TOPICAL PROVERBS
by Grant Hodges
Wisdom for the Children of the King
REVERENCE
| NIV | |
| 1:7 - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. | |
| 1:29 - Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord. | |
| 2:1 - My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, | |
| 2:2 - turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding; | |
| 2:3 - and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, | |
| 2:4 - and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, | |
| 2:5 - then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. | |
| 2:6 - For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. | |
| 3:7 - Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. | |
| 3:8 - This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. | |
| 3:9 - Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; | |
| 3:10 - then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. | |
| 8:13 - To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. | |
| 14:26 - He who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge. | |
| 14:27 - The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. | |
| 15:16 - Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil. | |
| 15:33 - The fear of the Lord teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor. | |
| 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. | |
| 16:6 - Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil. | |
| 19:23 - The fear of the Lord leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble. | |
| 20:25 - It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider his vows. | |
| 22:4 - Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life. | |
| 23:17 - Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. | |
| 23:18 - There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. | |
| 23:19 - Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path. | |
| NASB | |
| 1:7 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. | |
| 1:29 - Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD. | |
| 2:1 - My son, if you will receive my words and treasure my commandments within you, | |
| 2:2 - Make your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to understanding; | |
| 2:3 - For if you cry for discernment, lift your voice for understanding; | |
| 2:4 - If you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures; | |
| 2:5 - Then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. | |
| 2:6 - For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. | |
| 3:7 - Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil. | |
| 3:8 - It will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones. | |
| 3:9 - Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; | |
| 3:10 - So your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine. | |
| 8:13 - "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverted mouth, I hate. | |
| 14:26 - In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, and his children will have refuge. | |
| 14:27 - The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. | |
| 15:16 - Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it. | |
| 15:33 - The fear of the LORD is the instruction for wisdom, and before honor comes humility. | |
| 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. | |
| 16:6 - By loving kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil. | |
| 19:23 - The fear of the LORD leads to life, so that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil. | |
| 20:25 - It is a trap for a man to say rashly, "It is holy!" and after the vows to make inquiry. | |
| 22:4 - The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, honor and life. | |
| 23:17 - Do not let your heart envy sinners, but live in the fear of the LORD always. | |
| 23:18 - Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. | |
| 23:19 - Listen, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way. | |
| KJV | |
| 1:7 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. | |
| 1:29 - For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: | |
| 2:1 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; | |
| 2:2 - So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; | |
| 2:3 - Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; | |
| 2:4 - If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; | |
| 2:5 - Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. | |
| 2:6 - For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. | |
| 3:7 - Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. | |
| 3:8 - It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. | |
| 3:9 - Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: | |
| 3:10 - So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. | |
| 8:13 - The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. | |
| 14:26 - In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. | |
| 14:27 - The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. | |
| 15:16 - Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. | |
| 15:33 - The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. | |
| 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. | |
| 16:6 - By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. | |
| 19:23 - The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. | |
| 20:25 - It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. | |
| 22:4 - By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. | |
| 23:17 - Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. | |
| 23:18 - For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. | |
| 23:19 - Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. | |
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