Proverbs and Wisdom For The Month Of August – Goodness Is The Reward Of Goodness
- Ngechent
- Jul 31, 2023
- 3 min read
Goodness Is The Reward Of Goodness
Goodness Is The Reward Of Goodness
The purpose of this page is according to –
“1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2 for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; 3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair; 4 for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young— 5 let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance— 6 for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.”
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August Thirty-first
"The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful." Prov.12:5
August Thirtieth
"In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality." Prov.12:28
August Twenty- nineth
"If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!" Prov.11:31
August Twenty-eighth
"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives." Prov.11:30
August Twenty- seventh
"Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise." Prov.11:29
August Twenty-sixth
"Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf." Prov.11:28
August Twenty-fifth
"Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it." Prov.11:27
August Twenty- fourth
"People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell." Prov.11:26
August Twenty-third
"A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed." Prov.11:25
August Twenty-second
"One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly but comes to poverty." Prov.11:24
August Twenty-first
"The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath." Prov.11:23
August Twentieth
"The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy." Prov.12:22
August Nineteenth
"No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble." Prov.12:21
August Eighteenth
"Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy." Prov.12:20
August Seventeenth
"Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. Prov.12:19
August Sixteenth
"The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." Prov.12:18
August Fifteenth
"An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies." Prov.12:17
August fourteenth
"Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult." Prov.12:16
August Thirteenth
"The way of fools seems right to them but the wise listen to advice." Prov.12:15
August Twelveth
"From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward." Prov.12:14
August Eleventh
"Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble." Prov.12:13
"The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures." Prov.12:12
"Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense." Prov.12:11
"The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel." Prov.12:10
"Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food." Prov.12:9
"A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised." Prov.12:8
"The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them." Prov.12:6
"The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful." Prov.12:5
"A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones." Prov.12:4
"No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted." Prov.12:3
"Good people obtain favor from the Lord, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes." Prov.12:2
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