Proverbs Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

4,425 Proverbs Quotes
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Bible Quotes
Source: Proverbs (ch. XXII, v. 6)
“Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXIII, v. 31)
“A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXIX, v. 11)
“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXIX, v. 18)
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXV, v. 11)
“Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXV, v. 14)
“Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXV, v. 17)
“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXV, v. 21-22)
“As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXV, v. 25)
“The heart of kings is unsearchable.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXV, v. 3)
“As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.”
Bible Quotes
Source: Proverbs (ch. XXVI, v. 11)
“Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.”
Bible Quotes
Source: Proverbs (ch. XXVI, v. 4-5)
“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”
Bible Quotes
Source: Proverbs (ch. XXVII, v. 1)
“A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXVII, v. 15)
“Open rebuke is better than secret love.”
Bible Quotes
Source: Proverbs (ch. XXVII, v. 5)
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXVII, v. 6)
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXVIII, v. 1)
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”
Bible Quotes
Source: Proverbs (ch. XXVIII, v. 1)
“A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”
Bible Quotes
Source: Proverbs (ch. XXVIII, v. 20)
“There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.”
Bible Quotes
Source: Proverbs (ch. XXX, v. 18-19)
“Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXX, v. 8)
“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXXI, v. 10)
“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.”
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Source: Proverbs (ch. XXXI, v. 6)
“Unto the pure all things are pure.”
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Source: Titus (ch. I, v. 15)
“Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.”
Bible Quotes
Source: Wisdom of Solomon (ch. II, v. 8)