The proverbs of Solomon proper begin, the two-line antitheses. 'A wise son maketh a glad father.' Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, 'but righteousness delivereth from death.' The memory of the righteous is blessed. 'Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions' (1 Peter 4:8 echoes it). In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression. 'The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; and he addeth no sorrow therewith.' The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.

Context

Poetry · Solomon, Agur, Lemuel — Proverbs overview

A. 1–14 A Wise Son, and the Blessing of Jehovah That Maketh Rich
B. 15–32 The Mouth of the Righteous Is a Fountain of Life

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- Proverbs 17:2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
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- Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
- Proverbs 17:25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
- Proverbs 17:27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
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Psalms 375 verses
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
- Psalms 37:9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
- Psalms 37:22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
- Psalms 37:25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
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- Proverbs 12:1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
- Proverbs 12:18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
- Proverbs 12:28In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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Proverbs 213 verses
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Proverbs 103 verses
- Proverbs 10:6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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Proverbs 153 verses
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Proverbs 12 verses
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