31 Bible Verses from Proverbs
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James 1:5 tells us that if we lack wisdom, we should ask for it. That’s exactly what King Solomon did, and he became one of the wisest men of all time (2 Chronicles 1:10). Much of his wisdom is recorded in the book of Proverbs, along with wisdom from other wise men.
In this post, you’ll find 31 Bible verses from Proverbs (one from each Proverb).
31 Bible Verses from Proverbs
Note: All Scriptures (unless otherwise noted) are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Scriptures marked WEB are taken from the World English Bible which is in the Public Domain.
1.) Proverbs 1:7a
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge…
2.) Proverbs 2:1-6
My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures,
then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
3.) Proverbs 3:21, 23, 26
My son, do not lose sight of these—
keep sound wisdom and discretion,
Then you will walk on your way securely,
and your foot will not stumble.
for the Lord will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from being caught.
4.) Proverbs 4:13
Keep hold of instruction; do not let go;
guard her, for she is your life.
For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the Lord,
Proverbs 5:21
and he ponders all his paths.
5.) Proverbs 5:21
For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the Lord,
and he ponders all his paths.
6.) Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, O sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise.
7.) Proverbs 7:1-3
My son, keep my words
and treasure up my commandments with you;
keep my commandments and live;
keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;
bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
8.) Proverbs 8:25-27
Before the mountains had been shaped,
before the hills, I was brought forth,
before he had made the earth with its fields,
or the first of the dust of the world.
When he established the heavens, I was there;
when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
9.) Proverbs 9:9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10.) Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all offenses.
11.) Proverbs 11:25
Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,
and one who waters will himself be watered.
12.) Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down,
but a good word makes him glad.
13.) Proverbs 13:20
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
14.) Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
15.) Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble with it.
16.) Proverbs 16:2
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.
A joyful heart is good medicine,
Proverbs 17:22
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
17.) Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
18.) Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
19.) Proverbs 19:20
Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in the future.
20.) Proverbs 20:11
Even a child makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
21.) Proverbs 21:21
Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
22.) Proverbs 22:24-25
Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
nor go with a wrathful man,
lest you learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.
23.) Proverbs 23:7
for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
24.) Proverbs 24:17
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
25.) Proverbs 25:6-7
Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
or stand in the place of the great,
for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.
26.) 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.
27.) Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.
28.) Proverbs 28:6
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
Proverbs 29:11
but a wise man quietly holds it back.
29.) Proverbs 29:11
A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.
30.) Proverbs 30:32
If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
or if you have been devising evil,
put your hand on your mouth.
31.) Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
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