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Conference yukon::christian_v7

Title:The CHRISTIAN Notesfile
Notice:Jesus reigns! - Intros: note 4; Praise: note 165
Moderator:ICTHUS::YUILLEON
Created:Tue Feb 16 1993
Last Modified:Fri May 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:962
Total number of notes:42902

286.0. "Wisdom from Proverbs" by TOKNOW::METCALFE (Eschew Obfuscatory Monikers) Thu Oct 07 1993 15:01

The following entries will be entered over some time.
I have a little booklet that has sorted some of the wisdom of Proverbs
by topic.  If you type the following command:

NOTES> DIR 286.*

You can get a topcial listing.  I'll be clipping the KJV from my
online program (because I don't have LOGOS, Paul ;-) ).

Enjoy.
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286.1AdviceTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:0726
Proverbs 19:20  Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be
wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 20:18  Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice
make war.

Proverbs 23:23  Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction,
and understanding.

Proverbs 18:15  The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the
wise seeketh knowledge.

Proverbs 12:26  The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the
way of the wicked seduceth them.

Proverbs 15:22  Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the
multitude of counsellors they are established.

Proverbs 13:14  The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the
snares of death.

Proverbs 13:10  Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is
wisdom.

Proverbs 10:8  The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating
fool shall fall.
286.2AngerTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:1131
Proverbs 3:30  Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no
harm.

Proverbs 29:22  An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth
in transgression.

Proverbs 14:29  He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he
that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Proverbs 14:17  He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked
devices is hated.

Proverbs 18:6  A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for
strokes.
  7  A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his
soul.

Proverbs 25:23  The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance
a backbiting tongue.

Proverbs 26:21  As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a
contentious man to kindle strife.

Proverbs 15:1  A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up
anger.

Proverbs 19:11  The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his
glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 20:3  It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool
will be meddling.
286.3BusinessTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:1428
Proverbs 22:29  Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand
before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Proverbs 24:3  Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is
established:
  4  And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and
pleasant riches.

Proverbs 16:11  A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of
the bag are his work.

Proverbs 19:8  He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth
understanding shall find good.

Proverbs 27:12  A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the
simple pass on, and are punished.

Proverbs 23:23  Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction,
and understanding.

Proverbs 24:27  Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the
field; and afterwards build thine house.

Proverbs 23:9  Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the
wisdom of thy words.

Proverbs 25:13  As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful
messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
286.4ChildrenTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:1923
Proverbs 20:11  Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure,
and whether it be right.

Proverbs 15:5  A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that
regardeth reproof is prudent.

Proverbs 1:7  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools
despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 6:20  My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law
of thy mother:
 21  Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
 22  When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep
thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
 23  For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of
instruction are the way of life:

Proverbs 27:5  Open rebuke is better than secret love.
  6  Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are
deceitful.

Proverbs 15:20  A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth
his mother.
286.5ConfidenceTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:2125
Proverbs 3:6  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy
paths.

Proverbs 14:26  In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children
shall have a place of refuge.

Proverbs 2:7  He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler
to them that walk uprightly.
  8  He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

Proverbs 3:24  When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou
shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
 25  Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked,
when it cometh.
 26  For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being
taken.

Proverbs 29:25  The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust
in the LORD shall be safe.

Proverbs 11:21  Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished:
but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Proverbs 10:25  As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the
righteous is an everlasting foundation.
286.6CourageTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:2416
Proverbs 20:1  Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.

Proverbs 10:9  He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that
perverteth his ways shall be known.

Proverbs 24:10  If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

Proverbs 28:1  The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are
bold as a lion.

Proverbs 12:7  The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the
righteous shall stand.

Proverbs 18:14  The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded
spirit who can bear?
286.7CriticismTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:2818
Proverbs 13:18  Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction:
but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Proverbs 15:31  The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the
wise.
 32  He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth

Proverbs 29:1  He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall
suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Proverbs 23:12  Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the
words of knowledge.

