Proverbs 1

a Mt 13:3

b 1Ki 4:29–34

c Pr 10:1; 25:1; Ecc 1:1

d Pr 8:5

e Pr 8:12

f Pr 9:9

1 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.

g S Ps 49:4; Mt 13:10–17

h S Nu 12:8; S Jdg 14:12

i Pr 22:17; 24:23

j S Ex 20:20; S Job 23:15; Ps 34:4–22; S 112:1; Pr 9:10; 15:33; Isa 33:6; 50:10; 59:19

2 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles

k S Dt 4:6; Jer 8:9

l Pr 8:33–36; 9:7–9; 12:1; 13:18; 15:32

m ver 8–9; Pr 2:1; 3:1; 4:1; 5:1; 6:1; 7:1; 19:27; 22:17; 23:26–28

3 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

n Jer 35:8

o S Dt 21:18; Pr 6:20

p Pr 3:21–22; 4:1–9

q S Job 24:15

r Dt 13:8

s ver 15; Ps 1:1; Pr 16:29

t S Ps 10:8

u S Ps 35:25

v ver 16–18; S Job 33:18; S Ps 30:3

w ver 19

x S Ps 119:101

y S Ge 49:6; Pr 4:14

z S Job 15:31

a Pr 6:18; Isa 59:7

b S Ps 71:10

c S ver 11–12

d S ver 13–14; Pr 4:14–17; 11:19

e S Job 28:12; Pr 7:10–13; 9:1–3, 13–15

f Pr 6:32; 7:7; 8:5; 9:4, 16

4 1:21 Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners

g Ps 50:17

h Jer 26:5; 35:17; 36:31

i Isa 65:12; 66:4; Jer 7:13

j S 1Sa 8:19

k S Ps 2:4

l ver 33; S Ps 59:8

m S 2Ki 19:21

n Dt 28:63

o S Ps 18:18; Pr 5:12–14

p S Dt 1:45; S 1Sa 8:18; S Jer 11:11

q S Job 27:9; Pr 8:17; Eze 8:18; Hos 5:6; Zec 7:13

r S Job 21:14

s ver 25

t S 2Ch 36:16; Pr 14:14; Jer 6:19; 14:16; 21:14; 30:15

u Pr 5:22; 15:10; Isa 66:4

v S Nu 24:21; S Dt 33:28; Pr 3:23

w S ver 21–26; S Ps 112:8

Proverbs 2

a S Pr 1:8

b Pr 22:17; 23:12

c Jas 1:5

d S Job 3:21; Mt 13:44

e S Dt 4:6

f S Job 12:13; S Ps 119:34

g S Job 9:4; S 22:22

h S Ge 15:1; Pr 30:5–6

i S Ge 6:9; Ps 84:11

j 1Sa 2:9; S Ps 18:25; S 97:10

k S Dt 1:16

l Pr 14:33

m Pr 4:6

n ver 16; Pr 3:13–18; 4:5

o Pr 4:19

p Pr 10:23; 15:21

q S Ps 125:5

r Pr 21:8

s Pr 5:1–6; 6:20–29; 7:5–27

t Mal 2:14

u Pr 5:5; 7:27; 9:18

1 2:17 Or covenant of her God

v Pr 3:16–18; 5:8; Ecc 7:26

w S Ps 37:29

x S Ps 5:4

y S Job 18:17

z Dt 28:63; S 29:28; Ps 37:9, 28–29; Pr 10:30

Proverbs 3

a S Pr 1:8

b S Ps 44:17

c S Dt 11:21

d S Dt 5:16; S 30:15, 16; S 1Ki 3:13, 14; Pr 9:6, 10–11

e S Ps 85:10

f S Ex 13:9; S Dt 6:6; Pr 6:21; 7:3; S 2Co 3:3

g S 1Sa 2:26; Lk 2:52

h S Ps 4:5

i S Job 33:11; S Isa 30:11

j Ps 5:8; Pr 16:3; Isa 40:3; Jer 42:3

k Pr 26:5, 12; Isa 5:21

1 3:6 Or will direct your paths

l Ps 111:10

m S Ex 20:20; S Dt 4:6; S Job 1:1

n S Ps 38:3; Pr 4:22

o Job 21:24

p S Ex 22:29; Dt 26:1–15

q Ps 144:13

r S Job 22:21; Joel 2:24; Mal 3:10–12

s Pr 1:8–9

t S Job 5:17

u Pr 13:24; Rev 3:19

v S Dt 8:5; S Job 5:17; Heb 12:5–6*

2 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child

w S Job 28:15; Pr 8:19; 16:16

x S Job 28:18

y S Job 28:17–19

z S Ge 15:15

a S 1Ki 3:13, 14

b Mt 11:28–30

c S Ge 2:9; S Pr 10:11; S Rev 2:7

d S Pr 2:12; 4:3–9, 8; 8:17–21

e S Ge 1:31; Ps 136:5–9

f S Job 28:25–27

g Pr 8:27–29

h Pr 1:8–9; 6:20

i Pr 4:20–22

j S Dt 30:20; Pr 4:13

k S Pr 1:8–9

l S Pr 1:33

m S Ps 37:24; S 119:11; Pr 4:12

n S Lev 26:6

o Ps 91:5; 112:8

p S Job 11:18; Jer 31:26

q S 2Ki 18:5; S Job 4:6

r S 1Sa 2:9

s S Job 5:19

t Lev 19:13; Dt 24:15; Lk 10:25–37

u Zec 8:17

v S Ps 37:1; Pr 24:1–2

w S Ps 101:4

x S Job 29:4

y S Job 5:3

z Zec 5:4

a Ps 37:22; Pr 14:11

b S 2Ki 19:21

c S Ps 40:4

