Quotes About Relationships

Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!

When a manís ways please the LORD, He makes even the manís enemies live at peace with him.

A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.

A foolish son is his fatherís ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.

He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.