Proverbs 20:8
New King James Version (NKJV)
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.
Children of righteous man are blessed
Proverbs 20:7
New King James Version (NKJV)
7 The righteous man walks in his integrity;
His children are blessed after him.
Don’t proclaim your own goodness
Proverbs 20:6
New King James Version (NKJV)
6 Most men will proclaim each his own goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?
What is honorable for a man?
Proverbs 20:3
New King James Version (NKJV)
3 It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.
Whoever is led astray by it is not wise
Proverbs 20:1
New King James Version (NKJV)
20 Wine is a mocker,
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Ways of Man
Proverbs 14:12
New King James Version (NKJV)
12 There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 14:14
New King James Version (NKJV)
14 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above.
Proverbs 16:1-3
New King James Version (NKJV)
1 The preparations of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.
3 Commit your works to the Lord,
And your thoughts will be established.
Proverbs 19:21
New King James Version (NKJV)
21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.
Proverbs 21:2
New King James Version (NKJV)
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs the hearts.
Good man will be satisfied from above
Silver-haired head is a crown of glory
Proverbs 16:31
New King James Version (NKJV)
31 The silver-haired head is a crown of glory,
If it is found in the way of righteousness.
Who is better than the mighty?
Proverbs 16:32
New King James Version (NKJV)
32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Who is better than one who conquer a city?
Proverbs 16:32
New King James Version (NKJV)
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
New International Version
Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.
New Living Translation
Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
English Standard Version
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
New American Standard Bible
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.
King James Bible
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Decision of the Lot is from the Lord
Proverbs 16:33
New King James Version (NKJV)
33 The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.