d S Ps 18:25–27; S Mt 23:12; Jas 4:6*; 1Pe 5:5*

Proverbs 4

a S Pr 1:8

b Pr 19:20

c S Job 8:10

d S 1Ki 9:4

e Pr 7:2

f S Pr 2:12; 3:13–18

g 2Th 2:10

h S Pr 2:11

i Mt 13:44–46

j Pr 23:23

k S Pr 3:18

1 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get

2 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get

l S Pr 1:8–9

m Ps 34:11–16; Pr 1:8–9

n S Dt 11:21

o S 1Sa 12:23

p 2Sa 22:37; Ps 5:8

q S Job 18:7; Pr 3:23

r S Pr 3:22

s Ps 1:1; S Pr 1:15

t Ps 36:4; Mic 7:3

u Ge 49:5; Ps 73:6; Pr 1:10–19; 14:22; Isa 59:6; Jer 22:3; Hab 1:2; Mal 2:16

v Job 17:9

w S Job 22:28

x S 2Sa 23:4; Da 12:3; Mt 5:14; Jn 8:12; Php 2:15

y S Pr 2:13

z S Dt 32:35; S Job 3:23; Pr 13:9; S Isa 8:15

a Ps 34:11–16; Pr 1:8–9

b Pr 5:1

c Pr 3:21

d S Pr 3:8

e S 2Ki 10:31

f Pr 10:11; Lk 6:45

g S Job 31:1

h Heb 12:13*

i S Lev 10:11; S Dt 5:32

3 4:26 Or Make level

Proverbs 5

a S Pr 1:8

b Pr 4:20

c S Ps 55:21; Pr 7:5

d Ecc 7:26

e S Ps 9:17; S Pr 2:18; 7:26–27

f Pr 9:13; 30:20

g Pr 1:8–9

h S Pr 2:16–19; 6:20–29; 7:1–27

i Pr 29:3

1 5:9 Or years

j Pr 12:1

k Pr 1:24–27; 6:33

l Pr 31:3

m SS 4:12–15

n S Dt 20:7; Pr 2:17; Ecc 9:9; Mal 2:14

o SS 4:5; 8:14

p S Ps 119:168

q Jer 29:23

r S Job 10:4; S 14:16; Pr 15:3; Jer 32:19; S Heb 4:13

s Ps 9:16

t Nu 32:23; S Job 18:9; Ps 7:15–16; S Pr 1:31–32

u S Job 4:21; Pr 10:21

v Job 34:21–25; Pr 11:5

Proverbs 6

a S Pr 1:8

b Job 17:3

c Pr 17:18

d Pr 11:15; 22:26–27

e Ps 132:4

1 6:3 Or Go and humble yourself,

f S 2Sa 2:18

g Isa 13:14

h S Ps 91:3

i ver 6–11; Pr 20:4

j Pr 30:24–25

k Pr 10:4

l Pr 24:30–34; 26:13–16

m Pr 24:33; Ecc 4:5

n ver 10–11; Pr 20:13; 24:30–34

o S Ps 35:19; Pr 16:30

p Isa 58:9

q S Ps 140:2

r ver 16–19

s S Ps 55:15

t Job 5:3

u Pr 14:32; 29:1

v ver 16–19; Pr 3:32; 8:13; 15:8, 9, 26; 16:5

w S Job 41:34; S Ps 10:5

x Pr 12:22

y S Dt 19:10; Pr 1:16; Isa 1:21; 59:7; Jer 2:34; Mic 7:2

z S Job 15:31

a S Dt 19:16

b S Ps 12:2

c ver 12–15; Pr 15:18; Zec 8:17

d S Pr 3:21

e Pr 1:8

f Dt 6:8; S Pr 3:3; 7:1–3

g S Ps 119:105

h Pr 10:17

i Ge 39:8; S Ps 55:21; Pr 2:16; 7:5

j Pr 7:22–23

k S Ex 20:14

l Pr 2:16–19; S 5:8

m Ex 22:1–14

n S Ex 20:14

o Pr 7:7; 9:4, 16

p Pr 5:9–14

q S Nu 5:14

r S Ge 34:7

s Job 31:9–11; SS 8:7

Proverbs 7

a S Pr 1:8

b Pr 4:4

c S Pr 3:3

d ver 21; S Job 31:9; S Pr 2:16; 6:24

e S Pr 1:22; S 6:32

f Job 24:15

g Pr 9:13

h Pr 8:1–36; 23:26–28

i S Ge 39:12

j S Pr 1:20

k S Lev 7:11–18

l S Est 1:6; Isa 57:7; Eze 23:41; Am 6:4

m S Ge 37:25

n S Ge 39:7

o S ver 5

p S Job 18:10

q S Job 15:22; S 16:13

1 7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool

2 7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

r S Pr 6:26; Ecc 7:26

s Pr 1:8–9; 8:32

t Pr 5:7–8

u Jdg 16:19; S Pr 2:18; Rev 22:15

Proverbs 8

a S Job 28:12

b Pr 7:6–13

c Isa 42:2

d S Pr 1:22

e Pr 1:4

1 8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds

f Jn 8:14

g S Job 28:17; S Ps 19:10

h ver 19; S Job 28:17–19

i Pr 3:13–15

j Pr 1:4

k S Ge 22:12

l S Ex 20:20; S Job 28:28

m Jer 44:4

n S Job 9:4; Pr 21:22; Ecc 7:19

o S Ps 2:10

p S 2Ch 1:10; Pr 29:4

q S 1Sa 2:30; Jn 14:21–24

2 8:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; other Hebrew manuscripts all righteous rulers

