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How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver (Proverbs 16:16 NKJV). — T.D. Jakes

Proverbs are, for the most part, rules of morals, and as such are often effective. — James Sharp

Some people come into your life as blessings, and others come in your life as lessons. You are both to me. — Christy Pastore

Proverbs were anterior to boots, and formed the wisdom of the vulgar, and in the earliest ages were the unwritten laws of morality. — Benjamin Disraeli

He sleeps for himself and dreams for others. — Anonymous

Proverbs embody the current and practical philosophy of an age or nation. — William Fleming

Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair. Proverbs 1:3 — Livingstone

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! — Anonymous

The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. — Francis Bacon

Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.
Proverbs 31:7 — Anonymous

Out of monuments, names, words proverbs ... and the like, we do save and recover somewhat from the deluge of time. — Francis Bacon

The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them. — Isaac D'Israeli

Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. Proverbs 3:5 — Joyce Meyer

The heartfelt counsel of a friend is sweet as perfume and incense. - Proverbs 27:9 — Gary Chapman

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy in him. — Anonymous

Proverbs, words, and grammar inflections convey the public sense with more purity and precision, than the wisest individual. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Psalms teaches us how to relate to God, and Proverbs teaches us how to relate to others. — Billy Graham

Proverbs 31:27: She looketh well to the way of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness. — Sandra Dallas

Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. — Bible KJV

Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life. — St. Jerome

A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 17:22) — Joyce Meyer

Every flower can flourish with fertile soil and water. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten. — Chinua Achebe

In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has" (Proverbs 21:20, NIV). — Gary Chapman

A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel. PROVERBS 1:5 — Stormie O'martian

Proverbs 19:17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. — Lois Jackson

My grandfather used to wear a black hat and coat. You are my children. You are my jewels. We old ones invest our future in you. — Diane Samuels

I can't imagine myself falling for a man who can't cite ten proverbs, five philosophical allusions, and the names of three composers). — Anonymous

Envy thou not the oppressor, And choose none of his ways. - Proverbs 3:31 — James Ellroy

T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets, William Blake's "Proverbs of Hell," and Walt Whitman's Song of Myself. I — Robin Rinaldi

People quote proverbs without realizing they're really in awe of the authority of their truth and the power of their expression ... — John Geddes

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they passed. — William Temple

Feed a squirrel and he'll leave you alone every day. — Brian Spellman

Proverbs 31:25 ~ "Strength and dignity are your clothing as you smile at your future! — Carla Burns

Better a dry crust of bread with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. — King David

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: But a woman who fears the Lord,
She shall be praised.
(Proverbs 31:30 Modern King James Version) — Anonymous

Men, crumpled like bed-sheets in hospitals,
And women, battered like overused proverbs. — Vladimir Mayakovsky

Our proverbs want rewriting. They were made in winter, and it is summer now; spring-time for me, I think, a very dance of blossoms in blue skies. — Oscar Wilde

She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. — Anonymous

Empire always overreaches itself and thus dies by its own hand victim of its own ambitions — Rassool Jibraeel Snyman

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge" -Proverbs 18:15 (KJV) — Jillian Hall

We never get over our fathers, and we're not required to. (Irish Proverb) — Martin Sheen

He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done. PROVERBS 19:17 — Joel Osteen

Listen, my sons, to a father's discipline, and pay attention so that you may gain understanding. Proverbs 4:1 — Beth Moore

In Proverbs 20:30, the Bible basically says it sometimes takes a painful experience to make us change our ways. And sometimes it does. — Kyle Idleman

Proverbs were bright shafts in the Greek and Latin quivers ... — Isaac D'Israeli

Fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Only Fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:7 NLT — Eddie Johnson

Commit your work to the Lord, and then your plans will succeed." (Proverbs 16:3). — Bible

Lady Wisdom will be your close friend; and Brother Knowledge will be your pleasant companion. — Anonymous

They say it is a wide road that leads to war and only a narrow path that leads home again. — Bob Massie

Pleasant words are a honeycomb;
Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (Proverbs 16:24) — Norma Vaughn Danzey

Proverbs 16:3 'Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.' A great reminder when planning out the school year. — Tamara L. Chilver

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]. Proverbs 18:21 — Joyce Meyer

The sacrifices of time and money that Chinese friends will make for one another often go far beyond what is expected or accepted in Western society. — Larry Herzberg

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. — Anonymous

Among the Ibo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten. Okoye — Chinua Achebe

He that writeth in blood and proverbs doth not want to be read, but learnt by heart. In — Friedrich Nietzsche

Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding. PROVERBS 23:23 — Joel Osteen

...consider how [the Proverbs] define success: the establishment of righteousness, justice and equity. (pg. 95) — Ellen F. Davis

MISSION: Be excellent at what you do and you will stand before kings. Proverbs 22:29 — Bible. New International Version

Proverbs and truisms are for this reason dangerous, because they produce blindness or non-thought. — Idries Shah

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21 — Beth Moore

A man will be satisfied with good by the words of his mouth, and the work of a man's hands will reward him. Proverbs 12:14 — Beth Moore

God loves and delights to cross worldly proverbs and worldly craft. — Joseph Caryl

Yet as the proverb says, 'In vino veritas,' whether with boys, or without them (In allusion to two proverbs.); and therefore I must speak. — Plato

Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. - Proverbs 3:3 — Gary Chapman

Proverbs 31:30: Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. — Matt Chandler

He had a penchant for idioms, sayings, proverbs and the like; some of which he invented or used in a way that was incomprehensible to me, — Javier Marias

A turquoise given by a loving hand carries with it happiness and good fortune."

Arabic proverb — Judy Hall