Proverbs 25:12  As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a
wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Proverbs 28:23  He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than
he that flattereth with the tongue.
286.8DebtTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:3625
Proverbs 3:27  Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in
the power of thine hand to do it.
 28  Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will
give; when thou hast it by thee.

Proverbs 22:26  Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are
sureties for debts.
 27  If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under
thee?

Proverbs 6:1  My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast
stricken thy hand with a stranger,
  2  Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the
words of thy mouth.
  3  Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the
hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
  4  Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
  5  Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from
the hand of the fowler.

Proverbs 27:13  Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a
pledge of him for a strange woman.

Proverbs 11:15  He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he
that hateth suretiship is sure.
286.9DeceitTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:3822
Proverbs 17:15  He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the
just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

Proverbs 12:17  He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a
false witness deceit.

Proverbs 6:12  A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
 13  He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with
his fingers;
 14  Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth
discord.
 15  Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken
without remedy.

Proverbs 26:24  He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit
within him;

Proverbs 12:20  Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the
counsellors of peace is joy.

Proverbs 8:13  The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy,
and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
286.10DespairTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:4023
Proverbs 15:13  A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 17:22  A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

Proverbs 14:13  Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that
mirth is heaviness.

Proverbs 25:20  As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as
vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

Proverbs 14:10  The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not
intermeddle with his joy.

Proverbs 15:15  All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a
merry heart hath a continual feast.

Proverbs 18:14  The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded
spirit who can bear?

Proverbs 12:25  Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word
maketh it glad.
286.11DrunkenessTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:4221
Proverbs 23:29  Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath
babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
 30  They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
 31  Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in
the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
 32  At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
 33  Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter
perverse things.
 34  Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as
he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
 35  They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have
beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

Proverbs 23:19  Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the
way.
 20  Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
 21  For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness
shall clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 20:1  Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.
286.12EmpathyTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:4417
Proverbs 21:13  Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall
cry himself, but shall not be heard.

Proverbs 25:20  As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as
vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

Proverbs 25:21  If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he 
be thirsty, give him water to drink:
 22  For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall
reward thee.


Proverbs 31:8  Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are
appointed to destruction.

Proverbs 12:25  Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word
maketh it glad.
286.13EnvyTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:4725
Proverbs 3:31  Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
 32  For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the
righteous.

Proverbs 23:17  Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of
the LORD all the day long.
 18  For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Proverbs 24:1  Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be
with them.
  2  For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

Proverbs 24:19  Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious
at the wicked:
 20  For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked
shall be put out.

Proverbs 14:30  A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the
rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 18:1  Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and
intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Proverbs 27:4  Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to
stand before envy?
286.14EthicsTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:4924
Proverbs 4:11  I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in
right paths.
 12  When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou
runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

Proverbs 11:26  He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but
blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Proverbs 11:6  The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but
transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

Proverbs 16:8  Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues
without right.

Proverbs 15:27  He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that
hateth gifts shall live.

Proverbs 22:16  He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he
that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Proverbs 22:28  Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

Proverbs 18:5  It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to
overthrow the righteous in judgment.
286.15Extramarital affairsTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:5227
Proverbs 6:27  Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be
burned?
 28  Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
 29  So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her
shall not be innocent.

Proverbs 6:30  Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul
when he is hungry;
 32  But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he
that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

Proverbs 6:34  For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare
in the day of vengeance.
 35  He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou
givest many gifts.

Proverbs 2:16  To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger
which flattereth with her words;
 17  Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of
her God.
 18  For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

Proverbs 5:15  Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out
of thine own well.
 16  Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the
streets.
 17  Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
286.16FamilyTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:5520
Proverbs 14:26  In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children
shall have a place of refuge.

Proverbs 11:29  He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and
the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Proverbs 14:1  Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh
it down with her hands.

Proverbs 17:17  A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.

Proverbs 15:27  He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that
hateth gifts shall live.

Proverbs 17:6  Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of
children are their fathers.