r S 1Ch 16:11; S Pr 1:28; 3:13–18; Mt 7:7–11

s S 1Ki 3:13

t S Dt 8:18

u S Job 28:17–19

v S Pr 3:13–14

w S Ps 5:8

x Pr 15:6; 24:4

3 8:22 Or way; or dominion

4 8:22 Or The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The LORD brought me forth at the beginning of his work

y S Ge 7:11

z S Job 38:6

a S Job 15:7

b S Ps 90:2

c S Job 26:7

d S Job 22:14

e S Job 36:29

f S Ge 1:7; S Job 9:8; S 26:10

g S Ge 1:9; S Ps 16:6

h S Job 38:8

i S 1Sa 2:8; S Job 38:5

j Pr 3:19–20; Rev 3:14

k S Job 28:25–27; 38:4–38; Ps 104:1–30; Pr 30:4; Jn 1:1–4; Col 1:15–20

5 8:30 Or was the artisan; or was a little child

l S Pr 7:24

m Lk 11:28

n S 2Sa 22:22; S Ps 18:21

o 1Ki 10:8

p Pr 3:13–18

q Pr 9:6; Jn 5:39–40

r S Job 33:26

s Pr 15:32; Isa 3:9; Jer 40:2

t S Job 28:22

Proverbs 9

a Eph 2:20–22; 1Pe 2:5

b Isa 25:6; 62:8

1 9:1 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew has hewn out

c Lk 14:16–23

d S Pr 1:20; 8:1–3

e ver 14

f S Pr 1:22

g ver 16; S Pr 6:32

h Jn 7:37–38

i S Ps 42:2; 63:1; 143:6; Isa 44:3; 55:1

j S Pr 8:35

k S Pr 3:1–2

l Pr 23:9; Mt 7:6

m Pr 15:12

n Ps 141:5

o Pr 1:5, 7; 12:15; 13:10; 14:6; 15:31; 19:25

p S Pr 1:7

q Ps 22:3; Pr 30:3

r S Dt 4:6

s S Ge 15:15; S Dt 11:21; S Pr 3:1–2; 10:27

2 9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me

t Pr 7:11

u S Pr 5:6

v ver 3; Eze 16:25

w S Pr 1:20

x S Pr 1:22

y Pr 20:17

z S Pr 2:18; 7:26–27

Proverbs 10

a S 1Ki 4:32

b S Pr 1:1

c Pr 15:20; 17:21; 19:13; 23:22–25; 27:11; 29:3

d Pr 13:11; 21:6

e ver 16; Pr 11:4, 19; 12:28

f Mt 6:25–34

g Pr 13:25

h Pr 6:6–8; 19:15; 24:30–34

i Pr 12:24; 21:5

j Pr 24:30–34

k ver 8, 11, 14; Pr 12:13; 13:3; Ecc 10:12

l S Ps 112:6

1 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

m S Job 18:17; S Ps 109:13

n S Job 18:17; Ps 9:6

o ver 14; S Job 33:33; Mt 7:24–27

2 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.

