Proverbs 2:1

Benefits of Seeking Wisdom

2:1 My child, if you receive my words,

and store up my commands within you,

Proverbs 3:35

3:35 The wise inherit honor,

but he holds fools up to public contempt.

Proverbs 7:1

Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress

7:1 My child, keep my words

and treasure up my commands in your own keeping.

Proverbs 10:14

10:14 Those who are wise store up knowledge,

but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

Proverbs 11:8

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

and the wicked turns up in his stead.

Proverbs 15:1

15:1 A gentle response turns away anger,

but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

Proverbs 16:27

16:27 A wicked scoundrel digs up evil,

and his slander is like a scorching fire.

Proverbs 17:22

17:22 A cheerful heart brings good healing,

but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 18:3

18:3 When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him,

and with shame comes a reproach.

Proverbs 22:26

22:26 Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge

or who puts up security for debts.

Proverbs 28:25

28:25 The greedy person stirs up dissension,

but the one who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

Proverbs 29:22

29:22 An angry person stirs up dissension,

and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

Proverbs 30:13

30:13 There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty,

and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.

Proverbs 30:21

30:21 Under three things the earth trembles,

and under four things it cannot bear up:

Proverbs 31:28

31:28 Her children rise up and call her blessed,

her husband also praises her: