Bible Verses About Proverbs: Miscellany of

And one answered another, saying: And who is their father? therefore it became a proverb: Is Saul also among the prophets?

The Lord judge between me and thee and the Lord revenge me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee.

As also it is said in the old proverb: From the wicked shall wickedness come forth: therefore my hand shall not be upon thee. After whom dost thou come out, O king of Israel?

Why didst thou go in to my father's concubine? And he was exceedingly angry for the words of Isboseth, and said: Am I a dog's head against Juda this day, who have shewn mercy to the house of Saul thy father, and to his brethren and friends, and have not delivered thee into the hands of David, and hast thou sought this day against me to charge me with a matter concerning a woman?

And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that inquire, let them inquire in Abela: and so they made an end.

And the king of Israel answering, said: Tell him: Let not the girded boast himself as the ungirded.

But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings.

In those days they shall say no more: The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.

Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel? saying: The days shall be prolonged, and every vision shall fail.

Say to them therefore: Thus saith the Lord God: I will make this proverb to cease, neither shall it be any more a common saying in Israel: and tell them that the days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

Behold every one that useth a common proverb, shall use this against thee, saying: As the mother was, so also is her daughter.

That you use among you this parable as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.

As I live, saith the Lord God, this parable shall be no more to you a proverb in Israel.

Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, the same shall die.

And there shall be like people like priest: and I will visit their ways upon them, and I will repay them their devices.

Either make the tree good and its fruit good: or make the tree evil, and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known.

And he said to them: Doubtless you will say to me this similitude: Physician, heal thyself. As great things as we have heard done in Capharnaum, do also here in thy own country.

For every tree is known by its fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns: nor from a bramble bush do they gather the grape.

Salt is good. But if the salt shall lose its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

And Nathanael said to him: Can any thing of good come from Nazareth? Philip saith to him: Come and see.

Be not seduced: Evil communications corrupt good manners.

Be not deceived: God is not mocked.