Proverbs:10:1-22:16
updv@Proverbs:10:1 @ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
updv@Proverbs:10:2 @ Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivers from death.
updv@Proverbs:10:3 @ Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
updv@Proverbs:10:4 @ He becomes poor that works with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
updv@Proverbs:10:5 @ He who gathers in summer is a wise son; [But] he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
updv@Proverbs:10:6 @ Blessings are on the head of the righteous; But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
updv@Proverbs:10:7 @ The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked will rot.
updv@Proverbs:10:8 @ The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool will fall.
updv@Proverbs:10:9 @ He who walks uprightly walks surely; But he who perverts his ways will be known.
updv@Proverbs:10:10 @ He who winks with the eye causes sorrow; But a prating fool will fall.
updv@Proverbs:10:11 @ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
updv@Proverbs:10:12 @ Hatred stirs up strifes; But love covers all transgressions.
updv@Proverbs:10:13 @ In the lips of him who has discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
updv@Proverbs:10:14 @ Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
updv@Proverbs:10:15 @ The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
updv@Proverbs:10:16 @ The labor of the righteous, to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
updv@Proverbs:10:17 @ He is in the way to life that heeds correction; But he who forsakes reproof errs.
updv@Proverbs:10:18 @ He who hides hatred is of lying lips; And he who utters a slander is a fool.
updv@Proverbs:10:19 @ In the multitude of words transgression does not cease; But he who refrains his lips does wisely.
updv@Proverbs:10:20 @ The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is worth little.
updv@Proverbs:10:21 @ The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
updv@Proverbs:10:22 @ The blessing of Yahweh, it makes rich; And he adds no sorrow with it.
updv@Proverbs:10:23 @ It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
updv@Proverbs:10:24 @ The fear of the wicked, it will come upon him; And the desire of the righteous will be granted.
updv@Proverbs:10:25 @ When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
updv@Proverbs:10:26 @ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to those who send him.
updv@Proverbs:10:27 @ The fear of Yahweh prolongs days; But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
updv@Proverbs:10:28 @ The hope of the righteous [will be] gladness; But the expectation of the wicked will perish.
updv@Proverbs:10:29 @ The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
updv@Proverbs:10:30 @ The righteous will never be removed; But the wicked will not stay in the land.
updv@Proverbs:10:31 @ The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue will be cut off.
updv@Proverbs:10:32 @ The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaks] perverseness.
updv@Proverbs:11:1 @ A false balance is disgusting to Yahweh; But a just weight is his delight.
updv@Proverbs:11:2 @ When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.
updv@Proverbs:11:3 @ The integrity of the upright will guide them; But the perverseness of betrayers will destroy them.
updv@Proverbs:11:4 @ Riches do not profit in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivers from death.
updv@Proverbs:11:5 @ The righteousness of the perfect will direct his way; But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
updv@Proverbs:11:6 @ The righteousness of the upright will deliver them; But betrayers will be taken in their own iniquity.
updv@Proverbs:11:7 @ When [a] wicked man dies, [his] expectation will perish; And the hope of iniquity perishes.
updv@Proverbs:11:8 @ The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked comes in his stead.
updv@Proverbs:11:9 @ With his mouth the godless man destroys his fellow man; But through knowledge will the righteous be delivered.
updv@Proverbs:11:10 @ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
updv@Proverbs:11:11 @ By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
updv@Proverbs:11:12 @ He who despises his fellow man is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holds his peace.
updv@Proverbs:11:13 @ He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
updv@Proverbs:11:14 @ Where there is no wise guidance, a people falls; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
updv@Proverbs:11:15 @ He who is surety for a stranger will smart for it; But he who hates suretyship is secure.
updv@Proverbs:11:16 @ A gracious woman obtains honor; And violent men obtain riches.
updv@Proverbs:11:17 @ The merciful man does good to his own soul; But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
updv@Proverbs:11:18 @ The wicked earns deceitful wages; But he who sows righteousness [has] a sure reward.
updv@Proverbs:11:19 @ He who is steadfast in righteousness, to life; And he who pursues evil, to his death.
