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Proverbs 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of several wisdom literature collections, with the heading in 1:1 may be intended to regard Solomon as the traditional author of the whole book, but the dates of the individual collections are difficult to determine, and the book probably ...
(Proverbs 23:9): "Speak not in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words" (Amenemope, ch. 21): "Empty not thine inmost soul to everyone, nor spoil (thereby) thine influence" [50] (Proverbs 23:10): "Remove not the widows landmark; And enter not into the field of the fatherless."
"As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly" is an aphorism which appears in the Book of Proverbs in the Bible — Proverbs 26:11 (Hebrew: כְּ֭כֶלֶב שָׁ֣ב עַל־קֵאֹ֑ו כְּ֝סִ֗יל שֹׁונֶ֥ה בְאִוַּלְתֹּֽו Kəḵeleḇ šāḇ ‘al-qê’ōw; kəsîl, šōwneh ḇə’iwwaltōw.
“A wise child brings joy to a father, but fools despise their mothers.” The Good News: If you love and respect your parents, you will bring them joy. Woman's Day/Getty Images
"A nod to the wise is sufficient; the fool requires a blow." (Proverbs 22:15) "He who honors them that despise him is like an ass." "A fire, when it is kindled, burns many sheaves" (James 3:5) "An old woman in the house is a good omen in the house" "Even a good surety has to be applied to for a hundred morrows; a bad one for a hundred thousand."
Proverbs 23 is the 23rd chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of several wisdom literature collections, with the heading in 1:1 may be intended to regard Solomon as the traditional author of the whole book, but the dates of the individual collections are difficult to determine, and the book probably ...
Wisdom is praised for her role in creation ("God by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding, he established the heavens" – Proverbs 3:19). God acquired her before all else, and through her, he gave order to chaos ("When [God] established the heavens… when he drew a circle on the face of the Deeps … when he marked out the foundations of ...
Proverbs 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of several wisdom literature collections, with the heading in 1:1 may be intended to regard Solomon as the traditional author of the whole book, but the dates of the individual collections are difficult to determine, and the book ...