The most popular Bible verses from Proverbs - Page 47

Found 915 Verses (from 461)

Proverbs 21:9

Bible Rank: 16,559

Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. NIV

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop [on the flat oriental roof, exposed to all kinds of weather] than in a house shared with a nagging, quarrelsome, and faultfinding woman. AMP

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. KJV

Proverbs 27:6

Bible Rank: 16,571

Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. NIV

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are lavish and deceitful. AMP

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. KJV

Proverbs 11:1

Bible Rank: 16,593

The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him. NIV

A FALSE balance and unrighteous dealings are extremely offensive and shamefully sinful to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight. [Lev. 19:35, 36; Prov. 16:11.] AMP

A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. KJV

Proverbs 16:4

Bible Rank: 16,614

The LORD works out everything to its proper end – even the wicked for a day of disaster. NIV

The Lord has made everything [to accommodate itself and contribute] to its own end and His own purpose--even the wicked [are fitted for their role] for the day of calamity and evil. AMP

The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. KJV

Proverbs 5:18

Bible Rank: 16,645

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. NIV

Let your fountain [of human life] be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity], and rejoice in the wife of your youth. AMP

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. KJV

Proverbs 17:23

Bible Rank: 16,685

The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice. NIV

A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom (pocket) to pervert the ways of justice. AMP

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. KJV

Proverbs 29:15

Bible Rank: 16,733

A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but children left to themselves disgrace their mother. NIV

The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left undisciplined brings his mother to shame. AMP

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. KJV

Proverbs 21:27

Bible Rank: 16,734

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable – how much more so when brought with evil intent! NIV

The sacrifice of the wicked is exceedingly disgusting and abhorrent [to the Lord]--how much more when he brings it with evil intention? AMP

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? KJV

Proverbs 3:3

Bible Rank: 16,735

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. NIV

Let not mercy and kindness [shutting out all hatred and selfishness] and truth [shutting out all deliberate hypocrisy or falsehood] forsake you; bind them about your neck, write them upon the tablet of your heart. [Col. 3:9-12.] AMP

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: KJV

Proverbs 17:1

Bible Rank: 16,746

Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. NIV

BETTER IS a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting [on offered sacrifices] with strife. AMP

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. KJV