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Proverbs · read by Ian Paisley
41 verses, in order. Only the verses Ian read aloud are shown.
Proverbs 1
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If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,Read from KJV · The Greatest Scoundrel in Government Who Called for the Gospel Preacher
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in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,Read from KJV · The Greatest Scoundrel in Government Who Called for the Gospel Preacher
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when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.Read from KJV · The Greatest Scoundrel in Government Who Called for the Gospel Preacher
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Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.Read from KJV · The Greatest Scoundrel in Government Who Called for the Gospel Preacher
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They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.Read from KJV · The Greatest Scoundrel in Government Who Called for the Gospel Preacher
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So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.Read from KJV · The Greatest Scoundrel in Government Who Called for the Gospel Preacher
Proverbs 5
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For a man's ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
Proverbs 6
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When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.Read from KJV · Psalm 12:6
Proverbs 8
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I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.Read from KJV · A Plant of Renown (Part One)
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The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.Read from NKJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,Read from NKJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
Proverbs 16
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When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even the man's enemies live at peace with him.Read from ESV · The Light of the World
Proverbs 21
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The king's heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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All a man's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
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The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
Proverbs 25
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Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.Read from KJV · The Strange Occupation of God
Proverbs 26
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Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.Read from KJV · The Winged Fowl of Scripture
Proverbs 29
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A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.Read from KJV · Coronation of Christ