Proverbs 15:20  A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth
his mother.
286.17FinancesTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:5625
Proverbs 30:7  Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I
die:
  8  Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with food convenient for me:
  9  Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be
poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

Proverbs 3:9  Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits
of all thine increase:
 10  So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst
out with new wine.

Proverbs 10:16  The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the
wicked to sin.

Proverbs 11:24  There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is
that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
 25  The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be
watered also himself.

Proverbs 16:16  How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get
understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Proverbs 21:20  There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the
wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
286.18FoodTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 15:5813
Proverbs 13:25  The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the
belly of the wicked shall want.

Proverbs 16:26  He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth
it of him.

Proverbs 27:7  The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul
every bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 25:21  If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink:
 22  For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall
reward thee.
286.19The FoolTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:0137
Proverbs 1:7  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools
despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 12:15  The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that
hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

Proverbs 14:8  The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the
folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 14:16  A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool
rageth, and is confident.

Proverbs 18:6  A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for
strokes.
  7  A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his
soul.

Proverbs 29:9  If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage
or laugh, there is no rest.

Proverbs 10:14  Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is
near destruction.

Proverbs 12:23  A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools
proclaimeth foolishness.

Proverbs 12:16  A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth
shame.

Proverbs 14:33  Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding:
but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

Proverbs 12:11  He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he
that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Proverbs 3:35  The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion
of fools.
286.20ForgivenessTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:0210
Proverbs 10:12  Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Proverbs 17:9  He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that
repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Proverbs 19:11  The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his
glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 24:17  Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart
be glad when he stumbleth:
286.21FriendsTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:0423
Proverbs 12:12  The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the
righteous yieldeth fruit.

Proverbs 12:26  The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the
way of the wicked seduceth them.

Proverbs 27:17  Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of
his friend.

Proverbs 15:17  Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox
and hatred therewith.

Proverbs 16:28  A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief
friends.

Proverbs 17:9  He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that
repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Proverbs 18:19  A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and
their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 27:19  As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to
man.
286.22GenerosityTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:1521
Proverbs 3:9  Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits
of all thine increase:
 10  So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst
out with new wine.

Proverbs 22:9  He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth
of his bread to the poor.

Proverbs 14:31  He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that
honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Proverbs 19:17  He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and
that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Proverbs 28:27  He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that
hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Proverbs 25:21  If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink:
 22  For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall
reward thee.
286.23GentlenessTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:1717
Proverbs 15:4  A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein
is a breach in the spirit.

Proverbs 15:1  A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up
anger.

Proverbs 16:24  Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and
health to the bones.

Proverbs 17:27  He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of
understanding is of an excellent spirit.

Proverbs 25:15  By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue
breaketh the bone.

Proverbs 11:2  When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is
wisdom.
286.24GodTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:3718
Proverbs 16:1  The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the
tongue, is from the LORD.

Proverbs 16:33  The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof
is of the LORD.

Proverbs 20:24  Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand
his own way?

Proverbs 21:1  The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of
water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Proverbs 21:30  There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the
LORD.

Proverbs 22:12  The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth
the words of the transgressor.
 
286.25The GodlessTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:3824
Proverbs 6:12  A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
 13  He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with
his fingers;
 14  Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth
discord.
 15  Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken
without remedy.

Proverbs 5:22  His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall
be holden with the cords of his sins.
 23  He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he
shall go astray.

Proverbs 16:30  He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips
he bringeth evil to pass.

Proverbs 16:29  A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the
way that is not good.

Proverbs 12:10  A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the
tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 11:10  When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and
when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
286.26The GodlyTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:4129
Proverbs 2:7  He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler
to them that walk uprightly.
  8  He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

Proverbs 10:6  Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth
the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 14:11  The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the
tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

Proverbs 14:22  Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be
to them that devise good.

Proverbs 21:25  The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse
to labour.
 26  He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and
spareth not.

Proverbs 11:11  By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is
overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:21  The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of
wisdom.

Proverbs 14:19  The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of
the righteous.

