Proverbs Flashcards
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 6:32
He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 12:19
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in a man’s heart weights him down, but a good word makes him glad.
Proverbs 11:4
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.
Proverbs 11:25
Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
Proverbs 13:20
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 16:24
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Proverbs 16:3
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
Proverbs 14:31
Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Proverbs 31:8-9
Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.
Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.
Proverbs 20:17
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
Proverbs 21:2
Every way of man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:7
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 25:16
If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:21-23 + Romans 12:20
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
Proverbs 28:23
Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.
Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision the people perish
Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
