Proverbs 3:11-12
New King James Version
11 (A)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
(B)Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 7:4
New King James Version
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,
Proverbs 8:17
New King James Version
Proverbs 8:21
New King James Version
21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 9:8
New King James Version
Proverbs 10:12
New King James Version
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all sins.
Proverbs 13:24
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:24 early
Proverbs 14:22
New King James Version
22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.
Proverbs 15:9
New King James Version
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves him who (A)follows righteousness.
Proverbs 15:17
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:17 Or vegetables
Proverbs 16:6
New King James Version
6 (A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
Proverbs 17:9
New King James Version
Proverbs 17:17
New King James Version
17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:19
New King James Version
19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:24
New King James Version
24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin
Proverbs 19:8
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:8 Lit. heart
Proverbs 20:28
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:28 mercy
Proverbs 21:17
New King James Version
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:21
New King James Version
21 (A)He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 27:5-6
New King James Version
5 (A)Open rebuke is better
Than love carefully concealed.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are (B)deceitful.
Proverbs 27:9-10
New King James Version
9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.
10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(A)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul
Proverbs 29:3
New King James Version
3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.