Proverbs 22:17-19
Topics
Anger
Contentment
Discernment
Discipline
Foolishness
Gossip
Humility
Joy
Knowledge
Love
Offense
Parenting
Pride
Quarrels
Responsibility
Righteousness
Sovereignty
Stewardship
Tongue
Understanding
Wife
Wisdom
Anger
He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14
A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
Proverbs 17:27
A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord.
Proverbs 19:3
A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:11
It is to a man's honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
Proverbs 20:3
Contentment
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 23:17-18
Discernment
A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.
Proverbs 17:4
A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
Proverbs 17:28
Discipline
How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you.
Proverbs 1:22-23
Foolishness
Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
Proverbs 17:28
Gossip
He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
Humility
Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:4
Joy
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
Knowledge
A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
Proverbs 17:27
Love
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
Parenting
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6
Folly is bound up in the hearts of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
Proverbs 22:15
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die. Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Pride
A wicked man puts up a bold front, but an upright man gives thought to his ways.
Proverbs 21:29
Quarrels
He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
Responsibility
If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.
Proverbs 21:13
Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you.
Proverbs 23:10-11
Righteousness
All a man's ways seem right him, but the Lord weighs the heart.
Proverbs 21:2
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3
He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.
Proverbs 21:21
Sovereignty
The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.
Proverbs 21:1
There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.
Proverbs 21:30
The rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:2
Stewardship
Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?
Proverbs 17:16
In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.
Proverbs 21:20
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
The generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Proverbs 22:9
Tongue
A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:20
A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
Proverbs 17:27
Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
Proverbs 17:28
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:21
He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.
Proverbs 21:25
He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.
Proverbs 22:11
Wife
A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 21:9
Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.
Proverbs 21:19
Understanding
A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
Proverbs 17:27
Wisdom
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair; for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young - let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance - for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
Proverbs 1:1-6
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:7
A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:24
Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
Proverbs 17:28
He who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead.
Proverbs 21:16
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:12
Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding.
Proverbs 23:23
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