Proverbs 2:7

2:7 He stores up effective counsel for the upright,

and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,

Proverbs 3:5

3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

and do not rely on your own understanding.

Proverbs 3:13

Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom

3:13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,

and the one who obtains understanding.

Proverbs 3:19

3:19 By wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth;

he established the heavens by understanding.

Proverbs 3:32

3:32 for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord,

but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

Proverbs 4:11

4:11 I will guide you in the way of wisdom

and I will lead you in upright paths.

Proverbs 5:21

5:21 For the ways of a person are in front of the Lord’s eyes,

and the Lord weighs all that person’s paths.

Proverbs 6:20

6:20 My child, guard the commands of your father

and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

Proverbs 9:10

9:10 The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord,

and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.

Proverbs 10:3

10:3 The Lord satisfies the appetite of the righteous,

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

Proverbs 11:9

11:9 With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor,

but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

Proverbs 11:21

11:21 Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished,

but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

Proverbs 11:28

11:28 The one who trusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

Proverbs 11:30

11:30 The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life,

and the one who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 12:8

12:8 A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom,

but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

Proverbs 14:8

14:8 The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way,

but the folly of fools is deception.

Proverbs 14:14

14:14 The backslider will be paid back from his own ways,

but a good person will be rewarded for his.

Proverbs 14:31

14:31 The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator,

but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 15:6

15:6 In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth,

but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

Proverbs 15:28

15:28 The heart of the righteous considers how to answer,

but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Proverbs 16:6

16:6 Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased;

through fearing the Lord one avoids evil.

Proverbs 16:20

16:20 The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success,

and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

Proverbs 19:17

19:17 The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord,

and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

Proverbs 20:7

20:7 The righteous person behaves in integrity;

blessed are his children after him.

Proverbs 20:27

20:27 The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord,

searching all his innermost parts.

Proverbs 21:26

21:26 All day long he craves greedily,

but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Proverbs 23:24

23:24 The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly;

whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

Proverbs 26:10

26:10 Like an archer who wounds at random,

so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passer-by.

Proverbs 28:7

28:7 The one who keeps the law is a discerning child,

but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

Proverbs 29:27

29:27 An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous,

and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

Proverbs 30:7

30:7 Two things I ask from you;

do not refuse me before I die:

Proverbs 31:2

31:2 O my son, O son of my womb,

O son of my vows,