updv@Proverbs:11:20 @ Those who are perverse in heart are disgusting to Yahweh; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.
updv@Proverbs:11:21 @ [Though] hand [join] in hand, the evil man will not be unpunished; But the seed of the righteous will be delivered.
updv@Proverbs:11:22 @ [As] a ring of gold in a swine's snout, [So is] a beautiful woman who is without discretion.
updv@Proverbs:11:23 @ The desire of the righteous is only good; [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
updv@Proverbs:11:24 @ There is one who scatters, and increases yet more; And there is one who withholds more than is meet, but [tends] only to want.
updv@Proverbs:11:25 @ The liberal soul will be made fat; And he who waters will be watered also himself.
updv@Proverbs:11:26 @ He who withholds grain, the people will curse him; But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
updv@Proverbs:11:27 @ He who diligently seeks good seeks favor; But he who searches after evil, it will come to him.
updv@Proverbs:11:28 @ He who trusts in his riches will fall; But the righteous will flourish as the green leaf.
updv@Proverbs:11:29 @ He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind; And the foolish will be slave to the wise of heart.
updv@Proverbs:11:30 @ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he who is wise wins souls.
updv@Proverbs:11:31 @ Look, the righteous will be recompensed in the earth: How much more the wicked and the sinner!
updv@Proverbs:12:1 @ Whoever loves correction loves knowledge; But he who hates reproof is brutish.
updv@Proverbs:12:2 @ The good will obtain favor of Yahweh; But a man of wicked devices he will condemn.
updv@Proverbs:12:3 @ Man will not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous will not be moved.
updv@Proverbs:12:4 @ A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she who brings shame is as rottenness in his bones.
updv@Proverbs:12:5 @ The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
updv@Proverbs:12:6 @ The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
updv@Proverbs:12:7 @ The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous will stand.
updv@Proverbs:12:8 @ A man will be commended according to his wisdom; But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
updv@Proverbs:12:9 @ Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a slave, Than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.
updv@Proverbs:12:10 @ A righteous man regards the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
updv@Proverbs:12:11 @ He who tills his land will have plenty of bread; But he who follows after vanities is void of understanding.
updv@Proverbs:12:12 @ The wicked desires the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yields [fruit].
updv@Proverbs:12:13 @ In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous will come out of trouble.
updv@Proverbs:12:14 @ A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of man's hands will come back to him.
updv@Proverbs:12:15 @ The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he who is wise harkens to counsel.
updv@Proverbs:12:16 @ A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man conceals shame.
updv@Proverbs:12:17 @ He who utters truth shows forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.
updv@Proverbs:12:18 @ There is one who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
updv@Proverbs:12:19 @ The lip of truth will be established forever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
updv@Proverbs:12:20 @ Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil; But to the counselors of peace is joy.
updv@Proverbs:12:21 @ No mischief will happen to the righteous; But the wicked will be filled with evil.
updv@Proverbs:12:22 @ Lying lips are disgusting to Yahweh; But those who deal truly are his delight.
updv@Proverbs:12:23 @ [A] prudent man conceals knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
updv@Proverbs:12:24 @ The hand of the diligent will bear rule; But the slothful will be put under slave labor.
updv@Proverbs:12:25 @ Heaviness in the heart of a man makes it stoop; But a good word makes it glad.
updv@Proverbs:12:26 @ The righteous is a guide to his fellow man; But the way of the wicked causes them to err.
updv@Proverbs:12:27 @ The slothful does not roast what he took in hunting; But the precious riches of man [is] diligence.
updv@Proverbs:12:28 @ In the way of righteousness is life; And in its well-built road there is no death.
updv@Proverbs:13:1 @ A wise son [hears] his father's instruction; But a scoffer does not hear rebuke.
updv@Proverbs:13:2 @ A man will eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of betrayers [will eat] violence.
updv@Proverbs:13:3 @ He who guards his mouth keeps his life; [But] he who opens his lips wide will have destruction.
updv@Proverbs:13:4 @ The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent will be made fat.
updv@Proverbs:13:5 @ A righteous man hates lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame.