p S Ps 25:21

q S Ps 37:24

r Pr 28:18

s S Ps 35:19

t ver 27; S Pr 3:18; S 4:23; 11:30; 13:12, 14, 19; 14:27; 15:4; 16:22

u S ver 6

v Pr 17:9; 1Co 13:4–7; 1Pe 4:8

w ver 31; S Ps 37:30; Pr 15:7

x S Dt 25:2; Pr 14:3; 26:3

y Pr 11:13; 12:23

z S ver 6; S Ps 59:12; S Pr 14:3; 18:6, 7; S Mt 12:37

a Pr 18:11

b Pr 19:7

c S Dt 30:15

d Pr 11:18–19; 15:6; S Ro 6:23

e Pr 6:23; 15:5

f S Ps 31:18

g S Job 1:22; S 6:24; Pr 17:28; S 20:25; 21:23; Jas 1:19; 3:2–12

h Pr 5:22–23; Isa 5:13; Jer 5:4; Hos 4:1, 6, 14

i S Ps 128:2

j S Ge 13:2; S 49:25; S Dt 8:18

k S 2Ch 25:9

l S Pr 2:14

m Isa 65:7; 66:4

n S Ge 42:36

o S Ps 37:4; 145:17–19; Eze 11:8

p S Ps 20:8

q Pr 12:3, 7; Mt 7:24–27

r Isa 65:5

s Pr 13:17; 25:13; 26:6

t S ver 11; Dt 11:9; Pr 9:10–11; 19:23; 22:4

u S Job 15:32

v Est 7:10; S Job 8:13; Ps 112:10; Pr 11:7

w Pr 21:15; Hos 14:9

x Ps 37:9, 28–29; S Pr 2:20–22

y S ver 13; S Pr 15:2; 31:26

z S Ps 52:4

a Ecc 10:12

b S Ps 59:7

Proverbs 11

a S Lev 19:36; Dt 25:13–16; S Job 6:2; Pr 20:10, 23

b Pr 16:11; Eze 45:10

c Pr 16:18

d Pr 18:12; 29:23

e ver 5; Pr 13:6

f Eze 27:27

g S Job 20:20; S Eze 7:19

h S Pr 10:2

i S 1Ki 8:36

j S ver 3; Pr 5:21–23; 13:6; 21:7

k S Est 7:9

l S Job 8:13

m S Pr 10:28

n Pr 21:18

1 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

o Pr 12:6; Jer 45:5

p S 2Ki 11:20

q S Est 8:17

r Pr 14:34

s Pr 29:8

t Pr 14:21

u S Job 6:24

v Pr 20:19

w S Pr 10:14

x Pr 20:18

y S 2Sa 15:34; Pr 15:22; 24:6

z S Pr 6:1

a Pr 17:18; 22:26–27

b Pr 31:31

c S Ex 1:20; S Job 4:8; Hos 10:12–13

d S Dt 30:15; S Pr 10:2

e 1Sa 2:6; Ps 89:48; Pr 1:18–19; Ecc 7:2; Jer 43:11

f Pr 3:32

g S Nu 14:8

h S 1Ch 29:17; S Ps 15:2; 101:1–4; S 119:1; Pr 12:2, 22; 15:9

i Pr 16:5

j 1Ch 29:17; Isa 32:8

k Pr 22:9; 2Co 9:6–9

l Ps 7:15–16

m Job 31:24–28; S Ps 49:6; S 52:7; 62:10; Jer 9:23; 48:7

n Ps 52:8; 92:12–14

o Pr 14:19

p S Ge 2:9; S Pr 10:11

q Jer 25:29; 49:12; 1Pe 4:18

Proverbs 12

a Pr 5:11–14; S 9:7–9; 13:1, 18; 15:5, 10, 12, 32

b S Job 33:26; Ps 84:11

c 2Sa 15:3; S Pr 11:20

d S Pr 10:25

e S Ru 3:11; Pr 31:10–11

f Pr 18:22

g S Pr 11:9; 14:3

h S Ps 37:36

i S Pr 10:25; 14:11; 15:25

j Isa 19:14; 29:24

k S Nu 22:29

l Pr 28:19

m S Ps 59:12; S Pr 10:6; 18:7

n Pr 21:23

o Pr 13:2; 15:23; 18:20

p Pr 14:14

q Pr 14:12; 16:2, 25

r S Pr 9:7–9; 19:20

s S 1Sa 25:25

t S Job 5:2

u Pr 29:11

v S Ps 12:2; Pr 14:5, 25

w S Ps 55:21; Pr 25:18

x Pr 15:4

y S Ro 14:19

z S Job 4:7

a 1Ki 13:18; Pr 6:17

b Ps 18:19

c S Pr 11:20

d S Pr 10:14

e S Ps 38:5; S 59:7; Pr 18:2

f S Pr 10:4

g Pr 15:13

h S Ps 95:10

i S Dt 30:15; S Pr 10:2

1 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

Proverbs 13

a S Pr 12:1; 15:5

b S Pr 12:14

c S Ps 12:2; S 34:13

d S Pr 10:6; 21:23

e S Job 1:22; Pr 18:7, 20–21

f Pr 21:25–26

g S Ps 119:128

h S Pr 11:3, 5; Jer 44:5

i Rev 3:17

j 2Co 6:10

k Pr 15:16

l S Job 18:5; S Pr 4:18–19

