2,640 verses contain “Pro” (in the KJV: 1,677, in the BSB: 1,996) — showing 1,001–1,100
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Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy
mercies; but
provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
Our fathers in Egypt did not
grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
Then believed they his words; they
sang his praise.
Then they believed His
promises and
sang His praise.
Yea, they
despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
They
despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His
promise.
Thus they
provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague
brake in upon them.
So they
provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke
rashly with his lips.
Thus were they
defiled with their own works, and went a
whoring with their own inventions.
Many times did he deliver them; but they
provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
Many times He
rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and
sank down in their iniquity.
I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth;
yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
With my mouth I will
thank the LORD
profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.
He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
He
provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant
forever.
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
I will not die, but I will live and
proclaim what the LORD has done.
Save now, I
beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I
beseech thee, send now
prosperity.
O LORD, save us, we pray. We
beseech You, O LORD, cause us to
prosper!
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
With my lips I
proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
Thou hast
rebuked the
proud that are
cursed, which do
err from thy commandments.
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
Let thy
mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
This is my comfort in
affliction, that Your
promise has given me life.
The
proud have had me greatly in
derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be
merciful unto me according to thy word.
I have sought Your face with all my heart; be
gracious to me according to Your
promise.
The
proud have
forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Though the
arrogant have
smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
Let, I pray thee, thy
merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When
wilt thou comfort me?
My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
The
proud have
digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be
ashamed of my hope.
Sustain me as You
promised, that I may live; let me not be
ashamed of my hope.
Be
surety for thy servant for good: let not the
proud oppress me.
Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
Let my
supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
May my
plea come before You;
rescue me according to Your
promise.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not
slumber.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither
slumber nor sleep.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall
prosper that love thee.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you
prosper.
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the
scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the
proud.
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
then the
raging waters would have swept us away.
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the
watchman waketh but in vain.
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD
protects the city, its
watchmen stand guard in vain.
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
The LORD shall
bless thee out of
Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
May the LORD
bless you from
Zion, that you may see the
prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
LORD, my heart is not
haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
My heart is not
proud, O LORD, my eyes are not
haughty. I do not
aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.
The LORD hath
sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
The LORD
swore an oath to David, a
promise He will not
revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
I will abundantly
bless her
provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
I will
bless her with abundant
provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the
proud he knoweth
afar off.
Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the
proud He knows from
afar.
Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men.
Protect me from men of violence,
The
proud have
hid a
snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the
wayside; they have set gins for me.
Selah.
The
proud hide a
snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me.
Selah Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked
device; lest they
exalt themselves.
Selah.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not
promote their evil plans, lest they be
exalted.
Selah That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
One generation will
commend Your works to the next, and will
proclaim Your mighty acts—
And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
They will
proclaim the power of Your
awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth
upside down.
The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
The
proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
These are the
proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
To understand a
proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
by understanding the
proverbs and parables, the sayings and
riddles of the wise.
For the turning away of the simple shall
slay them, and the
prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to
morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Do not tell your
neighbor, “Come back
tomorrow and I will
provide”— when you already have the means.
The wise shall
inherit glory: but shame shall be the
promotion of fools.
The wise will
inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
Exalt her, and she shall
promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou
dost embrace her.
Prize her, and she will
exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
For by means of a
whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the
adulteress will
hunt for the precious life.
The
proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a
foolish son grief to his mother.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Ill-
gotten treasures
profit nothing, but righteousness brings
deliverance from death.
The fear of the LORD
prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be
shortened.
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings
deliverance from death.
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
A generous soul will
prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
He that
diligently seeketh good
procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
A
shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a
foolish heart
proclaims its folly.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
Disaster pursues sinners, but
prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
In the mouth of the
foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
The
proud speech of a
fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise
protect them.
In all labour there is
profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to
penury.
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is
hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.
Every one that is
proud in heart is an
abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
The
highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
The
highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way
protects his life.
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the
spoil with the
proud.
It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the
spoil with the
proud.
The wise in heart shall be called
prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
The wise in heart are called
discerning, and pleasant speech
promotes instruction.
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it:
whithersoever it turneth, it
prospereth.
A
bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
He that covereth a
transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Whoever conceals an
offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
Before destruction the heart of man is
haughty, and before honour is
humility.
The fear of a king is as the
roaring of a lion:
whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
The terror of a king is like the
roar of a lion;
whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
Most men will
proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
Many a man
proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a
trustworthy man?
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.
Mocker is the name of the
proud and
arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
For a
whore is a deep
ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
These are also
proverbs of Solomon, which the men of
Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
These are additional
proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of
Hezekiah king of Judah:
The legs of the
lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
As a
thorn goeth up into the hand of a
drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
For the
transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be
prolonged.
A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
He that covereth his sins shall not
prosper: but
whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
He who conceals his sins will not
prosper, but
whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
He that is of a
proud heart stirreth up
strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
The words of
Agur the son of Jakeh, even the
prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
These are the words of
Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am
weary, O God, and worn out.
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a
liar.
Do not add to His words, lest He
rebuke you and
prove you a
liar.
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and
steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and
steal,
profaning the name of my God.