Proverbs - verse by verse

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Proverbs 16:20
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good and whoso trustesh in the lord happy is he

 

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Proverbs 16:21
The Wise in heart shall be called prudent and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning

 

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Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it but the institution of fools is folly

 

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Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth and addeth learning to his lips

 

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Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb sweet to the soul and health to the bones

 

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Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man but the end thereof are the ways of death

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 16:26 A worker’s appetite works for him,
For his hunger urges him on.

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 16:27 A worthless man digs up evil,
While his words are like scorching fire.

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 16:29 A man of violence entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 16:30 He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;
He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 16:31 A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.
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(NASB) Proverbs 16:32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the LORD

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of feasting with strife.

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 17:2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,

 

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And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
(NASB) Proverbs 17:3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the LORD tests hearts.

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 17:4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips;
A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 17:5 He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker;
He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

 

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(NASB) Proverbs 17:6 Grandchildren are the crown of old men,
And the glory of sons is their fathers.