PROVERBS 1-31: COMPLETE THEMATIC ACTION-RESULT TABLE
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WISDOM VS FOLLY
Fear of LORD is beginning → But fools despise wisdom and 1:7
of knowledge instruction
When wisdom enters your → Knowledge will be pleasant to 2:10
heart your soul
Trust in LORD with all your → He shall direct your paths 3:5-6
heart
Get wisdom! Get → Do not forget, nor turn away 4:5
understanding! from words
Wisdom is principal thing → In all your getting, get 4:7
understanding
He who gets wisdom loves → He who keeps understanding will 19:8
his soul find good
Listen to counsel and → That you may be wise in latter 19:20
receive instruction days
Through wisdom house is → By understanding it is 24:3
built established
Wise man is strong → Yes, man of knowledge increases 24:5
strength
Whoever loves wisdom → But companion of harlots 29:3
makes father rejoice squanders wealth
Foolishness of man ruins → His heart rages against the LORD 19:3
his way
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Foolish son is destruction of → Contentious wife is continual 19:13
father dripping
Wisdom is too lofty for fool → He does not open mouth in gate 24:7
Fool vents all his feelings → But wise man holds them back 29:11
DILIGENCE VS LAZINESS
Go to ant, you sluggard → Consider her ways and be wise 6:6
Little sleep, little slumber → So shall your poverty come like 6:10-
prowler 11
Hand of diligent makes rich → But lazy man will be put to forced 12:24
labor
Soul of sluggard desires, → But soul of diligent shall be made 13:4
and has nothing rich
In all labor there is profit → But idle chatter leads only to 14:23
poverty
Plans of diligent lead surely → But those of everyone hasty 21:5
to plenty surely to poverty
Laziness casts into deep → Idle person will suffer hunger 19:15
sleep
Lazy man will not plow → He will beg during harvest and 20:4
because of winter have nothing
He who tills his land will → But he who follows frivolity will 28:19
have plenty of bread have poverty
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Lazy man says, "There is → "I shall be slain in streets!" 22:13
lion outside!"
As door turns on its hinges → So does lazy man on his bed 26:14
Lazy man buries hand in → It wearies him to bring it back to 26:15
bowl mouth
RIGHTEOUSNESS VS WICKEDNESS
Righteousness guards him → But wickedness overthrows 13:6
whose way is blameless sinner
Righteousness exalts a → But sin is reproach to any people 14:34
nation
Better is poor man who → Than one perverse in speech 19:1
walks in integrity who is fool
Righteous man walks in his → His children are blessed after him 20:7
integrity
To do righteousness and → More acceptable to LORD than 21:3
justice sacrifice
He who follows → Finds life, righteousness and 21:21
righteousness and mercy honor
When righteous are in → But when wicked man rules, 29:2
authority, people rejoice people groan
Righteous considers cause → But wicked does not understand 29:7
of poor such knowledge
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Wicked flee when no one → But righteous are bold as lion 28:1
pursues
Violence of wicked will → Because they refuse to do justice 21:7
destroy them
Way of wicked is → But He loves him who follows 15:9
abomination to LORD righteousness
SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION
Soft answer turns away → But harsh word stirs up anger 15:1
wrath
Pleasant words are like → Sweetness to soul and health to 16:24
honeycomb bones
He who restrains his words → He who has cool spirit is man of 17:27
has knowledge understanding
Death and life are in power → Those who love it will eat its fruit 18:21
of tongue
Whoever guards mouth and → Keeps soul from troubles 21:23
tongue
Word fitly spoken → Is like apples of gold in settings 25:11
of silver
False witness will not go → He who speaks lies will not 19:5
unpunished escape
He who goes about as → Do not associate with one who 20:19
talebearer reveals secrets flatters with lips
Where there is no → As charcoal is to burning coals, 26:20
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talebearer, strife ceases wood to fire
WEALTH AND POVERTY
Honor LORD with your → So your barns will be filled with 3:9-10
possessions plenty
Wealth brings many friends → But poor is separated from his 19:4
friend
House and riches are → But prudent wife is from the 19:14
inheritance from fathers LORD
Rich rules over poor → Borrower is servant to lender 22:7
He who has generous eye → For he gives bread to poor 22:9
will be blessed
He who gives to poor will → But he who hides eyes will have 28:27
not lack many curses
Getting treasures by lying → Fleeting vapor of those who seek 21:6
tongue death
He who loves pleasure will → He who loves wine and oil will 21:17
be poor man not be rich
Faithful man will abound → But he who hastens to be rich 28:20
with blessings will not go unpunished
GENEROSITY AND CHARITY
He who has pity on poor → He will pay back what he has 19:17
lends to LORD given
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Many seek favor of → Everyone friend to man who 19:6
generous man gives gifts
Whoever shuts ears to cry → Will also cry himself and not be 21:13
of poor heard
If your enemy is hungry, → For so you will heap coals of fire 25:21-
give him bread on his head 22
He who oppresses poor to → Will surely come to poverty 22:16
increase his riches
Do not rob poor because he → For LORD will plead their cause 22:22-
is poor 23
PARENTING AND DISCIPLINE
Train up child in way he → When he is old he will not depart 22:6
should go from it
Foolishness is bound up in → Rod of correction will drive it far 22:15
heart of child from him
Do not withhold correction → For if you beat him with rod, he 23:13
from child will not die
Chasten your son while → Do not set heart on his 19:18
there is hope destruction
Rod and rebuke give → But child left to himself brings 29:15
wisdom shame to mother
Correct your son → He will give you rest; yes, he will 29:17
give delight to soul
Father of righteous will → He who begets wise child will 23:24
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greatly rejoice delight in him
Listen to your father who → Do not despise your mother 23:22
begot you when she is old
PRIDE AND HUMILITY
Pride goes before → Haughty spirit before fall 16:18
destruction
By humility and fear of → Are riches and honor and life 22:4
LORD
Man's pride will bring him → But humble in spirit will retain 29:23
low honor
Before destruction heart of → Before honor is humility 18:12
man is haughty
Do not exalt yourself in → For it is better that he say, 25:6-7
presence of king "Come up here"
Haughty look, proud heart → Lamp of wicked are sin 21:4
FRIENDSHIP AND RELATIONSHIPS
Friend loves at all times → Brother is born for adversity 17:17
Man who has friends must → There is friend who sticks closer 18:24
show himself friendly than brother
Iron sharpens iron → So man sharpens countenance of 27:17
his friend
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Faithful are wounds of → But kisses of enemy are deceitful 27:6
friend