Quotes About Proverbs

April "In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." PROVERBS 3 : 6

Lay people learn hermeneutics from their pastors' preaching. Whether we like it or not, they learn how to interpret Scripture from how we handle Scripture in the pulpit. So what do we teach listeners about hermeneutics when Jesus makes a surprise appearance in a sermon from Proverbs?

Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. (Prov. 23:4–5)

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Prov. 12:18 NIV)

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. (Prov. 21:9)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. (Prov. 3:5–6)

Out of monuments, names, words proverbs ...and the like, we do save and recover somewhat from the deluge of time.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

A word to the wise is enough, and many words won't fill a bushel.

Proverbs are all very fine when there's nothing to worry you, but when you're in real trouble, they're not a bit of help.

El que vive aislado busca su propio deseo, contra todo consejo se encoleriza" (Proverbios 18:1 La Biblia de las Américas).

Proverbs 11:27 has a great summary of both sides: 'If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you!' Ultimately, for better or for worse, it is often our *actions* that end up determining how we feel.

The idea that Wisdom could be a divine hypostasis—an aspect of God that is a distinct being from God that nonetheless is itself God—is rooted in a fascinating passage of the Hebrew Bible, Proverbs 8. ... God made all things in his wisdom, so much so that Wisdom is seen as a co-creator of sorts.

Look to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways and be wise: Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, Provides her meat in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. —PROVERBS 6:6–8

I would fain coin wisdom,—mould it, I mean, into maxims, proverbs, sentences, that can easily be retained and transmitted. Would that I could denounce and banish from the language of men—as base money—the words by which they cheat and are cheated!

Hope deferred makes the heart sick." It's not a promise but a warning. Desire realized is a tree of life, and the tree of life is only found in Genesis, Proverbs and Revelation. Genesis is what was, Proverbs is what is, and Revelation is what will be.

The excellence of aphorisms consists not so much in the expression of some rare or abstruse sentiment, as in the comprehension of some useful truth in a few words.

7Knowledge begins with respect for the LORD, but fools hate wisdom and discipline.

The mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse,' says Proverbs 10:11 (MSG).

As Proverbs 17:9 reminds us, peace is more likely when one forgets about past wrongs as opposed to reminding others of them.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5

Do not despise the LORD'S instruction … for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, just as a father, the son he delights in. Proverbs 3:11–12

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21

When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom. Proverbs 11:2