updv@Proverbs:13:6 @ Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way; But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
updv@Proverbs:13:7 @ There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing: There is one who makes himself poor, yet has great wealth.
updv@Proverbs:13:8 @ The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor hears no threatening.
updv@Proverbs:13:9 @ The light of the righteous rejoices; But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
updv@Proverbs:13:10 @ By pride comes only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
updv@Proverbs:13:11 @ Wealth gotten by vanity will be diminished; But he who gathers by labor will have increase.
updv@Proverbs:13:12 @ Hope deferred makes the heart sick; But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
updv@Proverbs:13:13 @ Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself; But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
updv@Proverbs:13:14 @ The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may avoid the snares of death.
updv@Proverbs:13:15 @ Good understanding gives favor; But the way of betrayers is hard.
updv@Proverbs:13:16 @ Every prudent man works with knowledge; But a fool flaunts [his] folly.
updv@Proverbs:13:17 @ A wicked messenger will fall into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.
updv@Proverbs:13:18 @ Poverty and shame [will be to] him who refuses correction; But he who regards reproof will be honored.
updv@Proverbs:13:19 @ The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is disgusting to fools to depart from evil.
updv@Proverbs:13:20 @ Walk with wise men, and you will be wise; But the friend of fools will smart for it.
updv@Proverbs:13:21 @ Evil pursues sinners; But the righteous will be recompensed with good.
updv@Proverbs:13:22 @ A good man leaves an inheritance to the sons of his sons; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
updv@Proverbs:13:23 @ Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that which is destroyed by reason of injustice.
updv@Proverbs:13:24 @ He who spares his rod hates his son; But he who loves him chastens him diligently.
updv@Proverbs:13:25 @ The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked will want.
updv@Proverbs:14:1 @ Every wise woman builds her house; But the foolish plucks it down with her own hands.
updv@Proverbs:14:2 @ He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh; But he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
updv@Proverbs:14:3 @ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
updv@Proverbs:14:4 @ Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
updv@Proverbs:14:5 @ A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness utters lies.
updv@Proverbs:14:6 @ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and it is not [found]; But knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.
updv@Proverbs:14:7 @ Go into the presence of a foolish man, And you will not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.
updv@Proverbs:14:8 @ The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
updv@Proverbs:14:9 @ A trespass-offering mocks fools; But among the upright there is good will.
updv@Proverbs:14:10 @ The heart knows its own bitterness; And a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy.
updv@Proverbs:14:11 @ The house of the wicked will be overthrown; But the tent of the upright will flourish.
updv@Proverbs:14:12 @ There is a way which seems right to a man; But its end are the ways of death.
updv@Proverbs:14:13 @ Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
updv@Proverbs:14:14 @ The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways; And a good man [will be satisfied] from himself.
updv@Proverbs:14:15 @ The simple believes every word; But the prudent man looks well to his going.
updv@Proverbs:14:16 @ A wise man fears, and departs from evil; But the fool bears himself insolently, and is confident.
updv@Proverbs:14:17 @ He who is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
updv@Proverbs:14:18 @ The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
updv@Proverbs:14:19 @ The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
updv@Proverbs:14:20 @ The poor is hated even of his own fellow man; But the rich has many friends.
updv@Proverbs:14:21 @ He who despises his fellow man sins; But he who has pity on the poor, he is happy.
updv@Proverbs:14:22 @ Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth [will be to] those who devise good.
updv@Proverbs:14:23 @ In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tends] only to poverty.
updv@Proverbs:14:24 @ The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] folly is the diadem of fools.
updv@Proverbs:14:25 @ A true witness delivers souls; But he who utters lies [causes] deceit.
updv@Proverbs:14:26 @ In the fear of Yahweh is strong confidence; And his sons will have a place of refuge.
updv@Proverbs:14:27 @ The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, That one may avoid the snares of death.
updv@Proverbs:14:28 @ In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
updv@Proverbs:14:29 @ He who is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he who is in a hurry of spirit exalts folly.
updv@Proverbs:14:30 @ A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
updv@Proverbs:14:31 @ He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker; But he who has mercy on the needy honors him.
