Wisdom & Truth Verses
Every verse of God's eternal Word carries wisdom and truth. A home for all the rich teachings not captured elsewhere.
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips {tendeth} only to penury.
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful {witness} speaketh lies.
The fear of the LORD {is} a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
A sound heart {is} the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
The eyes of the LORD {are} in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
All the days of the afflicted {are} evil: but he that is of a merry heart {hath} a continual feast.
Better {is} little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
The thoughts of the wicked {are} an abomination to the LORD: but {the words} of the pure {are} pleasant words. {pleasant...: Heb. words of pleasantness}
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, {is} from the LORD. {preparations: or, disposings}