11:24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. 11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. 11:26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. Gifts 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. 18:16 A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. 21:14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. 29:4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. Gluttony 23:1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: 23:2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 23:20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: Goals 11:27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. God, hates 6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. God, judges 16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. 29:1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. God, knowledge of 2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. God, sees 5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.