updv@Proverbs:14:32 @ The wicked is thrust down in his evildoing; But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
updv@Proverbs:14:33 @ Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
updv@Proverbs:14:34 @ Righteousness exalts a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.
updv@Proverbs:14:35 @ The king's favor is toward a slave who deals wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him who causes shame.
updv@Proverbs:15:1 @ A soft answer turns away wrath; But a grievous word stirs up anger.
updv@Proverbs:15:2 @ The tongue of the wise utters knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools gushes out folly.
updv@Proverbs:15:3 @ The eyes of Yahweh are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
updv@Proverbs:15:4 @ A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness in it is a breaking of the spirit.
updv@Proverbs:15:5 @ A fool despises his father's correction; But he who regards reproof gets prudence.
updv@Proverbs:15:6 @ In the house of the righteous is much treasure; But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
updv@Proverbs:15:7 @ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish is not so.
updv@Proverbs:15:8 @ The sacrifice of the wicked is disgusting to Yahweh; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
updv@Proverbs:15:9 @ The way of the wicked is disgusting to Yahweh; But he loves him who follows after righteousness.
updv@Proverbs:15:10 @ There is grievous correction for him who forsakes the way; [And] he who hates reproof will die.
updv@Proverbs:15:11 @ Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh: How much more then the hearts of the sons of man!
updv@Proverbs:15:12 @ A scoffer does not love to be reproved; He will not go to the wise.
updv@Proverbs:15:13 @ A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
updv@Proverbs:15:14 @ The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge; But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
updv@Proverbs:15:15 @ All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he who is of a cheerful heart [has] a continual feast.
updv@Proverbs:15:16 @ Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, Than great treasure and trouble with it.
updv@Proverbs:15:17 @ Better is a dinner of herbs, where there is love, Than a stalled ox and hatred with it.
updv@Proverbs:15:18 @ A wrathful man stirs up contention; But he who is slow to anger appeases strife.
updv@Proverbs:15:19 @ The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
updv@Proverbs:15:20 @ A wise son makes a glad father; But [a] foolish man despises his mother.
updv@Proverbs:15:21 @ Folly is joy to him who is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding makes straight his going.
updv@Proverbs:15:22 @ Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counselors they are established.
updv@Proverbs:15:23 @ A man has joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good it is!
updv@Proverbs:15:24 @ To the wise the way of life [goes] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
updv@Proverbs:15:25 @ Yahweh will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow.
updv@Proverbs:15:26 @ Evil devices are disgusting to Yahweh; But pleasant words [are] pure.
updv@Proverbs:15:27 @ He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house; But he who hates bribes will live.
updv@Proverbs:15:28 @ The heart of the righteous studies to answer; But the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil things.
updv@Proverbs:15:29 @ Yahweh is far from the wicked; But he hears the prayer of the righteous.
updv@Proverbs:15:30 @ The light of the eyes rejoices the heart; [And] good news make the bones fat.
updv@Proverbs:15:31 @ The ear that harkens to the reproof of life Will reside among the wise.
updv@Proverbs:15:32 @ He who refuses correction despises his own soul; But he who harkens to reproof gets understanding.
updv@Proverbs:15:33 @ The fear of Yahweh is the instruction of wisdom; And before honor [goes] humility.
updv@Proverbs:16:1 @ The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
updv@Proverbs:16:2 @ All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Yahweh weighs the spirits.
updv@Proverbs:16:3 @ Commit your works to Yahweh, And your purposes will be established.
updv@Proverbs:16:4 @ Yahweh has made everything for its own end; Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
updv@Proverbs:16:5 @ Everyone who is proud in heart is disgusting to Yahweh: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he will not be unpunished.
updv@Proverbs:16:6 @ By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
updv@Proverbs:16:7 @ When a man's ways please Yahweh, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
updv@Proverbs:16:8 @ Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
updv@Proverbs:16:9 @ The heart of man devises his way; But Yahweh directs his steps.
updv@Proverbs:16:10 @ A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth will not transgress in judgment.
updv@Proverbs:16:11 @ A just balance and scales are Yahweh's; All the weights of the bag are his work.
updv@Proverbs:16:12 @ It is disgusting to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
updv@Proverbs:16:13 @ Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him who speaks right.
