• Proverbs 16 | Commit Your Ways to the Lord

    “The plans of the heart belong to a person,But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.All the ways of a person are clean in his own sight,But the Lord examines the motives.Commit your works to the Lord,And your plans will be established.” “The Lord has made everything for its own purpose,Even the wicked for the day of evil.Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the…

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  • Proverbs 15 | Words That Heal, Hearts That Listen

    “A gentle answer turns away wrath,But a harsh word stirs up anger.The tongue of the wise makes knowledge pleasant,But the mouth of fools spouts foolishness.” “The eyes of the Lord are in every place,Watching the evil and the good.A soothing tongue is a tree of life,But perversion in it crushes the spirit.” “A fool rejects his father’s discipline,But one who complies with rebuke is sensible.Great wealth is in the house…

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  • Proverbs 14 | The House That Wisdom Builds

    “The wise woman builds her house,But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.One who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,But one who is devious in his ways despises Him.” “In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,But the lips of the wise will protect them.Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.” “A…

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  • Proverbs 13 | The Rewards of Discipline and Wisdom

    “A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.From the fruit of a person’s mouth he enjoys good,But the desire of the treacherous is violence.The one who guards his mouth protects his life,The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.” “The soul of the lazy one craves and gets nothing,But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous.A righteous person hates a false…

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  • Proverbs 12 | The Way of Righteous Character

    The Verses (NASB) “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,But whoever hates rebuke is stupid.A good person will obtain favor from the Lord,But He will condemn a person who devises evil.A person will not be established by wickedness,But the root of the righteous will not be moved.” “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.The thoughts of the righteous are just,But…

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  • Proverbs 11 | The Fruit of Righteousness

    “A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,But a just weight is His delight.When pride comes, then comes dishonor;But with the humble there is wisdom.The integrity of the upright will guide them,But the perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.” “Riches do not benefit on the day of wrath,But righteousness rescues from death.The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.The…

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  • Proverbs 10 | The Way of the Wise vs. the Way of the Wicked

    “The proverbs of Solomon.A wise son makes a father glad,But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.Ill-gotten gains do not benefit,But righteousness rescues from death.The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger,But He will reject the craving of the wicked.” “Poor is one who works with a lazy hand,But the hand of the diligent makes rich.One who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,But one…

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