Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+015     Proverbs 15 (ESV) 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. 4 A gentle tongue is a…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+014     Proverbs 14 (ESV) 17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated… 29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. 30 A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.   REFLECTION: Some people…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+013     Proverbs 13 (ESV) 4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied… 11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it… 22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+012     Proverbs 12 (ESV) 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. 2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns. 3 No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved. 4 An excellent wife is the crown…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+011     Proverbs 11 (ESV) 1 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight. 2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. 4 Riches do not…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+010     Proverbs 10 (ESV) 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. 2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. 3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+009     Proverbs 9 (ESV) 7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. 8 Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+008     Proverbs 8 (ESV) 22  “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. 23 Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. 24 When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains had…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+007     Proverbs 7 (ESV) 1 My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; 2 keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; 3 bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+006     Proverbs 6 (ESV) 6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. 7 Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, 8 she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a…