Proverbs 2:1

Benefits of Seeking Wisdom

2:1 My child, if you receive my words,

and store up my commands within you,

Proverbs 4:10

4:10 Listen, my child, and accept my words,

so that the years of your life will be many.

Proverbs 6:25

6:25 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty,

and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;

Proverbs 7:20

7:20 He has taken a bag of money with him;

he will not return until the end of the month.”

Proverbs 8:10

8:10 Receive my instruction rather than silver,

and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Proverbs 9:7

9:7 Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult;

whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

Proverbs 10:8

10:8 The wise person accepts instructions,

but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

Proverbs 11:30

11:30 The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life,

and the one who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 17:23

17:23 A wicked person receives a bribe secretly

to pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 20:16

20:16 Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger,

and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.

Proverbs 21:11

21:11 When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise;

when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

Proverbs 22:27

22:27 If you do not have enough to pay,

your bed will be taken right out from under you!

Proverbs 24:11

24:11 Deliver those being taken away to death,

and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.

Proverbs 24:32

24:32 When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it;

I received instruction from what I saw:

Proverbs 27:13

27:13 Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger,

and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.

Proverbs 31:16

31:16 She considers a field and buys it;

from her own income she plants a vineyard.