Proverbs 1:26

1:26 so I myself will laugh when disaster strikes you,

I will mock when what you dread comes,

Proverbs 2:20

2:20 So you will walk in the way of good people,

and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

Proverbs 4:1

Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness

4:1 Listen, children, to a father’s instruction,

and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

Proverbs 4:10

4:10 Listen, my child, and accept my words,

so that the years of your life will be many.

Proverbs 7:2

7:2 Keep my commands so that you may live,

and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

Proverbs 7:5

7:5 so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman,

from the loose woman who flatters you with her words.

Proverbs 9:14

9:14 So she sits at the door of her house,

on a seat at the highest point of the city,

Proverbs 10:23

10:23 Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool,

and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

Proverbs 10:26

10:26 Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes,

so is the sluggard to those who send him.

Proverbs 20:13

20:13 Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished;

open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

Proverbs 20:22

20:22 Do not say, “I will pay back evil!”

Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.

Proverbs 20:24

20:24 The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord –

so how can anyone understand his own way?

Proverbs 22:19

22:19 So that your confidence may be in the Lord,

I am making them known to you today – even you.

Proverbs 22:21

22:21 to show you true and reliable words,

so that you may give accurate answers to those who sent you?

Proverbs 25:3

25:3 As the heaven is high and the earth is deep

so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

Proverbs 25:14

25:14 Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain,

so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

Proverbs 25:26

25:26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well,

so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

Proverbs 25:28

25:28 Like a city that is broken down and without a wall,

so is a person who cannot control his temper.

Proverbs 26:2

26:2 Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow,

so a curse without cause does not come to rest.

Proverbs 26:6-7

26:6 Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence,

so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

26:7 Like legs that hang limp from the lame,

so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:21

26:21 Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,

so is a contentious person to kindle strife.

Proverbs 27:8

27:8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest,

so is a person who wanders from his home.

Proverbs 27:11

27:11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,

so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

Proverbs 27:19

27:19 As in water the face is reflected as a face,

so a person’s heart reflects the person.

Proverbs 28:15

28:15 Like a roaring lion or a roving bear,

so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.