Proverbs 15:24  The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from
hell beneath.
286.27GossipTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:4326
Proverbs 11:13  A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful
spirit concealeth the matter.

Proverbs 13:17  A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful
ambassador is health.

Proverbs 20:19  He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets:
therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

Proverbs 26:22  The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into
the innermost parts of the belly.

Proverbs 18:17  He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his
neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

Proverbs 16:27  An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a
burning fire.

Proverbs 18:21  Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that
love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 16:28  A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief
friends.

Proverbs 26:20  Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is
no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
286.28GreedTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:4522
Proverbs 15:16  Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure
and trouble therewith.

Proverbs 11:26  He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but
blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Proverbs 24:19  Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious
at the wicked:
 20  For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked
shall be put out.

Proverbs 28:25  He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that
putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

Proverbs 28:20  A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

Proverbs 22:16  He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he
that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Proverbs 21:6  The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed
to and fro of them that seek death.
286.29GuidanceTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:4724
Proverbs 16:9  A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his
steps.

Proverbs 3:5  Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding.
  6  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 19:20  Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be
wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 24:6  For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude
of counsellors there is safety.

Proverbs 2:9  Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and
equity; yea, every good path.

Proverbs 21:1  The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of
water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Proverbs 16:1  The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the
tongue, is from the LORD.

Proverbs 20:24  Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand
his own way?
286.30HappinessTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:4924
Proverbs 3:13  Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth
understanding.
 14  For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and
the gain thereof than fine gold.
 15  She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire
are not to be compared unto her.

Proverbs 3:18  She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and
happy is every one that retaineth her.

Proverbs 2:10  When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is
pleasant unto thy soul;

Proverbs 19:23  The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it
shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Proverbs 16:20  He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso
trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

Proverbs 22:9  He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth
of his bread to the poor.

Proverbs 10:6  Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth
the mouth of the wicked.
286.31HatredTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:5010
Proverbs 26:28  A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a
flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Proverbs 14:17  He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked
devices is hated.

Proverbs 10:18  He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a
slander, is a fool.

Proverbs 10:12  Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
286.32HealthTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:5124
Proverbs 17:22  A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

Proverbs 15:15  All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a
merry heart hath a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:30  The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report
maketh the bones fat.

Proverbs 15:4  A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein
is a breach in the spirit.

Proverbs 14:30  A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the
rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 3:7  Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from
evil.
  8  It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

Proverbs 4:20  My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
 21  Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine
heart.
 22  For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their
flesh.
286.33HonestyTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:5324
Proverbs 11:1  A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight
is his delight.

Proverbs 23:10  Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of
the fatherless:
 11  For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

Proverbs 16:8  Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues
without right.

Proverbs 11:3  The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the
perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

Proverbs 12:5  The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of
the wicked are deceit.

Proverbs 12:13  The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the
just shall come out of trouble.

Proverbs 12:19  The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying
tongue is but for a moment.

Proverbs 14:25  A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness
speaketh lies.
286.34HopeTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:5517
Proverbs 24:13  My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb,
which is sweet to thy taste:
 14  So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found
it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Proverbs 23:17  Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of
the LORD all the day long.
 18  For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Proverbs 13:9  The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the
wicked shall be put out.

Proverbs 10:24  The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire
of the righteous shall be granted.

Proverbs 10:28  The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the
expectation of the wicked shall perish.
286.35HumilityTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 16:5823
Proverbs 3:7  Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from
evil.
  8  It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

Proverbs 15:33  The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before
honour is humility.

Proverbs 13:10  Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is
wisdom.

Proverbs 3:34  Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the
lowly.

Proverbs 28:13  He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso
confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Proverbs 20:9  Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my
sin?

Proverbs 27:21  As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is
a man to his praise.

Proverbs 18:12  Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before
286.36HusbandTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:0126
Proverbs 18:22  Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth
favour of the LORD.

Proverbs 31:10  Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above
rubies.

Proverbs 5:15  Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out
of thine own well.

