Quotes about Proverbs
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
— Proverbs 13:12
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
— Proverbs 14:3
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
— Proverbs 14:6
Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
— Proverbs 14:9
The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
— Proverbs 14:11
The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
— Proverbs 14:14
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
— Proverbs 14:19
He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
— Proverbs 14:21
Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
— Proverbs 14:22
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
— Proverbs 14:24
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
— Proverbs 15:2
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
— Proverbs 15:7