Proverbs 1:20

Warning Against Disregarding Wisdom

1:20 Wisdom calls out in the street,

she shouts loudly in the plazas;

Proverbs 2:3

2:3 indeed, if you call out for discernment –

raise your voice for understanding –

Proverbs 6:19

6:19 a false witness who pours out lies,

and a person who spreads discord among family members.

Proverbs 7:6

7:6 For at the window of my house

through my window lattice I looked out

Proverbs 8:1

The Appeal of Wisdom

8:1 Does not wisdom call out?

Does not understanding raise her voice?

Proverbs 8:3-4

8:3 beside the gates opening into the city,

at the entrance of the doorways she cries out:

8:4 “To you, O people, I call out,

and my voice calls to all mankind.

Proverbs 9:1

The Consequences of Accepting Wisdom or Folly

9:1 Wisdom has built her house;

she has carved out its seven pillars.

Proverbs 11:8

11:8 The righteous person is delivered out of trouble,

and the wicked turns up in his stead.

Proverbs 13:9

13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly,

but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

Proverbs 14:5

14:5 A truthful witness does not lie,

but a false witness breathes out lies.

Proverbs 19:9

19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished,

and the one who spouts out lies will perish.

Proverbs 20:8

20:8 A king sitting on the throne to judge

separates out all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:26

20:26 A wise king separates out the wicked;

he turns the threshing wheel over them.

Proverbs 22:10

22:10 Drive out the scorner and contention will leave;

strife and insults will cease.

Proverbs 23:4

23:4 Do not wear yourself out to become rich;

be wise enough to restrain yourself.

Proverbs 31:20

31:20 She extends her hand to the poor,

and reaches out her hand to the needy.