Proverbs
Proverbs 1
Last Updated: October 10, 2026The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man–that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man...
Proverbs 2
Last Updated: October 10, 2026My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you,so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;then you...
Proverbs 3
Last Updated: October 10, 2026My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight...
Proverbs 4
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.He taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.Get...
Proverbs 5
Last Updated: October 10, 2026My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.Her feet go down...
Proverbs 6
Last Updated: October 10, 2026My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor....
Proverbs 7
Last Updated: October 10, 2026My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.Keep my commandments and live! Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.” Call understanding your relative,that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the...
Proverbs 8
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Doesn’t wisdom cry out? Doesn’t understanding raise her voice?On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands.Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entry doors, she cries aloud:“I call to you men! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.You simple, understand prudence! You...
Proverbs 9
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of...
Proverbs 10
Last Updated: October 10, 2026The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.He becomes poor who works with...
Proverbs 11
Last Updated: October 10, 2026A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight.When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.The righteousness of...
Proverbs 12
Last Updated: October 11, 2026Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.A good man shall obtain favor from the LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.A woman of chayil (H2428) is the crown of her...
Proverbs 13
Last Updated: October 10, 2026A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but...
Proverbs 14
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.Where no oxen are, the...
Proverbs 15
Last Updated: October 10, 2026A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools gush out folly.The LORD’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.A fool despises...
Proverbs 16
Last Updated: October 10, 2026The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the motives.Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed.The LORD has made everything for its own end– yes, even...
Proverbs 17
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.An evildoer...
Proverbs 18
Last Updated: October 10, 2026A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.To be partial...
Proverbs 19
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against the LORD.Wealth adds many friends, but...
Proverbs 20
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be...
Proverbs 21
Last Updated: October 10, 2026The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the...
Proverbs 22
Last Updated: October 10, 2026A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.The result of humility and the...
Proverbs 23
Last Updated: October 10, 2026When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.Why do you set your eyes on that which...
Proverbs 24
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,for by wise...
Proverbs 25
Last Updated: October 10, 2026These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.Take away the dross...
Proverbs 26
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!Don’t answer a fool according to...
Proverbs 27
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able...
Proverbs 28
Last Updated: October 10, 2026The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.Those who forsake the law praise the wicked;...
Proverbs 29
Last Updated: October 10, 2026He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who...
Proverbs 30
Last Updated: October 10, 2026The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the revelation: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:“Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don’t have a man’s understanding.I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered...
Proverbs 31
Last Updated: October 11, 2026The words of King Lemuel–the revelation which his mother taught him:“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!Don’t give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes to say, ‘Where...