Proverbs 5:18  Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy
youth.
 19  Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy
thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

Proverbs 12:4  A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that
maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.


Proverbs 25:24  It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with
a brawling woman and in a wide house.

Proverbs 17:1  Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house
full of sacrifices with strife.

Proverbs 14:26  In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children
shall have a place of refuge.
286.37InjusticeTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:0220
Proverbs 13:23  Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is
destroyed for want of judgment.

Proverbs 17:5  Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is
glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 17:23  A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the
ways of judgment.

Proverbs 24:23  These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have
respect of persons in judgment.

Proverbs 28:21  To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of
bread that man will transgress.

Proverbs 24:24  He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall
the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

Proverbs 22:8  He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his
anger shall fail.
286.38InsightTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:0524
Proverbs 18:4  The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the
wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

Proverbs 2:3  Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice
for understanding;
  4  If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid
treasures;
  5  Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge
of God.

Proverbs 9:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the
knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Proverbs 2:6  For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge
and understanding.

Proverbs 15:23  A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken
in due season, how good is it!

Proverbs 18:20  A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;
and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

Proverbs 16:16  How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get
understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
286.39IntegrityTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:0923
Proverbs 12:22  Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal
truly are his delight.

Proverbs 16:11  A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of
the bag are his work.

Proverbs 20:11  Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure,
and whether it be right.

Proverbs 22:1  A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and
loving favour rather than silver and gold.

Proverbs 20:28  Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden
by mercy.

Proverbs 11:11  By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is
overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 29:2  When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but
when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Proverbs 28:23  He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than
he that flattereth with the tongue.
286.40JusticeTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:1119
Proverbs 24:11  If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and
those that are ready to be slain;
 12  If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the
heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and
shall not he render to every man according to his works?

Proverbs 31:8  Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are
appointed to destruction.

Proverbs 29:7  The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the
wicked regardeth not to know it.

Proverbs 25:4  Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come
forth a vessel for the finer.
  5  Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be
established in righteousness.

Proverbs 20:28  Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden
by mercy.
286.41KindnessTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:1221
Proverbs 19:22  The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better
than a liar.

Proverbs 11:17  The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is
cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Proverbs 21:21  He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life,
righteousness, and honour.

Proverbs 3:3  Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy
neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

Proverbs 12:18  There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the
tongue of the wise is health.

Proverbs 12:25  Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word
maketh it glad.

Proverbs 15:26  The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but
the words of the pure are pleasant words.
 
286.42LawsuitsTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:1423
Proverbs 12:6  The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the
mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Proverbs 20:22  Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD,
and he shall save thee.

Proverbs 24:28  Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and
deceive not with thy lips.
 29  Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the
man according to his work.

Proverbs 25:8  Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do
in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
  9  Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret
to another:
 10  Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not
away.

Proverbs 24:11  If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and
those that are ready to be slain;
 12  If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the
heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and
shall not he render to every man according to his works?
286.43LazinessTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:1730
Proverbs 21:25  The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse
to labour.
 26  He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and
spareth not.

Proverbs 26:13  The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is
in the streets.
 14  As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
 15  The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it
again to his mouth.
 16  The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render
a reason.

Proverbs 19:24  A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so
much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 15:19  The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the
way of the righteous is made plain.

Proverbs 16:27  An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a
burning fire.

Proverbs 12:11  He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he
that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Proverbs 14:4  Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by
the strength of the ox.

Proverbs 12:27  The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting:
but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
286.44LeadershipTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:1926
Proverbs 11:14  Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of
counsellors there is safety.

Proverbs 12:24  The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful
shall be under tribute.

Proverbs 15:2  The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth
of fools poureth out foolishness.

Proverbs 15:23  A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken
in due season, how good is it!

Proverbs 16:10  A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth
transgresseth not in judgment.

Proverbs 22:29  Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand
before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Proverbs 28:2  For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof:
but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be
prolonged.

Proverbs 8:14  Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have
strength.
 15  By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
 16  By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
286.45LoveTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:2121
Proverbs 22:1  A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and
loving favour rather than silver and gold.

