Quotes about Proverbs

For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

Behold, all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’

Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”

Words matter deeply to the authors of Proverbs, for they see words as powerful vehicles of good or evil, just as much so as actual deeds.

PROVE RBS 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Oswald Chambers once said that the Psalms teach you how to pray; Job teaches you how to suffer; the Song of Solomon teaches you how to love; Proverbs teaches you how to live; and Ecclesiastes teaches you how to enjoy.

Douglas Thornton [an English Christian missionary to Cairo, Egypt with the Church Missionary Society from 1898-1907] was often more amusing than he tried to be. He had a delightful way of mixing up two kindred proverbs or idioms. Once he told his companions that he always had two strings up his sleeve. They then asked him if he had another card to his bow. Such exchanges enliven heavy committee eetings and create wholesome laughter.

The wise shall inherit glory, but shame shall be the promotion of fools.'" (Prov. 3:35)

A Best Yes is a wise yes. The Bible reminds us, "Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life" (Prov. 19:20 NLT).

When having a goal takes your focus off God and His daily intentions for you, it can cause trouble. Proverbs