Proverbs 30:32-33 "If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth. For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife." Everyone...
Song of Songs 1:5-6 I am very dark, but lovely,O daughters of Jerusalem,like the tents of Kedar,like the curtains of Solomon. Do not gaze at me because I am dark,because the sun has looked upon me.My mother’s sons were angry with me;they...
"Who can find her indeed! She doesn't live in this house!" I have often thought these words to myself as I've read through the familiar verses describing the perfection of the Proverbs 31 woman. This ideal woman is busy, creative, adept at...
Proverbs 29:1 He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing. (ESV) Proverbs 29:6 An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices. (ESV) Proverbs 29...
Proverbs 28:7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father. Proverbs 28:7 is actually in the middle of an extended series of proverbial sayings with a common theme: Oppressing the...
Perhaps not surprisingly, the various authors of Proverbs are united in presenting patience as a virtue, in keeping with wisdom, and anger as a vice, in keeping with foolishness. So in Proverbs, the benefits of patience are extolled while anger...
Proverbs 26:12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. (ESV) Proverb 26 can be split into three sections: the way of a fool in verses 1-12, the way of a sluggard in verses 13-16, and the...
Proverbs 24:3-4 "By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures." (NIV) A house can refer to a physical structure, a family, or even an...
Teaching about strong friendships pervades the Proverbs, and the authors regularly underscore the importance of good relationships. In speaking of this subject, author Tremper Longman writes, "there is no doubt that to the sage, friends and...
Proverbs 23:17-18 Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the LORD all day. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. As a believer, you will find yourself surrounded by the world and those who are of the...