Proverbs 10:7 (Read all of Proverbs 10)
The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:13 (Read all of Proverbs 10)
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
Proverbs 12:12 (Read all of Proverbs 12)
The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
Proverbs 12:27 (Read all of Proverbs 12)
The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
Proverbs 13:24 (Read all of Proverbs 13)
Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.
Proverbs 14:30 (Read all of Proverbs 14)
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
Proverbs 17:12 (Read all of Proverbs 17)
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.
Proverbs 19:12 (Read all of Proverbs 19)
A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:13 (Read all of Proverbs 19)
A foolish child is a father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
Proverbs 19:26 (Read all of Proverbs 19)
Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
Proverbs 20:2 (Read all of Proverbs 20)
A king's wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion; those who anger him forfeit their lives.
Proverbs 21:9 (Read all of Proverbs 21)
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 22:8 (Read all of Proverbs 22)
Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
Proverbs 22:15 (Read all of Proverbs 22)
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
Proverbs 23:13 (Read all of Proverbs 23)
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
Proverbs 23:14 (Read all of Proverbs 23)
Punish them with the rod and save them from death.
Proverbs 24:4 (Read all of Proverbs 24)
through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
Proverbs 25:24 (Read all of Proverbs 25)
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 26:3 (Read all of Proverbs 26)
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
Proverbs 26:13 (Read all of Proverbs 26)
A sluggard says, "There's a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"
Proverbs 26:27 (Read all of Proverbs 26)
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
Proverbs 27:15 (Read all of Proverbs 27)
A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
Proverbs 28:15 (Read all of Proverbs 28)
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
Proverbs 28:24 (Read all of Proverbs 28)
Whoever robs their father or mother and says, "It's not wrong," is partner to one who destroys.
Proverbs 29:15 (Read all of Proverbs 29)
A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.