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Good Stuff in Proverbs

  1. "My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother." 1:8

  2. A beautiful proverb about mercy and truth. 3:3

  3. Wisdom and understanding lead to happiness. 3:13

  4. "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it." 3:27

  5. Help your neighbor, if you can. 3:28

  6. Don't devise plots against your neighbor, fight without cause, or imitate an oppressor. 3:29-31

  7. "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." 4:7

  8. Speak plainly and honestly to others. 4:24

  9. "Rejoice with the wife of thy youth.... Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love." 5:18-19

  10. Wisdom is better than wealth. Nothing else compares with it. 8:11

  11. "A wise son maketh a glad father." 10:1, 23:24, 29:3

  12. "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins." 10:12

  13. "When pride cometh, then cometh shame." 11:2

  14. "The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh." Okay, I don't know about the soul stuff, but I like the general idea. 11:17

  15. "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind." A nice thought and a great movie. 11:29

  16. "Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge." 12:1

  17. Be kind to animals. (Don't eat them.) 12:10

  18. "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise." 12:15

  19. "The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment." 12:19

  20. "A wise son heareth his father's instruction." 13:1

  21. "A righteous man hateth lying." 13:5

  22. "Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly." 13:16

  23. Some nice proverbs about wisdom, anger, mercy and folly. 14:7-8, 14:16-18, 14:21-22, 29, 16:21-22

  24. "The simple believeth every word." I wonder if this would apply to the fundamentalists who believe every word of the Bible. 14:15

  25. "The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends." Can't argue with this one. 14:20

  26. "A soft answer turneth away wrath." 15:1

  27. Some good remarks about wisdom. 15:2, 7

  28. "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." 16:18

  29. Don't gossip about others. Avoid saying hurtful things. 16:28

  30. "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." 16:32

  31. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine." 17:22

  32. "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding." 17:28

  33. "A fool hath no delight in understanding" and his "mouth is his destruction." 18:2, 7

  34. "He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him." 18:13

  35. Be careful how you speak; words can do great damage. 21:23

  36. "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches." 22:1

  37. "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." 22:6

  38. "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor." 22:9

  39. Don't rob the poor or oppress the afflicted. 22:22

  40. "Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words." 23:9

  41. "Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge." 23:12

  42. "Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old." 23:22

  43. Find the truth and hang on to it; Value wisdom, instruction, and understanding 23:23

  44. "Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth." 24:17

  45. "Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips." 24:28

  46. "Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work." 24:29

  47. "If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink." 25:21

  48. "Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him." 26:12

  49. "As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed." 26:14

  50. "Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." 27:1

  51. "Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips." 27:2

  52. "Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds." Take care of your animals. 27:23

  53. "A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet." 29:5

  54. "The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it." 29:7

  55. "A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit." 29:23

  56. As a sailor and birdwatcher, I agree with this proverb that says that the way a ship sails and an eagle flies are two of the most wonderful things. 30:18-19

  57. "Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more." 31:6-7