updv@Proverbs:16:14 @ The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
updv@Proverbs:16:15 @ In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
updv@Proverbs:16:16 @ How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
updv@Proverbs:16:17 @ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
updv@Proverbs:16:18 @ Pride [goes] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
updv@Proverbs:16:19 @ It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
updv@Proverbs:16:20 @ He who gives heed to the word will find good; And whoever trusts in Yahweh, he is happy.
updv@Proverbs:16:21 @ The wise in heart will be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increases learning.
updv@Proverbs:16:22 @ Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
updv@Proverbs:16:23 @ The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, And adds learning to his lips.
updv@Proverbs:16:24 @ Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
updv@Proverbs:16:25 @ There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end are the ways of death.
updv@Proverbs:16:26 @ The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; For his mouth urges him [thereto].
updv@Proverbs:16:27 @ A worthless man devises mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
updv@Proverbs:16:28 @ A perverse man scatters abroad strife; And a whisperer separates best friends.
updv@Proverbs:16:29 @ A man of violence entices his fellow man, And leads him in a way that is not good.
updv@Proverbs:16:30 @ He who shuts his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
updv@Proverbs:16:31 @ The gray head is a crown of glory; It will be found in the way of righteousness.
updv@Proverbs:16:32 @ He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
updv@Proverbs:16:33 @ The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing of it is of Yahweh.
updv@Proverbs:17:1 @ Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
updv@Proverbs:17:2 @ A slave who deals wisely will have rule over a son who causes shame, And will have part in the inheritance among the brothers.
updv@Proverbs:17:3 @ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Yahweh tries the hearts.
updv@Proverbs:17:4 @ An evildoer gives heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
updv@Proverbs:17:5 @ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; [And] he who is glad at calamity will not be unpunished.
updv@Proverbs:17:6 @ Sons of sons are the crown of old men; And the glory of sons are their fathers.
updv@Proverbs:17:7 @ Excellent speech does not become a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
updv@Proverbs:17:8 @ A bribe is [as] a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; Wherever it turns, it prospers.
updv@Proverbs:17:9 @ He who covers a transgression seeks love; But he who harps on a matter separates best friends.
updv@Proverbs:17:10 @ A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
updv@Proverbs:17:11 @ An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
updv@Proverbs:17:12 @ Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
updv@Proverbs:17:13 @ Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
updv@Proverbs:17:14 @ The beginning of strife is [as] when one lets out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
updv@Proverbs:17:15 @ He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are disgusting to Yahweh.
updv@Proverbs:17:16 @ Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he has no understanding?
updv@Proverbs:17:17 @ A companion loves at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.
updv@Proverbs:17:18 @ [A] man void of understanding strikes hands, And becomes surety in the presence of his fellow man.
updv@Proverbs:17:19 @ He who loves transgression loves strife: He who raises his gate high seeks destruction.
updv@Proverbs:17:20 @ He who has a wayward heart finds no good; And he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
updv@Proverbs:17:21 @ He who begets a fool [does it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool has no joy.
updv@Proverbs:17:22 @ A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
updv@Proverbs:17:23 @ A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
updv@Proverbs:17:24 @ Wisdom is before the face of him who has understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
updv@Proverbs:17:25 @ A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.
updv@Proverbs:17:26 @ Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to strike the noble for [their] uprightness.
updv@Proverbs:17:27 @ He who spares his words has knowledge; And he who is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
updv@Proverbs:17:28 @ Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise; When he shuts his lips, he is [esteemed as] prudent.
updv@Proverbs:18:1 @ He who separates himself seeks [his own] desire, And rages against all sound wisdom.
updv@Proverbs:18:2 @ A fool has no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.
updv@Proverbs:18:3 @ When the wicked comes, there comes also contempt, And with ignominy [comes] reproach.
updv@Proverbs:18:4 @ The words of a man's mouth are [as] deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is [as] a gushing brook.
updv@Proverbs:18:5 @ To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
updv@Proverbs:18:6 @ A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for stripes.
updv@Proverbs:18:7 @ A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
updv@Proverbs:18:8 @ The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts. ![[pBiblx2]](/img/menu.png)