Archive THE BIBLE - Verse by Verse (Proverbs 1 to 31)

[Cosia]

Proverbs 20:22 (NLT)
Don't say, "I will get even for this wrong."
Wait for the LORD to handle the matter.

 

[Cosia]

Proverbs 20:23 (NLT)
The LORD detests double standards;
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.

 

[Cosia]

Proverbs 20:24 (NLT)
The LORD directs our steps,
so why try to understand everything along the way?

 

[Cosia]

Proverbs 20:25 (NLT)
Don't trap yourself by making a rash promise to God
and only later counting the cost.

 

[Cosia]

Proverbs 20:26 (NLT)
A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat,
then runs his threshing wheel over them.

 

[Cosia]

Proverbs 20:27 (NLT)
The LORD'S light penetrates the human spirit,
exposing every hidden motive.

 

[Cosia]

Proverbs 20:28 (NLT)
Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king;
his throne is made secure through love.

 

[Cosia]

Proverbs 20:29 (NLT)
The glory of the young is their strength;
the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.

 

[Cosia]

Proverbs 20:30 (NLT)
Physical punishment cleanses away evil;
such discipline purifies the heart.

 

[Cosia]

Proverbs 21:1 (NLT)
The king's heart is like a stream of water
directed by the LORD,
he guides it wherever he pleases.

 

[Cosia]

Proverbs 21:2 (NLT)
People may be right in their own eyes,
but the LORD examines their heart.

 

[PaducahLuke]

Proverbs 21:3 (NLT)

3 The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.

 

[PaducahLuke]

Proverbs 21:4 (NLT)

4 Haughty eyes, a proud heart, and evil actions are all sin.

 

[PaducahLuke]

Proverbs 21:5 (NLT)

5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

 

[PaducahLuke]

Proverbs 21:6 (NLT)

6 Wealth created by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.

 

[PaducahLuke]

Proverbs 21:7 (NLT)

7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away, because they refuse to do what is just.

 

[PaducahLuke]

Proverbs 21:8 (NLT)

8 The guilty walk a crooked path; the innocent travel a straight road.

 

[Pastor Gary]

Proverbs 21:9 (NLT) - 9 It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.

 

[Pastor Gary]

Proverbs 21:10 (NLT) - 10 Evil people desire evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.

 

[Pastor Gary]

Proverbs 21:11 (NLT) - 11 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded become wise; if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser.