TOPICAL PROVERBS
by Grant Hodges
Wisdom for the Children of the King
ATTITUDES
| NIV | |
| 10:24 - What the wicked dreads will overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted. | |
| 10:26 - As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him. | |
| 10:28 - The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. | |
| 12:1 - Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. | |
| 12:9 - Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food. | |
| 12:23 - A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself, but the heart of fools blurts out folly. | |
| 12:24 - Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor. | |
| 12:27 - The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions. | |
| 13:12 - Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. | |
| 13:19 - A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil. | |
| 14:6 - The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning. | |
| 14:9 - Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright. | |
| 15:12 - A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise. | |
| 15:13 - A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. | |
| 15:15 - All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast. | |
| 15:30 - A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. | |
| 16:1 - To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the reply of the tongue. | |
| 16:2 - All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the Lord. | |
| 16:24 - Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. | |
| 17:22 - A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | |
| 17:27 - A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered. | |
| 18:17 - The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him. | |
| 18:23 - A poor man pleads for mercy, but a rich man answers harshly. | |
| NASB | |
| 10:24 - What the wicked fears will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. | |
| 10:26 - Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy one to those who send him. | |
| 10:28 - The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked perishes. | |
| 12:1 - Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. | |
| 12:9 - Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant than he who honors himself and lacks bread. | |
| 12:23 - A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly. | |
| 12:24 - The hand of the diligent will rule, but the slack hand will be put to forced labor. | |
| 12:27 - A lazy man does not roast his prey, but the precious possession of a man is diligence. | |
| 13:12 - Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. | |
| 13:19 - Desire realized is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil. | |
| 14:6 - A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy to one who has understanding. | |
| 14:9 - Fools mock at sin, but among the upright there is good will. | |
| 15:12 - A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, he will not go to the wise. | |
| 15:13 - A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken. | |
| 15:15 - All the days of the afflicted are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. | |
| 15:30 - Bright eyes gladden the heart; good news puts fat on the bones. | |
| 16:1 - The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. | |
| 16:2 - All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, but the LORD weighs the motives. | |
| 16:24 - Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. | |
| 17:22 - A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. | |
| 17:27 - He who restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. | |
| 18:17 - The first to plead his case seems right, until another comes and examines him. | |
| 18:23 - The poor man utters supplications, but the rich man answers roughly. | |
| KJV | |
| 10:24 - The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. | |
| 10:26 - As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. | |
| 10:28 - The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. | |
| 12:1 - Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. | |
| 12:9 - He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. | |
| 12:23 - A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. | |
| 12:24 - The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. | |
| 12:27 - The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. | |
| 13:12 - Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. | |
| 13:19 - The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. | |
| 14:6 - A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. | |
| 14:9 - Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. | |
| 15:12 - A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. | |
| 15:13 - A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. | |
| 15:15 - All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. | |
| 15:30 - The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat. | |
| 16:1 - The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. | |
| 16:2 - All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. | |
| 16:24 - Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. | |
| 17:22 - A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. | |
| 17:27 - He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. | |
| 18:17 - He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. | |
| 18:23 - The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. | |
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