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Quotes About Values

Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
~ Proverbs 23:13
My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
~ Proverbs 23:16
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
~ Proverbs 23:20
The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
~ Proverbs 23:24
Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
~ Proverbs 24:1
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
~ Proverbs 24:23
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
~ Proverbs 28:6
A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
~ Proverbs 28:7
A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
~ Proverbs 28:16
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
~ Proverbs 28:20
He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
~ Proverbs 28:24
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
~ Proverbs 29:3
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
~ Proverbs 29:15
A manís pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
~ Proverbs 29:23
An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.
~ Proverbs 29:27
There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
~ Proverbs 30:11
These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
~ Proverbs 31:1
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
~ Proverbs 31:4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
~ Ecclesiastes 7:4
A wise manís heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
~ Ecclesiastes 10:2
The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
~ Isaiah 3:16
No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.
~ Isaiah 32:5
But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
~ Isaiah 32:8
So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
~ Isaiah 59:14