The Wisdom of Proverbs
I wish I'd known all of this earlier...
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves the man who pursues virtue. Severe punishment is in store for the man who goes astray; he who hates reproof will die. -- Proverbs 15:8-10
The LORD is far from the wicked, but the prayer of the just he hears. A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart; good news invigorates the bones. He who listens to salutary reproof will abide among the wise. He who rejects admonition despises his own soul, but he who heeds reproof gains understanding. The fear of the LORD is training for wisdom, and humility goes before honors. -- Proverbs 15:29-33
When the LORD is pleased with a man's ways, he makes even his enemies be at peace with him. -- Proverbs 16:7
The path of the upright avoids misfortune; he who pays attention to his way safeguards his life. -- Proverbs 16:17
Sometimes a way seems right to a man, but the end of it leads to death! -- Proverbs 16:25
A lawless man allures his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good. -- Proverbs 16:29
A patient man is better than a warrior, and he who rules his temper, than he who takes a city. -- Proverbs 16:32
He who covers up a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who gossips about it separates friends. -- Proverbs 17:9
A single reprimand does more for a man of intelligence than a hundred lashes for a fool. -- Proverbs 17:10
In estrangement one seeks pretexts: with all persistence he picks a quarrel. The fool takes no delight in understanding, but rather in displaying what he thinks. -- Proverbs 18:1-2
Hmm... Proverbs 31 is simultaneously interesting and seemingly strange...
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves the man who pursues virtue. Severe punishment is in store for the man who goes astray; he who hates reproof will die. -- Proverbs 15:8-10
The LORD is far from the wicked, but the prayer of the just he hears. A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart; good news invigorates the bones. He who listens to salutary reproof will abide among the wise. He who rejects admonition despises his own soul, but he who heeds reproof gains understanding. The fear of the LORD is training for wisdom, and humility goes before honors. -- Proverbs 15:29-33
When the LORD is pleased with a man's ways, he makes even his enemies be at peace with him. -- Proverbs 16:7
The path of the upright avoids misfortune; he who pays attention to his way safeguards his life. -- Proverbs 16:17
Sometimes a way seems right to a man, but the end of it leads to death! -- Proverbs 16:25
A lawless man allures his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good. -- Proverbs 16:29
A patient man is better than a warrior, and he who rules his temper, than he who takes a city. -- Proverbs 16:32
He who covers up a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who gossips about it separates friends. -- Proverbs 17:9
A single reprimand does more for a man of intelligence than a hundred lashes for a fool. -- Proverbs 17:10
In estrangement one seeks pretexts: with all persistence he picks a quarrel. The fool takes no delight in understanding, but rather in displaying what he thinks. -- Proverbs 18:1-2
Hmm... Proverbs 31 is simultaneously interesting and seemingly strange...