Proverbs 21:21  He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life,
righteousness, and honour.

Proverbs 17:9  He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that
repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Proverbs 10:12  Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
 
Proverbs 27:6  Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an
enemy are deceitful.

Proverbs 27:5  Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Proverbs 15:17  Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox
and hatred therewith.

Proverbs 4:23  Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the
issues of life.
286.46LyingTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:2328
Proverbs 6:16  These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an
abomination unto him:
 17  A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
 18  An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in
running to mischief,
 19  A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among
brethren.

Proverbs 8:6  Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of
my lips shall be right things.
  7  For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my
lips.

Proverbs 12:13  The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the
just shall come out of trouble.

Proverbs 25:18  A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a
maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 26:18  As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
 19  So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in
sport?

Proverbs 21:28  A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth
speaketh constantly.

Proverbs 12:19  The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying
tongue is but for a moment.
286.47NationTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:2521
Proverbs 14:34  Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any
people.

Proverbs 29:2  When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but
when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Proverbs 11:14  Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of
counsellors there is safety.

Proverbs 29:18  Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that
keepeth the law, happy is he.

Proverbs 28:2  For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof:
but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be
prolonged.

Proverbs 21:1  The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of
water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Proverbs 16:10  A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth
transgresseth not in judgment.
286.48NeighborTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:2617
Proverbs 25:17  Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary
of thee, and so hate thee.

Proverbs 3:29  Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth
securely by thee.

Proverbs 22:28  Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

Proverbs 11:12  He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man
of understanding holdeth his peace.

Proverbs 26:18  As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
 19  So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in
sport?

Proverbs 21:10  The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no
favour in his eyes.
286.49ParentsTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersThu Oct 07 1993 17:2826
Proverbs 23:13  Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest
him with the rod, he shall not die.
 14  Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Proverbs 13:24  He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.

Proverbs 13:24  He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.

Proverbs 19:18  Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul
spare for his crying.

Proverbs 22:6  Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old,
he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 17:21  He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the
father of a fool hath no joy.

Proverbs 17:25  A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her
that bare him.

Proverbs 17:16  Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get
wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Proverbs 15:20  A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth
his mother.
286.50PatienceTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:1023
Proverbs 25:6  Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand
not in the place of great men:
  7  For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that
thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have
seen.

Proverbs 16:32  He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he
that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Proverbs 25:15  By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue
breaketh the bone.

Proverbs 14:17  He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked
devices is hated.

Proverbs 12:16  A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth
shame.

Proverbs 14:29  He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he
that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Proverbs 12:18  There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the
tongue of the wise is health.
286.51PeaceTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:1120
Proverbs 3:16  Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand
riches and honour.
 17  Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Proverbs 16:7  When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies
to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 25:21  If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink:
 22  For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall
reward thee.

Proverbs 17:1  Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house
full of sacrifices with strife.

Proverbs 14:22  Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be
to them that devise good.

Proverbs 1:33  But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be
quiet from fear of evil.
286.52PerseveranceTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:1318
Proverbs 3:21  My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom
and discretion:
 22  So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Proverbs 13:4  The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the
soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 21:5  The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but
of every one that is hasty only to want.

Proverbs 12:14  A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth:
and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

Proverbs 12:11  He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he
that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Proverbs 3:6  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy
paths.
286.53PovertyTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:1523
Proverbs 10:4  He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand
of the diligent maketh rich.

Proverbs 21:5  The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but
of every one that is hasty only to want.

Proverbs 28:22  He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth
not that poverty shall come upon him.

Proverbs 28:19  He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he
that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Proverbs 20:13  Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes,
and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 23:19  Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the
way.
 20  Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
 21  For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness
shall clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 13:18  Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction:
but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
286.54PrayerTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:1713
Proverbs 28:9  He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his
prayer shall be abomination.

Proverbs 15:29  The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of
the righteous.

Proverbs 18:10  The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth
into it, and is safe.

