"Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep …
Category: Proverbs
Loving and Correcting Children
"My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of His correction: for whom the LORD loveth He correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth." Proverbs 3:11-12 (KJV)
Incline Your Ear to Wisdom
"My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; …
Listen to Wisdom
“Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; but ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; when your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction …
The Mind of Kings
"It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted." Proverbs 31:4-5 (KJV) The mind of a king, a leader of a nation ought to always have a clear …
The Poor; Rich Man
"Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich." Proverbs 28:6 (NKJV) The economically poor individual who has godly integrity, and is upright in his/her ways is far better off than the individual who has the wealth of the world, yet is without God. I …
Sense and Non-Sense
"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished." Proverbs 27:12 (KJV) The wise, the sensible individual; one who is wise in the LORD, will recognize evil, and turn from it; even hide themselves from it, when possible expose it, or run from it if necessary. The …
For Leaders and Kings
"Take away the dross from silver, and it will go to the silversmith for jewelry. Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness." Proverbs 25:4-5 (NKJV) Too many times Presidents and kings appoint wicked men and/or women to places of power, and it is to their own …
Hasty Words
"Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him." Proverbs 29:20 (KJV)
The Righteous
"A righteous man who falters before the wicked Is like a murky spring and a polluted well." Proverbs 25:26 (NKJV)
The Wicked, and Righteousness
"These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment. He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” Him the people will curse; Nations will abhor him. But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, And a good blessing will come upon them." Proverbs 24:23-25 (NKJV)
The Perverse Man
"An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire. A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends. A violent man entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good. He winks his eye to devise perverse things; He purses …
The Wise and the Foolish
"Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But what is in the heart of fools is made known." Proverbs 14:33 (NKJV)
Lying Lips, Truth, and the LORD
"Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy. No grave trouble will overtake the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil. Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, But those who deal truthfully are His delight." Proverbs 12:20-22 (NKJV)
The Path of Your Feet
"Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil." Proverbs 4:26-27 (KJV)
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