m S Jdg 19:30; S Pr 9:9

n S Pr 10:2

o S Pr 10:11

p S Nu 15:31

q Ex 9:20

r Pr 16:20

s S Pr 10:11

t Pr 14:27

u Ecc 10:3

1 13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

v Est 5:11; S Ps 38:5

w S Pr 10:26

2 13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through

x Pr 25:13

y S Pr 1:7; S 12:1

z Ps 141:5; Pr 25:12; Ecc 7:5

a S Pr 10:11

b 2Ch 10:8

c 2Sa 3:39; Jer 40:3; 50:7; Eze 14:13; 18:4

d Ps 32:10

e Ps 25:13

f S Est 8:2; S Job 27:17; Ecc 2:26

g S 2Sa 7:14

h S Pr 3:12

i Pr 19:18; 22:15; 23:13–14; 29:15, 17; Eph 6:4; Heb 12:7

j Pr 10:3

Proverbs 14

a S Ru 3:11; Pr 24:3

b S Pr 10:14; Ecc 10:12

c S Pr 10:13; S 12:6

d Ps 144:14

e S Ps 12:2; S Pr 12:17

f S Pr 9:9

g ver 15; Pr 15:28; 21:29

h ver 24

i S Job 8:22; Pr 21:12

j S Ps 72:7; S Pr 3:33; S 12:7

k S Pr 12:15

l Pr 16:25

m Ecc 2:2; 7:3, 6

n S Pr 1:31

o S 2Ch 15:7; Pr 12:14

p S ver 8

q S Ex 20:20; Pr 22:3

r S 1Sa 25:25

s S 2Ki 5:12

t ver 29; Pr 15:18; 16:28; 26:21; 28:25; 29:22

u S Est 5:9

v Pr 11:29

w Pr 19:4, 7

x Pr 11:12

y Pr 19:17

z Pr 4:16–17

1 14:22 Or show

a ver 8

b S Pr 12:17

c Pr 18:10

d Ps 9:9

e S Pr 10:11

f Ps 18:5; Pr 13:14

g S 2Sa 19:7

h S 2Ki 5:12; Pr 17:27

i S ver 17; Ecc 7:8–9

j Pr 17:22

k Pr 17:5

l S Dt 24:14; S Job 20:19; S Mt 10:42

m S Ps 34:21; S Pr 6:15

n S Job 13:15

o Pr 2:6–10

p Pr 11:11

2 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known

q S Est 8:2; Mt 24:45–51; 25:14–30

Proverbs 15

a 1Ki 12:7; 2Ch 10:7

b Pr 25:15

c ver 7; S Pr 10:31

d S Ps 59:7; Ecc 10:12

e S 2Ch 16:9

f S Job 10:4; S 31:4; S Heb 4:13

g S Job 34:21; Pr 5:21; Jer 16:17

h S Ps 5:9

i S Pr 10:11

j Pr 12:18

k S Pr 10:17; S 12:1; S 13:1

l S Pr 8:21

m S Pr 10:16

n S ver 2; S Pr 10:13

o S Ps 51:17; S Isa 1:13

p S Pr 6:16; 21:27

q ver 29; Job 35:13; Pr 28:9; S Jn 9:31

r S Pr 6:16

s S Dt 7:13; S Pr 11:20

t S Pr 1:31–32; S 12:1

u S Job 26:6

v S 1Sa 2:3; S 2Ch 6:30; S Ps 44:21; S Rev 2:23

w S Pr 9:8; S 12:1

1 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon

x ver 15

y S Pr 12:25; 17:22; 18:14

z Pr 18:15

a ver 13

b ver 17; Ps 37:16–17; Pr 13:8; 16:8; 17:1

c S ver 16; Pr 17:1; Ecc 4:6

d S Pr 6:16–19; S 14:17

e S Ge 13:8

f Pr 22:5

g S Pr 10:1

h S Pr 2:14

i S Ps 16:7

j 1Ki 1:12; Pr 24:6

k S Pr 11:14

l S Pr 12:14

m Pr 25:11

n S Pr 12:7

o S Dt 19:14; Pr 23:10–11

p S Ps 94:11

q S Pr 6:16

r S Ps 18:26

s S Ex 23:8; S Ps 15:5; Isa 1:23; 33:15

t S Pr 14:8

u S Ps 59:7

v S ver 8; S Job 15:31; Ps 145:18–19; Isa 59:2; S Jn 9:31

w Pr 25:25

x S Pr 9:7–9; S 12:1

y S Pr 1:7; S 12:1

z S Pr 9:7–9; S 12:1; Ecc 7:5

a S Pr 1:7

b Pr 16:18; 18:12; 22:4; 29:23; Isa 66:2

Proverbs 16

a ver 9; Pr 19:21

b S Pr 12:15; 30:12

c S 1Sa 2:3

d S 2Ch 6:30; Pr 20:27; 21:2; Lk 16:15

e S 2Ch 20:20; S Ps 20:4; 37:5–6; S Pr 3:5–6

f Ex 9:16

g S 2Ch 34:24; S Ps 18:18; Ro 9:22

h S Ps 40:4; S Pr 6:16

i Pr 11:20–21

j S Ge 20:11; S Ex 1:17

