Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+021   Proverbs 21 (ESV) 1 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. 3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice… 30No wisdom, no […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+020   Proverbs 20 (ESV) 6 Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find? 7 The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him! 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes. 9 Who can say, “I have […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+019   Proverbs 19 (ESV) 13 A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. 14 House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord… 18 Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death… […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+018   Proverbs 18 (ESV) 4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook… 6 A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating… 13 If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame. 14 A man’s spirit […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Proverbs+017   Proverbs 17 (ESV) 1 Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife… 9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends… 14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out… 17 A […]