29,314 verses contain “And” (in the KJV: 28,365, in the BSB: 19,838) — showing 13,901–14,000
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The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters,
and the
wellspring of wisdom as a flowing
brook.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a
bubbling brook.
A
fool’s lips enter into
contention,
and his mouth calleth for strokes.
A
fool’s lips bring him
strife,
and his mouth invites a beating.
A
fool’s mouth is his destruction,
and his lips are the
snare of his soul.
A
fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a
snare to his soul.
The words of a
gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
and as an high wall in his own
conceit.
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
Before destruction the heart of man is
haughty,
and before honour is
humility.
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.
The heart of the
prudent getteth knowledge;
and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
The heart of the
discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.
A brother
offended is harder to be won than a strong city:
and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
An
offended brother is harder to
win than a fortified city,
and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
A man’s
belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;
and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s
belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,
and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
A man that hath friends must
shew himself friendly:
and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Even zeal is no good without knowledge,
and he who
hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
The
foolishness of man perverteth his way:
and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Many seek the favor of the prince,
and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
A man’s insight gives him
patience,
and his virtue is to overlook an
offense.
House
and riches are the inheritance of fathers
and a
prudent wife is from the LORD.
Houses
and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a
prudent wife is from the LORD.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
He that hath
pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD;
and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Kindness to the poor is a
loan to the LORD,
and He will repay the
lender.
Chasten thy son while there is hope,
and let not thy soul
spare for his crying.
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Listen to counsel
and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
The desire of a man is his kindness:
and a poor man is better than a
liar.
The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a
liar.
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life:
and he that hath it shall
abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without
visitation from
harm.
A
slothful man hideth his hand in his
bosom,
and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
The slacker buries his hand in the
dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Smite a
scorner,
and the simple will
beware:
and reprove one that hath understanding,
and he will understand knowledge.
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
A corrupt witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth
swallows iniquity.
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
The
sluggard will not
plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he
beg in harvest,
and have nothing.
The slacker does not
plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
Differing weights
and unequal measures— both are
detestable to the LORD.
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes,
and you will have
plenty of food.
There is gold,
and a multitude of
rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious
jewel.
There is an abundance of gold
and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare
treasure.
Take his garment that is
surety for a stranger:
and take a
pledge of him for a strange woman.
Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get
collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Say not thou, I will
recompense evil; but wait on the LORD,
and he shall save thee.
Do not say, “I will
avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD,
and He will save you.
It is a
snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy,
and after vows to make
enquiry.
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
A wise king separates out the wicked
and drives the
threshing wheel over them.
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
The glory of young men is their strength,
and gray hair is the
splendor of the old.
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the
belly.
Lashes
and wounds
scour evil,
and beatings
cleanse the inmost parts.
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
An high look,
and a proud heart,
and the
plowing of the wicked, is sin.
Haughty eyes
and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity
tossed to
and fro of them that seek death.
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a
vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
The way of man is
froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
The way of a guilty man is
crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
When the
scorner is punished, the simple is made wise:
and when the wise is
instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
When a
mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
and when a wise man is
instructed, he acquires knowledge.
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out
and receive no answer.
A gift in secret pacifieth anger:
and a reward in the
bosom strong wrath.
A gift in secret soothes anger,
and a
covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
The wicked become a
ransom for the righteous,
and the faithless for the upright.
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a
contentious and an
angry woman.
Better to live in the desert than with a
contentious and ill-tempered wife.
There is
treasure to be desired
and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a
foolish man spendeth it up.
Precious treasures
and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a
foolish man consumes them.
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
A wise man scales the city of the mighty
and pulls down the
stronghold in which they trust.
Whoso keepeth his mouth
and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
Mocker is the name of the proud
and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
He coveteth
greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth
and spareth not.
All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
A
prudent man foreseeth the evil,
and hideth himself: but the simple pass on,
and are punished.
The
prudent see danger
and take cover, but the simple keep going
and suffer the consequences.
By
humility and the fear of the LORD are riches,
and honour,
and life.
The rewards of
humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth
and honor
and life.
Thorns
and snares are in the way of the
froward: he that
doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Thorns
and snares lie on the path of the
perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
The rich ruleth over the poor,
and the
borrower is servant to the
lender.
He that soweth iniquity shall
reap vanity:
and the rod of his anger shall fail.
He who sows injustice will
reap disaster,
and the rod of his
fury will be destroyed.
Drive out the
mocker,
and conflict will depart; even quarreling
and insults will cease.
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
He who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge,
and he overthroweth the words of the
transgressor.
The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Incline your ear
and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall
withal be fitted in thy lips.
for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?
Do not
rob a poor man because he is poor,
and do not
crush the
afflicted at the gate,
for the LORD will take up their case
and will
plunder those who
rob them.
Make no friendship with an
angry man;
and with a
furious man thou shalt not go:
Do not make friends with an
angry man,
and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
Lest thou learn his ways,
and get a
snare to thy soul.
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to
appetite.
and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great
appetite.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
When you
glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his
dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
for he is keeping
track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat
and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
The
morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou
vomit up,
and lose thy sweet words.
You will
vomit up what little you have eaten
and waste your pleasant words.
Remove not the old
landmark;
and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Do not move an ancient boundary stone or
encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod,
and shalt deliver his soul from
hell.
Strike him with a rod,
and you will deliver his soul from
Sheol.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Listen, my son,
and be wise,
and guide your heart on the right course.