k S Ex 20:20

l S Ge 39:21

m Ps 105:15; Jer 39:12; 40:1; 42:12; Da 1:9

n S Ps 37:16

o S Pr 15:16; 17:1; Ecc 4:6

p S ver 1; S Job 33:29; S Ps 90:12

q Pr 17:7

r S Pr 11:1; Eze 45:10

s Pr 26:28; 25:5; 29:14; 31:5

t Pr 22:11

u S Ge 40:2; S Job 29:24; Pr 20:2

v Pr 25:15; 29:8; Ecc 10:4

w S Ge 40:2; S Job 29:24

x Pr 19:12; 25:2–7

y Ps 49:20

z S Job 28:15; S Pr 3:13–14

a Pr 19:16

b S 1Sa 17:42

c Ps 18:27; Isa 13:11; Jer 48:29

d S Est 5:12; Pr 11:2; S 15:33; 18:12; 29:23

e Pr 13:13

f S Ps 32:10; 40:4; Pr 19:8; 29:25; Jer 17:7

g ver 23

1 16:20 Or whoever speaks prudently finds what is good

h S Pr 10:11

2 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive

i Job 15:5

j ver 21

k S 1Sa 14:27

3 16:23 Or prudent / and make their lips persuasive

l Pr 24:13–14

m S Pr 12:15

n Est 3:6; Pr 14:12

o S Ps 140:2

p Jas 3:6

q S Pr 14:17

r Pr 17:9

s S Pr 1:10; 12:26

t S Pr 6:13

u Pr 20:29

v S Lev 16:8; S 1Sa 10:21; Eze 21:21

w 1Sa 14:41

x Jos 7:14; Pr 18:18; 29:26; Jnh 1:7

Proverbs 17

a S Pr 15:16, 17; S 16:8

b Pr 27:21

c S 1Ch 29:17; Ps 26:2; S 139:23; 1Pe 1:7

d S Job 5:16

e Pr 14:31

f S Job 31:29

g Eze 25:3; Ob 1:12

h S Ps 128:5–6

i Pr 16:10

j S Ex 23:8; Pr 19:6

k S Pr 10:12

l Pr 16:28

m S 1Sa 25:25

n S 1Sa 19:4

o S Ge 44:4; S Ps 35:12

p Mt 5:25–26

q S Ps 94:21; S Pr 18:5

r Ex 23:6–7; Isa 5:23; La 3:34–36

s Pr 23:23

t S 2Sa 15:21; Pr 27:10

u Pr 6:1–5; S 11:15; 22:26–27

v S Pr 10:1

w S Ps 38:8

x S Ex 12:46; Pr 14:30; S 15:13; 18:14

y S Ex 18:21; S 23:8; S 1Sa 8:3

z S Job 34:33

a S Job 31:1

b S Pr 10:1

c S Ps 94:21

d S Job 6:24

e S Pr 14:29

f S Job 2:13; 13:5; S Pr 10:19

Proverbs 18

a S Pr 12:23

b S Ps 18:16

c Pr 24:23–25; 28:21

d S Ps 82:2; S Pr 17:15

e S Pr 10:14

f Ps 140:9

g S Ps 64:8; S Pr 10:14; S 12:13; S 13:3; Ecc 10:12

h Pr 26:22

i Pr 28:24

j S Ps 61:3

k S Ps 20:1; Pr 14:26

l Pr 10:15

m S Pr 11:2; 15:33; S 16:18

n Pr 20:25

o S Pr 15:13; S 17:22

p S Pr 15:14

q S Ge 32:13; S 1Sa 10:4; Pr 19:6

r S Pr 16:33

s S 1Sa 17:28

t S Pr 12:14

u S Ps 12:4

v Pr 13:2–3; S Mt 12:37

w S Pr 12:4

x S Job 33:26; Pr 19:14; 31:10

y S 1Sa 20:42; Jn 15:13–15

Proverbs 19

a Pr 28:6

b Pr 29:20

c Ps 14:1; Pr 9:13; 24:9; Isa 32:6

d Jas 1:13–15

e ver 7; Pr 14:20

f S Ex 23:1

g S Ps 56:7

h ver 9; S Dt 19:19; Pr 21:28

i Pr 29:26

j S Pr 17:8; S 18:16

k Pr 10:15

l S ver 4

m S Pr 16:20

1 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

n S ver 5; S Dt 19:19

o Pr 26:1

p Pr 30:21–23; Ecc 10:5–7

q S 2Ki 5:12

r Pr 20:2

s S Ps 133:3

t S Est 1:12; S 7:7; Ps 72:5–6; Pr 16:14–15

u S Pr 10:1

v S Est 1:18; Pr 21:9

w 2Co 12:14

x S Pr 18:22

y S Pr 10:4; 20:13

z S Pr 16:17; S Ro 10:5

a S Dt 24:14

b S Dt 24:19; Pr 14:21; 22:9; S Mt 10:42

c S Pr 13:24; 23:13–14

d Pr 4:1

e S Pr 12:15

f Ps 33:11; Pr 16:9; 20:24; Isa 8:10; 14:24, 27; 31:2; 40:8; 46:10; 48:14; 55:11; Jer 44:29; La 3:37

