WORKING WISDOM FROM PROVERBS



PROVERBS 1:7
     The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.


1/ GOOD WORK HABITS 

2/ SLOTHFULNESS

3/ PAY YOUR BILLS ON TIME

4/ GREED AND RICHES 


5/ LYING AND DECEIT 

6/ HUMILITY 

7/ GENERAL VERSES 



1/ GOOD WORK HABITS



PROVERBS 12:14
     A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, And the recompense of a man's
hands will be rendered to him.

PROVERBS 13:2
     A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.

PROVERBS 13:11
     Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase.

PROVERBS 20:11
     Even a child is known by his deeds, By whether what he does is pure and right.

PROVERBS 21:5
     The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, but those of everyone who is hasty, surely to
poverty.

PROVERBS 28:19
     He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty
enough!





2/ SLOTHFULNESS



PROVERBS 6:6-11
6    Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,
7    Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler,
8    Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest.
9    How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?
10   A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep--
11   So shall your poverty come on you like a robber, And your need like an armed man.


PROVERBS 10:4-5
4    He who deals with a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes one rich.
5    He who gathers in summer is a wise son, But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes
shame.

PROVERBS 13:4
     The soul of a sluggard desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

PROVERBS 18:9
     He who is slothful in his work is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.

PROVERBS 19:15
     Slothfulness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.

PROVERBS 20:13
     Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with
bread.

PROVERBS 21:25
     The desire of the slothful kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

PROVERBS 24:30-34
30   I went by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
31   And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone
wall was broken down.
32   When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:
33   A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;
34   So your poverty will come like a prowler, And your want like an armed man.

PROVERBS 26:13-16
13   The slothful man says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!"
14   As a door turns on its hinges, So does the slothful man turn on his bed.
15   The slothful man buries his hand in the bowl; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16   The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.



3/ PAY YOUR BILLS ON TIME



PROVERBS 3:27-28
27   Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to
do so.
28   Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it," When you
have it with you.

PROVERBS 11:24
     There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is
right, But it leads to poverty.



4/ GREED AND RICHES



PROVERBS 1:19
     So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners.

PROVERBS 11:4
     Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.

PROVERBS 13:7
     There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet
has great riches.

PROVERBS 15:16
     Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure with trouble.

PROVERBS 16:8
     Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice.

PROVERBS 16:19
     Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

PROVERBS 22:1
     A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold.

PROVERBS 23:4-5
4    Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease!
5    Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They
fly away like an eagle toward heaven.

PROVERBS 28:20
     A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go
unpunished.

PROVERBS 28:22
     A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come
upon him.



5/ LYING AND DECEIT



PROVERBS 2:14-15
14   Who rejoice in doing evil, And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
15   Whose ways are crooked, And who are devious in their paths;

PROVERBS 11:1
     A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.

PROVERBS 12:19
     The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

PROVERBS 12:22
     Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight.

PROVERBS 13:5
     A righteous man hates lying, But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

PROVERBS 13:11
     Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase.

PROVERBS 14:5
     A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies.

PROVERBS 16:11
     A just weight and balance are the Lord's; All the weights in the bag are His work.

PROVERBS 17:4
     An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.

PROVERBS 19:9
     A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who spreads lies shall perish.

PROVERBS 19:22
     What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.

PROVERBS 20:10
     Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.

PROVERBS 20:14
     "It is good for nothing," cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.

PROVERBS 20:17
     Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

PROVERBS 20:23
     Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, and a false balance is not good.

PROVERBS 21:6
     Getting treasures by a lying tongue is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.

PROVERBS 26:28
     A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.



6/ HUMILITY



PROVERBS 16:19
     Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

PROVERBS 22:4
     By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.

PROVERBS 27:2
     Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.

PROVERBS 29:23
     A man's pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.





7/ GENERAL VERSES



PROVERBS 10:9
     He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will become
known.

PROVERBS 17:5
     He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go
unpunished.

PROVERBS 17:9
     He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates the best of
friends.

PROVERBS 17:27-28
27   He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
28   Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered
perceptive.

PROVERBS 21:2
     Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts.

PROVERBS 21:17
     He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

PROVERBS 24:17
     Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

PROVERBS 24:23
     It is not good to show partiality in judgement.

PROVERBS 26:12
     Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

PROVERBS 27:1
     Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

PROVERBS 27:2
     Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger and not your own lips.

PROVERBS 27:15-16
15   A continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
16   Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.


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