Quotes about Virtue
The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
- Proverbs 11:23
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
- Proverbs 11:28
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
- Proverbs 12:3
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
- Proverbs 12:21
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
- Proverbs 12:22
Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
- Proverbs 13:6
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
- Proverbs 13:9
Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
- Proverbs 13:21
A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
- Proverbs 13:25
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
- Proverbs 14:16
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- Proverbs 14:29
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
- Proverbs 14:32