g S Job 4:7; S Pr 10:27

2 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame

h Pr 26:15

i S Ps 141:5

j S Pr 9:9; 21:11

k Pr 28:24

l S Pr 1:8

m S Job 15:16

n S Dt 25:2

Proverbs 20

a S Lev 10:9; Hab 2:5

b S 1Sa 25:36

c 1Ki 20:16

d Pr 31:4

e S Pr 19:12

f S Est 7:7; S Pr 16:14

g S 1Sa 25:25

h S Ge 13:8

i S Pr 6:6

j Ecc 10:18

k S Ps 18:16

l Ps 12:1

m S Ps 26:1

n Ps 37:25–26; 112:2

o S 1Ki 7:7

p ver 26; Pr 25:4–5

q S Job 15:14

r 1Ki 8:46; Ecc 7:20; 1Jn 1:8

s ver 23; S Pr 11:1

t S Ps 39:1

u S Ps 94:9

v S Pr 6:11; S 19:15

w S Ex 22:26

x Pr 27:13

y Pr 9:17

z Job 20:14; La 3:16

a Pr 11:14; 24:6

b Pr 11:13

c Pr 30:11

d Ex 21:17; S Job 18:5

e Pr 24:29

f Isa 37:20; Jer 1:19; 42:11; Ro 12:19

g S ver 10; S Dt 25:13

h S Ps 90:12

i S Job 33:29

j S Pr 19:21; Jer 10:23

k S Pr 10:19; 18:13; Ecc 5:2, 4–5; Jer 44:25

l S ver 8

m S Ps 119:105

n S Pr 16:2

o Ps 40:11

1 20:27 Or A person’s words are

p S Pr 16:12; Isa 16:5

q Pr 16:31

r S Ps 51:2; Pr 22:15

s Isa 1:5

Proverbs 21

a Est 5:1; Jer 39:11–12

b S Pr 16:2

c S 1Sa 15:22; Isa 1:11; Mic 6:6–8

d S Job 41:34

e S Pr 10:4

f S Pr 10:2

g S Pr 11:5

1 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death

h S Pr 2:15

i ver 19; Pr 19:13; 25:24

j S Pr 19:25

k S Pr 14:11

l S Ex 11:6

2 21:12 Or The righteous person

m S Job 29:12

n S Ge 32:20

o S Pr 10:29

p Eze 18:24

q Pr 23:20–21, 29–35

r Pr 11:8; Isa 43:3

s S ver 9

t Ps 25:13

u Mt 5:6

v S Pr 8:14

3 21:21 Or righteousness

w S Ps 34:13

x S Pr 10:19; 12:13; S 13:3

y Jer 43:2

z Pr 13:4

a S 2Sa 17:27

b S Lev 25:35

c S 1Ki 14:24

d S Pr 15:8

e Isa 29:21

f S Pr 19:5

g S Pr 14:8

h S Job 12:13; S 15:25

i S 2Ch 13:12; S Job 5:13; Isa 8:10

j Ps 33:12–19; Isa 31:1

Proverbs 22

a Ecc 7:1

b S Job 31:15; Pr 29:13; Mt 5:45

c S Pr 14:16

d Pr 27:12

e S Pr 15:33

f S Pr 10:27; Da 4:36

g Pr 15:19

h S Ge 14:14

i Eph 6:4

j S Dt 6:7

k S Ex 1:20; S Job 4:8; Gal 6:7–8

l Hos 8:7

m S Dt 14:29

n S Pr 11:25; S 19:17; 28:27

o Pr 26:20

p Pr 16:13; Mt 5:8

q Pr 26:13

r S Pr 5:3–5; 23:27

s Ecc 7:26

t S Pr 13:24; S 20:30

u S Pr 1:8

v S Pr 1:6; 30:1; 31:1

w S Pr 2:2

x Ecc 12:10

y S Lev 25:17; S Job 5:16

z S Ex 23:6

a S Job 29:16; Ps 140:12

b Est 8:1; S 9:1; Pr 23:10–11

c 1Co 15:33

d Pr 6:1–5

e S Pr 11:15; S 17:18

f S Dt 19:14

g S 1Ki 11:28

h S Ge 41:46

i S Ge 39:4

Proverbs 23

1 23:1 Or who

a ver 6–8; Ps 141:4

b S Mt 6:19

c Pr 27:24

d ver 1–3; Ps 141:4

2 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is

e S Pr 9:7

f S Dt 19:14

g S Job 19:25

h Ps 24:8

i Ex 22:22–24; Pr 15:25; 22:22–23

j S Pr 2:2

k S Pr 13:24; S 19:18

l ver 24; Pr 27:11; 29:3

m S Ps 37:1; S 73:3

n S Ps 9:18; 37:1–4; Pr 24:14, 19–20

o Dt 4:9; Pr 28:7

p Isa 5:11, 22; 56:12; Hab 2:15

q S Pr 21:17

r S Lev 19:32

s Pr 4:7; 17:16

t S ver 15–16

u S Pr 10:1

v Pr 5:1–6

w S Ps 18:21

x S Pr 22:14

y Pr 7:11–12

z ver 20–21; Isa 5:11

a Pr 20:1

Proverbs 24

a Pr 3:31–32; 23:17–18

b S Ps 2:1; Isa 32:6; 55:7–8; 59:7; 65:2; 66:18; Hos 4:1

c Ps 10:7

d S Pr 14:1

e S Pr 8:21

f S Pr 11:14; S 20:18; Lk 14:31

g S Job 4:5

h Ps 82:4

i S 1Sa 2:3; S Ps 139:2

j S Ps 54:5

k Job 34:11; Ps 62:12; S Mt 16:27; Ro 2:6*

l Ps 119:103; Pr 16:24; 23:18

m S Job 5:19; S Ps 34:21

n Ob 1:12

o S 2Sa 3:32; Mic 7:8

p S Job 31:29

q Ps 37:1

r S Job 18:5; S Pr 23:17–18

s Ro 13:1–5

t S Ps 73:19

u S Pr 1:6

v S Ex 18:16; S Lev 19:15

w Ps 72:2; Pr 28:21; 31:8–9; Jer 22:16

x S Pr 17:15

y S Ps 7:4

z Pr 20:22; Mt 5:38–41

a Pr 6:6–11; 26:13–16

b S Pr 6:10

c S Pr 10:4; Ecc 10:18

Proverbs 25

a S 1Ki 4:32

b S Pr 1:1

c Pr 16:10–15

d S Pr 20:8

e S 2Sa 7:13

f S Pr 16:12; 29:14

g Lk 14:7–10

h Mt 5:25–26

1 25:7, 8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / 8Do not go

i ver 12; Pr 15:23

