Quotes about Proverbs
Humility isn't a place of weakness but rather a position that will come with honor (Proverbs 18:12).
— Lysa TerKeurst
Jesus does put radical demands before people, but so did Isaiah and so does Proverbs. The New Testament is new in the same way that Isaiah was new or that Genesis was new over against Exodus.21 While there are statements Jesus makes that no prophet or wise teacher could have made, these are statements such as the "I am" declarations in John's Gospel; they relate to his being the incarnate one and the Savior.
— John Goldingay
A man's heart reflects the man... Proverbs 27:19
— John Eldredge
Proverbs were anterior to boots, and formed the wisdom of the vulgar, and in the earliest ages were the unwritten laws of morality.
— Benjamin Disraeli
Proverbs 28:26Those who trust in their own reasoning are fools, but those who walk in Wisdom will be kept safe.
— Anonymous
Timeless wisdom brings timeless blessings.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
"Wal'r, my boy," replied the Captain, "in the Proverbs of Solomon you will find the following words, 'May we never want a friend in need, nor a bottle to give him!' When found, make a note of."
— Charles Dickens
Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.
— Aldous Huxley
It was huge to read the Proverbs of the day every morning, it was huge to read the Psalm of the day every morning and to get that in us and get us going before the day even started.
— Tim Tebow
Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they passed.
— William Temple
Born on Monday, fair in the face; Born on Tuesday, full of God's grace; Born on Wednesday, sour and sad; Born on Thursday, merry and glad; Born on Friday, worthily given;
— Anonymous
There is no wisdom but that which is founded on the fear of God, which Solomon also declares to be the chief part of wisdom.
— John Calvin