Proverbs 3:3-4
American Standard Version
3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee:
Bind them about thy neck;
Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
4 So shalt thou find favor and [a]good understanding
In the sight of God and man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:4 Or, good repute
Proverbs 3:13-18
American Standard Version
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,
And the man that [a]getteth understanding.
14 For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver,
And the profit thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies:
And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:
And happy is every one that retaineth her.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:13 Hebrew draweth forth.
Proverbs 3:35
American Standard Version
35 The wise shall inherit glory;
But [a]shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:35 Or, fools carry away shame
Proverbs 4:7-9
American Standard Version
7 [a]Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom;
Yea, with all [b]thy getting get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she will promote thee;
She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace;
A crown of [c]beauty will she deliver to thee.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:7 Or, The beginning of wisdom is, Get wisdom
- Proverbs 4:7 Or, thou hast gotten
- Proverbs 4:9 Or, glory
Proverbs 10:7
American Standard Version
7 The memory of the righteous is blessed;
But the name of the wicked shall rot.
Proverbs 11:16
American Standard Version
16 A gracious woman obtaineth honor;
And violent men obtain riches.
Proverbs 11:26-27
American Standard Version
26 He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him;
But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
27 He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor;
But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.
Proverbs 12:8
American Standard Version
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;
But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Proverbs 12:9
American Standard Version
9 Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,
Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
Proverbs 13:15
American Standard Version
15 Good understanding [a]giveth favor;
But the way of the transgressor is hard.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:15 Or, getteth
Proverbs 13:18
American Standard Version
18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth [a]correction;
But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:18 Or, instruction
Proverbs 14:35
American Standard Version
35 The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;
But his wrath will be against him that [a]causeth shame.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:35 Or, doeth shamefully
Proverbs 15:33
American Standard Version
33 The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom;
And before honor goeth humility.
Proverbs 16:13
American Standard Version
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings;
And they love him that speaketh right.
Proverbs 17:28
American Standard Version
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise;
[a]When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:28 Or, He that shutteth his lips is etc.
Proverbs 18:12
American Standard Version
12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty;
And before honor goeth humility.
Proverbs 20:11
American Standard Version
11 Even a child maketh himself known by his doings,
Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Proverbs 21:21
American Standard Version
21 He that followeth after righteousness and kindness
Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 22:4
American Standard Version
4 The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah
Is riches, and honor, and life.
Proverbs 25:6-7
American Standard Version
6 [a]Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king,
And stand not in the place of great men:
7 For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither,
Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom thine eyes have seen.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:6 Hebrew Glorify not thyself.
Proverbs 25:13
American Standard Version
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to them that send him;
For he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 25:27
American Standard Version
27 It is not good to eat much honey;
[a]So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:27 Or, But for men to search out their own glory is glory. The Hebrew text is obscure.
Proverbs 27:18
American Standard Version
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof;
And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
Proverbs 28:23
American Standard Version
23 He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor
Than he that flattereth with the tongue.
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