j S ver 11; Ps 141:5; S Pr 13:18

2 25:11 Or possibly apricots

k S Pr 10:26; 13:17

l Ecc 10:4

m Pr 15:1

n ver 27

o S Pr 12:18

p S Ps 18:8

q S 2Ch 28:15; Mt 5:44; Ro 12:20*

r S Pr 21:9

s Pr 15:30

t ver 16

u Pr 27:2; S Mt 23:12

Proverbs 26

a S 1Sa 12:17

b ver 8; Pr 19:10

c S Dt 23:5

d Ps 32:9

e S Pr 10:13

f ver 5; Isa 36:21

g ver 4; S Pr 3:7

h S Pr 10:26

i ver 9

j S ver 1

k ver 7

l 2Pe 2:22*

m S Ps 85:8

n S Pr 3:7

o Pr 29:20

p Pr 6:6–11; 24:30–34

q Pr 22:13

r S Pr 6:9

s Pr 19:24

t Pr 22:10

u S Pr 14:17

v Pr 18:8

w S Ps 31:18

1 26:23 Hebrew; Septuagint smooth

x Ps 41:6

y Ps 28:3

z Jer 9:4–8

a S Ps 7:15

b S Est 6:13

c S Est 2:23; S 7:9; Ps 35:8; 141:10; Pr 28:10; 29:6; Isa 50:11

d S Ps 12:3; Pr 29:5

Proverbs 27

a S 1Ki 20:11

b Mt 6:34; Jas 4:13–16

c S Pr 25:27

d S Job 6:3

e S Nu 5:14

f Ps 141:5; Pr 28:23

g Isa 16:2

h S Est 2:12; S Ps 45:8

i S Pr 17:17

j S Pr 10:1; S 23:15–16

k S Ge 24:60

l Pr 22:3

m Pr 20:16

n S Est 1:18

o 1Co 9:7

p Lk 19:12–27

q Pr 30:15–16; Hab 2:5

1 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you

r Ecc 1:8; 6:7

s S Pr 17:3

2 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon

t Pr 12:10

u Pr 23:5

Proverbs 28

a S 2Ki 7:7

b S Lev 26:17

c S Ps 138:3

1 28:3 Or A poor person

d Pr 19:1

e Pr 23:19–21

f S Ex 18:21; Eze 18:8

g S Job 27:17

h S Job 3:15; Ps 112:9; Lk 14:12–14

i S Ps 109:7; S Pr 15:8; S Isa 1:13

j S Ps 57:6; S Pr 26:27

k S 2Ki 11:20

l ver 28; Job 24:4; Pr 29:2

m S 2Sa 12:13; S Job 31:33

n S Lev 5:5

o Ps 32:1–5; Da 4:27; 1Jn 1:9

p 1Sa 30:17; 1Ki 20:20; Jer 41:15; 44:14

q Jer 39:18

r S Est 6:13; Pr 10:9

s Pr 12:11

2 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one

t ver 22

u S Lev 19:15

v S Ps 94:21; S Pr 18:5

w Eze 13:19

x ver 20

y S Pr 27:5–6

z Pr 19:26

a S Pr 18:9

b S Pr 14:17

c Pr 29:25

d S Ps 4:5; Pr 3:5

e 1Co 3:18

f S Dt 24:19; S Pr 22:9

g S Ps 109:17

h S ver 12; S Job 20:19

Proverbs 29

a S Ex 32:9; S Dt 9:27

b Jer 19:15; 36:31; Hab 2:7

c S 2Ch 36:16; Pr 6:15

d S 2Ki 11:20

e Pr 30:22; Ecc 10:6

f S Pr 28:12

g S Pr 10:1; S 23:15–16

h Pr 5:8–10; Lk 15:11–32

i ver 14; S Pr 8:15–16

j S Job 32:21; S Pr 26:28

1 29:4 Or who give

k S Job 5:13; S Pr 26:27; Ecc 9:12

l Pr 31:8–9

m Pr 11:11; S 16:14

n ver 27; 1Jn 3:12

o S Job 15:13

p Pr 12:16

q 2Ki 21:9

r S Job 34:30

s S Pr 22:2; Mt 5:45

t S ver 4; Ps 72:1–5; S Pr 16:12

u ver 17; S Pr 13:24

v S Ps 91:8; S 92:11

w S ver 15

x Ps 1:1–2; 19:11; 119:1–2

y Pr 19:2; 26:12

z S Pr 14:17

a S Est 5:12

b S Pr 11:2; S 15:33; S 16:18

c S Lev 5:1

d S 1Sa 15:24

e Pr 28:25

f S Pr 16:20

g Pr 19:6

h S Pr 16:33

i S ver 10

Proverbs 30

a S Pr 22:17

1 30:1 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal:

b S Pr 9:10

c Dt 30:12; Ps 24:1–2; S Pr 8:22–31; Jn 3:13; Eph 4:7–10

d Isa 40:12

e Job 26:8

f S Ge 1:2

g Rev 19:12

h S Ps 12:6; S 18:30

i S Ge 15:1

j S Dt 4:2

k Mt 6:11

l Jos 24:27; Isa 1:4; 59:13

m Dt 6:12; 8:10–14; Hos 13:6

n S Dt 8:12

o S Pr 20:20

p S Pr 16:2

q Jer 2:23, 35

r S 2Sa 22:28; S Job 41:34

s S Job 4:11; S Ps 3:7

t Ps 57:4

u S Job 24:9

v Am 8:4; Mic 2:2

w S Job 19:22

x Pr 27:20

y Isa 5:14; 14:9, 11; Hab 2:5

z Dt 21:18–21

a S Job 15:23

b Pr 5:6

c S Pr 19:10; S 29:2

d Pr 6:6–8

e S Ps 104:18

f S Ex 10:4

g S Job 29:9

2 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

Proverbs 31

a S Pr 22:17

b S Jdg 11:30

c S Dt 17:17; S 1Ki 11:3; Pr 5:1–14

d S Pr 20:1; Ecc 10:16–17; Isa 5:22

1 31:3 Or wealth

e S 1Ki 16:9

f S Pr 16:12

g S Ge 14:18

h S Est 1:10

i S 1Sa 19:4

j S Pr 24:23; 29:7

k S Ru 3:11; S Pr 18:22

l Pr 8:35

m S Ge 2:18

2 31:10 Verses 10–31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

n S Pr 12:4

o 1Ti 2:9–10

p Dt 15:11

q S Ex 3:16

r S Pr 10:31

s Pr 11:16