Bible Verses About Proverbs

One of the same place answered, “Who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand shall not be on you.

Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?

Then was Abner very angry for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me this day with a fault concerning this woman!

Then she spoke, saying, “They were used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;’ and so they settled it.

The king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Don’t let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.’”

The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:

For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in Eretz-Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?

Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord GOD: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but tell them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.

Behold, everyone who uses proverbs shall use this proverb against you, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning Eretz-Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

As I live, says the Lord GOD, you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die.

It will be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will repay them for their deeds.

“Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

He said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this parable, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.’”

For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”