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Proverbs 3:3 - 3:4
3
Do not let lovingkindness and truth forsake you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favor and good insight
In the eyes of God and man.
Proverbs 3:13 - 3:18
13
How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who obtains discernment.
14 For her profit is better than the profit of silver
And her produce better than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than pearls;
And nothing you desire compares with her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and glory.
17 Her ways are pleasant ways
And all her pathways are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who seize her,
And all those who hold her fast are blessed.
Proverbs 3:35
35
The wise will inherit glory,
But fools raise up disgrace.
Proverbs 4:7 - 4:9
7
The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom;
And with all your acquiring, acquire understanding.
8 Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.
9 She will give for your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”
Proverbs 10:7
7
The remembrance of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 11:16
16
A gracious woman holds fast to glory,
But ruthless men hold fast to riches.
Proverbs 11:26 - 11:27
26
He who withholds grain, the people will curse him,
But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
27 He who earnestly seeks good seeks favor,
But he who searches for evil, evil will come to him.
Proverbs 12:8
8
A man will be praised according to his insight,
But one of perverse heart will be despised.
Proverbs 12:9
9
Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant
Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
Proverbs 13:15
15
Good insight gives grace,
But the way of the treacherous is unrelenting.
Proverbs 13:18
18
Poverty and disgrace come to him who neglects discipline,
But he who keeps reproof will be honored.
Proverbs 14:35
35
The king’s favor is toward a servant who acts insightfully,
But his fury is toward him who acts shamefully.
Proverbs 15:33
33
The fear of Yahweh is the discipline leading to wisdom,
And before glory comes humility.
Proverbs 16:13
13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And he who speaks uprightly is loved.
Proverbs 17:28
28
Even an ignorant fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered understanding.
Proverbs 18:12
12
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
But humility goes before glory.
Proverbs 20:11
11
It is by his deeds that a young man makes himself known
If his conduct is pure and right.
Proverbs 21:21
21
He who pursues righteousness and lovingkindness
Finds life, righteousness, and glory.
Proverbs 22:4
4
The reward of humility—the fear of Yahweh—
Is riches, glory, and life.
Proverbs 25:6 - 25:7
6
Do not promote your majesty in the presence of the king,
And in the place of great men do not stand;
7 For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of a noble,
Whom your eyes have seen.
Proverbs 25:13
13
Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
Is a faithful envoy to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 25:27
27
To eat too much honey is not good,
Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory.
Proverbs 27:18
18
He who guards the fig tree will eat its fruit,
And he who keeps watch for his master will be honored.
Proverbs 28:23
23
He who reproves a man will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.
Proverbs 29:17
17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
And he will give delight to your soul.
Proverbs 31:25 - 31:31
ע Ayin
25Strength and majesty are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.
פ Pe
26She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the instruction of lovingkindness is on her tongue.
צ Tsadhe
27She watches over the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
ק Qoph
28Her children rise up and bless her;
As for her husband, he also praises her, saying:
ר Resh
29“Many daughters have done excellently,
But you have gone above them all.”
שׁ Shin
30Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.
ת Tav
31Give to her from the fruit of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.
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