| Ecclesiastes 10 10 |
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. |
| Proverbs 21 29 |
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way. |
| Proverbs 18 24 |
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. |
| Isaiah 1 31 |
And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. |
| Mark 3 27 |
No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. |
| Proverbs 22 29 |
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. |
| Deuteronomy 32 41 |
If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. |
| Proverbs 17 18 |
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. |
| Deuteronomy 33 25 |
Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. |
| Proverbs 16 29 |
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. |
| Proverbs 15 18 |
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. |
| Proverbs 12 18 |
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. |
| Ecclesiastes 9 16 |
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. |
| Ezekiel 21 9 |
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: |
| Job 41 30 |
Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. |
| Isaiah 13 12 |
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. |
| Psalms 73 6 |
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. |
| Exodus 21 18 |
And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: |
| Proverbs 10 31 |
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. |
| Proverbs 16 28 |
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. |
| Isaiah 48 10 |
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. |
| Proverbs 10 4 |
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. |
| Proverbs 21 11 |
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. |
| Proverbs 14 3 |
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. |
| Proverbs 29 23 |
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. |
| Isaiah 10 15 |
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. |
| Proverbs 14 35 |
The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. |
| James 2 2 |
For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; |
| Job 41 27 |
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. |
| Proverbs 24 5 |
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. |
| Lamentations 4 9 |
They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. |
| Leviticus 24 19 |
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; |
| Proverbs 13 2 |
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. |
| Ezekiel 21 10 |
It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree. |
| Song of Solomon 8 6 |
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. |
| Matthew 10 36 |
And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. |
| Psalms 45 5 |
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. |
| Proverbs 29 9 |
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. |
| Ecclesiastes 10 12 |
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
| Psalms 89 43 |
Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. |
| Exodus 31 4 |
To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, |
| Joel 3 10 |
Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. |
| Job 5 13 |
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. |
| Proverbs 29 8 |
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. |
| Proverbs 28 23 |
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. |
| Proverbs 16 32 |
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. |
| Proverbs 28 11 |
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. |
| Psalms 62 9 |
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. |
| Proverbs 11 16 |
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. |
| Proverbs 27 21 |
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. |