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Proverbs · read by Paul Washer
52 verses, in order. Only the verses Paul read aloud are shown.
Proverbs 1
7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.Read from ESV · Question and Answer Session
Proverbs 3
1
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;Read from ESV · Family Series Part 2 (Honor, the Gateway to Blessings)
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for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.Read from ESV · Family Series Part 2 (Honor, the Gateway to Blessings)
3
Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.Read from NASB1995 · Family Series Part 2 (Honor, the Gateway to Blessings)
4
Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.Read from NASB1995 · Family Series Part 2 (Honor, the Gateway to Blessings)
5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;Read from ESV · Blessed Are the Meek
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Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;Read from NASB1995 · Family Series Part 2 (Honor, the Gateway to Blessings)
Proverbs 4
1
Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.Read from NASB1995 · The Cross-Centered Life Q&a 1
3
When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,Read from NASB1995 · Responsibility
4
he taught me and said, "Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.Read from ESV · Family Series Part 3 (Responsibility, the Duty of Fathers)
Proverbs 6
20
My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
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Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
Proverbs 8
34
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.Read from NASB1995 · 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18
Proverbs 10
5
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Ready for a Relationship?
Proverbs 11
14
For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.Read from NASB1995 · A Young Man's Attitude Towards Women
Proverbs 13
4
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
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He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
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A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is passed to the righteous.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Ready for a Relationship?
Proverbs 17
15
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.Read from NASB1995 · Building Our House on the Rock - Session 2
Proverbs 18
10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.Read from ESV · He Drank Your Hell
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A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.Read from NASB1995 · Godly Fellowship
Proverbs 20
20
Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.Read from NASB1995 · Family Series Part 1 (Adolescence and Obedience)
Proverbs 21
17
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Ready for a Relationship?
Proverbs 22
6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.Read from NKJV · The Godly Home - Part 5
Proverbs 23
4
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
5
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
Proverbs 26
2
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.Read from NASB1995 · The Crushing of Christ
Proverbs 27
6
The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.Read from NASB1995 · Godly Fellowship
Proverbs 28
1
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.Read from ESV · The True Servant of Christ - Part 1
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The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
Proverbs 29
15
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.Read from NASB1995 · A Young Man's Attitude Towards Women
18
Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.Read from NASB1995 · Marriage and the Gospel
Proverbs 30
17
As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.Read from NASB1995 · Obedience - the Pathway to Blessing
Proverbs 31
1
These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 2
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A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.Read from KJV · A Young Man's Attitude Towards Women
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The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.Read from ESV · The Godly Family - Part 3
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She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
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She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
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She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
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She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
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She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 2
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She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 2
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She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 2
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When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
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She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
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Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.Read from ESV · The Godly Family - Part 2
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She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.Read from NASB1995 · The Godly Family - Part 3
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She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.Read from ESV · The Godly Family - Part 3
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Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.Read from NASB1995 · The Cross-Centered Life Q&a 1