Category: Wisdom

  • Violent man

    Proverbs 16:27-30 New King James Version (NKJV) 27 An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire. 28 A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends. 29 A violent man entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good.…

  • Perverse man

    Proverbs 16:27-30 New King James Version (NKJV) 27 An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire. 28 A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends. 29 A violent man entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good.…

  • Ungodly man

    Proverbs 16:27-30 New King James Version (NKJV) 27 An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire. 28 A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends. 29 A violent man entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good.…

  • What drives a person to labor?

    Proverbs 16:26 New King James Version (NKJV) 26 The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on.

  • Increase in Learning

    Proverbs 16:21-24 New King James Version (NKJV) 21 The wise in heart will be called prudent, And sweetness of the lips increases learning. 22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly. 23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, And adds learning to…

  • Correction of fools is folly

    Proverbs 16:22 New King James Version (NKJV) 22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly.

  • Teach a righteous man

    Proverbs 9:9 New King James Version (NKJV) Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. New International Version (NIV) Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. New Living Translation…

  • Give instruction to a wise man

    Proverbs 9:9 New King James Version (NKJV) 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. Wiser Increase in Learning

  • Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you

    Proverbs 9:8 New King James Version (NKJV) 8 Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

  • He who rebukes a wicked man “only” harms himself

    Proverbs 9:7 New King James Version (NKJV) 7 β€œHe who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.