Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
The book of Proverbs offers direction for life by focusing on how to maintain our relationship with God, others and ourselves. The following verses give you some examples of the direction given in Proverbs.
General Directions For Health:
Proverbs 3:7-8 - Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
General Directions For Work:
Proverbs 6:9-11 - How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs 12:24 - Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Proverbs 22:29 - Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.
Proverbs 24:30-34 - I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
General Directions For Discipline:
Proverbs 13:24 - Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.
Proverbs 22:6 - Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Proverbs 23:13-14 - Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die. Punish them with the rod and save them from death.
Proverbs 29:17 - Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.
General Directions Concerning Pride:
Proverbs 11:2 - When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 13:10 - Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
Proverbs 16:18 - Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23 - Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.
General Benefits Of Being Righteous:
Proverbs 3:1-2 - My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.
Proverbs 9:9 - Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.
Proverbs 10:21-32 - The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense. 22 The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom. What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted. When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them. The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil. The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land. From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced. The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
Proverbs 11:8-10 - The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead. With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape. When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
Proverbs 11:19-23 - Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death. The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless. Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free. Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion. The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
Proverbs 11:28-30 - Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
Proverbs 12:21 - No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
Proverbs 13:21-22 - Trouble pursues the sinner, but the righteous are rewarded with good things. A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Please remember these are general rules, therefore they work in most cases however there may be some exceptions. Keep this in mind when reading this book filled with wisdom!
The book of Proverbs offers direction for life by focusing on how to maintain our relationship with God, others and ourselves. The following verses give you some examples of the direction given in Proverbs.
General Directions For Health:
Proverbs 3:7-8 - Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
General Directions For Work:
Proverbs 6:9-11 - How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs 12:24 - Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Proverbs 22:29 - Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.
Proverbs 24:30-34 - I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
General Directions For Discipline:
Proverbs 13:24 - Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.
Proverbs 22:6 - Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Proverbs 23:13-14 - Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die. Punish them with the rod and save them from death.
Proverbs 29:17 - Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.
General Directions Concerning Pride:
Proverbs 11:2 - When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 13:10 - Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
Proverbs 16:18 - Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23 - Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.
General Benefits Of Being Righteous:
Proverbs 3:1-2 - My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.
Proverbs 9:9 - Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.
Proverbs 10:21-32 - The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense. 22 The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom. What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted. When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them. The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil. The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land. From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced. The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
Proverbs 11:8-10 - The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead. With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape. When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
Proverbs 11:19-23 - Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death. The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless. Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free. Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion. The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
Proverbs 11:28-30 - Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
Proverbs 12:21 - No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
Proverbs 13:21-22 - Trouble pursues the sinner, but the righteous are rewarded with good things. A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Please remember these are general rules, therefore they work in most cases however there may be some exceptions. Keep this in mind when reading this book filled with wisdom!
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