Quotes about Proverb
Hence the German proverb: "All mischief begins in the name of God.
- Martin Luther
So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.
- Judges 14:14
Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
- 1 Samuel 10:12
As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
- 1 Samuel 24:13
Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
- 1 Kings 4:30
He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
- 1 Kings 4:31
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
- Psalm 49:4
Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
- Proverbs 23:14
Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
- Proverbs 26:7
Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
- Proverbs 26:9
And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
- Ecclesiastes 9:16
“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’
- Jeremiah 31:29