Proverbs 15:8  The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but
the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 29:10  The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
286.55PrideTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:1931
Proverbs 6:16  These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an
abomination unto him:
 17  A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
 18  An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in
running to mischief,
 19  A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among
brethren.

Proverbs 16:5  Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the
LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 8:13  The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy,
and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Proverbs 16:18  Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.

Proverbs 13:10  Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is
wisdom.

Proverbs 18:12  Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before
honour is humility.

Proverbs 21:4  An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the
wicked, is sin.

Proverbs 26:12  Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope
of a fool than of him.

Proverbs 30:32  If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou
hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
286.56RebelsTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:2022
Proverbs 14:9  Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is
favour.

Proverbs 15:7  The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the
foolish doeth not so.

Proverbs 15:2  The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth
of fools poureth out foolishness.

Proverbs 15:20  A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth
his mother.

Proverbs 19:29  Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back
of fools.

Proverbs 24:21  My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with
them that are given to change:

Proverbs 24:21  My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with
them that are given to change:
 22  For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them
both?
286.57RelationshipsTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:2225
Proverbs 25:26  A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a
troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

Proverbs 13:20  He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion
of fools shall be destroyed.

Proverbs 23:6  Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty meats:
  7  For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to
thee; but his heart is not with thee.
  8  The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet
words.

Proverbs 22:24  Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man
thou shalt not go:
 25  Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

Proverbs 25:19  Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a
broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Proverbs 17:17  A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.

Proverbs 27:19  As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to
man.
286.58ResponsibilityTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:2422
Proverbs 3:27  Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in
the power of thine hand to do it.
 28  Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will
give; when thou hast it by thee.

Proverbs 13:4  The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the
soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 12:22  Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal
truly are his delight.

Proverbs 17:2  A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,
and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Proverbs 21:5  The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but
of every one that is hasty only to want.

Proverbs 24:11  If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and
those that are ready to be slain;
 12  If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the
heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and
shall not he render to every man according to his works?
286.59ReverenceTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:2724
Proverbs 3:7  Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from
evil.
  8  It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

Proverbs 9:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the
knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Proverbs 19:23  The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it
shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Proverbs 10:27  The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the
wicked shall be shortened.

Proverbs 14:26  In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children
shall have a place of refuge.

Proverbs 14:27  The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the
snares of death.

Proverbs 15:33  The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before
honour is humility.

Proverbs 15:16  Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure
and trouble therewith.
286.60Self-controlTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:4814
Proverbs 25:28  He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that
is broken down, and without walls.

Proverbs 16:32  He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he
that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Proverbs 13:3  He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that
openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 14:29  He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he
that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Proverbs 25:15  By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue
breaketh the bone.
286.61SinTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:5022
Proverbs 13:9  The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the
wicked shall be put out.

Proverbs 21:4  An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the
wicked, is sin.

Proverbs 24:9  The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an
abomination to men.

Proverbs 10:10  He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating
fool shall fall.

Proverbs 5:22  His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall
be holden with the cords of his sins.
 23  He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he
shall go astray.

Proverbs 3:33  The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he
blesseth the habitation of the just.

Proverbs 24:25  But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good
blessing shall come upon them.
286.62SlanderTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 09:5222
Proverbs 10:18  He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a
slander, is a fool.

Proverbs 11:9  An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but
through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

Proverbs 12:8  A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that
is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

Proverbs 30:10  Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and
thou be found guilty.

Proverbs 24:28  Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and
deceive not with thy lips.
 29  Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the
man according to his work.

Proverbs 25:18  A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a
maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 26:27  Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a
stone, it will return upon him.
286.63SleepTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 11:0622
Proverbs 6:6  Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
  7  Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
  8  Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:9  How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
 10  Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to
sleep:
 11  So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an
armed man.

Proverbs 20:13  Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes,
and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 23:21  For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and
drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 19:15  Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall
suffer hunger.

Proverbs 10:5  He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that
sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
286.64StubbornnessTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 11:0823
Proverbs 10:17  He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that
refuseth reproof erreth.

