Tag: Proverbs
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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.…
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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.…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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
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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.
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He who rebukes a wicked man “only” harms himself
Proverbs 9:7 New King James Version (NKJV) 7 “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
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He who corrects a scoffer gets shame and hatred
Proverbs 9:7-8 New King James Version (NKJV) 7 “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. 8 Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.