Wisdom & Truth Verses
Every verse of God's eternal Word carries wisdom and truth. A home for all the rich teachings not captured elsewhere.
Lying lips {are} abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly {are} his delight.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. {slothful: or, deceitful}
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
The slothful {man} roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man {is} precious.
A man shall eat good by the fruit of {his} mouth: but the soul of the transgressors {shall eat} violence.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: {but} he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
There is that maketh himself rich, yet {hath} nothing: {there is} that maketh himself poor, yet {hath} great riches.
The ransom of a man's life {are} his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
Wealth {gotten} by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. {by labour: Heb. with the hand}
Much food {is in} the tillage of the poor: but there is {that is} destroyed for want of judgment.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth {is} heaviness.