Proverbs 11:20  They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD:
but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

Proverbs 21:29  A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he
directeth his way.

Proverbs 28:13  He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso
confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Proverbs 29:1  He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall
suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Proverbs 29:9  If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage
or laugh, there is no rest.

Proverbs 13:18  Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction:
but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Proverbs 18:1  Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and
intermeddleth with all wisdom.
286.65SuccessTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 11:1017
Proverbs 16:3  Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be
established.

Proverbs 12:11  He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he
that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
 
Proverbs 28:12  When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when
the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

Proverbs 11:10  When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and
when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

Proverbs 12:3  A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of
the righteous shall not be moved.

Proverbs 3:6  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy
paths.
286.66TemptationTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 11:1225
Proverbs 1:17  Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Proverbs 3:21  My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom
and discretion:
 23  Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

Proverbs 4:14  Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way
of evil men.
 15  Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
 16  For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is
taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
 17  For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

Proverbs 16:29  A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the
way that is not good.

Proverbs 22:24  Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man
thou shalt not go:

Proverbs 22:24  Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man
thou shalt not go:
 25  Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

Proverbs 4:23  Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the
issues of life.
286.67TrustTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 11:1425
Proverbs 1:7  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools
despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 3:4  So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight
of God and man.
  5  Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own

Proverbs 16:20  He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso
trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

Proverbs 22:17  Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply
thine heart unto my knowledge.
 18  For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall
withal be fitted in thy lips.
 19  That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day,
even to thee.

Proverbs 28:25  He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that
putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

Proverbs 28:26  He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh
wisely, he shall be delivered.

Proverbs 29:25  The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust
in the LORD shall be safe.
286.68WealthTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 11:1624
Proverbs 23:4  Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
  5  Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly
make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs 11:28  He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous
shall flourish as a branch.

Proverbs 18:11  The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall
in his own conceit.

Proverbs 11:4  Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness
delivereth from death.

Proverbs 13:7  There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is
that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

Proverbs 24:19  Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious
at the wicked:

Proverbs 28:20  A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

Proverbs 29:13  The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD
lighteneth both their eyes.
286.69WifeTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 11:1830
Proverbs 12:4  A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that
maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 31:10  Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above
rubies.

Proverbs 31:11  The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he
shall have no need of spoil.

Proverbs 31:15  She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her
household, and a portion to her maidens.

Proverbs 31:17  She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her
arms.
 18  She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by
night.

Proverbs 31:19  She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the
distaff.
 20  She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her
hands to the needy.

Proverbs 31:21  She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her
household are clothed with scarlet.

Proverbs 31:25  Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in
time to come.

Proverbs 31:26  She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the
law of kindness.
286.70WisdomTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 11:2023
Proverbs 2:6  For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge
and understanding.

Proverbs 3:19  The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding
hath he established the heavens.

Proverbs 4:6  Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and
she shall keep thee.

Proverbs 4:8  Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to
honour, when thou dost embrace her.
  9  She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory
shall she deliver to thee.

Proverbs 9:12  If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou
scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Proverbs 28:26  He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh
wisely, he shall be delivered.

Proverbs 3:16  Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand
riches and honour.
 17  Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
286.71YouthTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 11:2126
Proverbs 6:20  My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law
of thy mother:
 21  Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
 22  When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep
thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
 23  For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of
instruction are the way of life:

Proverbs 12:1  Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth
reproof is brutish.

Proverbs 15:5  A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that
regardeth reproof is prudent.

Proverbs 15:31  The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the
wise.
 32  He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth
reproof getteth understanding.

Proverbs 24:13  My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb,
which is sweet to thy taste:

Proverbs 24:13  My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb,
which is sweet to thy taste:
 14  So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found
it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
286.72EpilogueTOKNOW::METCALFEEschew Obfuscatory MonikersFri Oct 08 1993 11:485
Proverbs 4:20  My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
 21  Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine
heart.
 22  For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their
flesh.