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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's learning to dance in the rain
At our church, we are doing a series on Proverbs and we also get memory verses for during the week. I'm typing them up to put on here... Also, these are in the NIV version.
Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and dicipline.
Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Proverbs 18:2
A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.
Proverbs 26:8
Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
Proverbs 9:9
Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.
Proverbs 12:18
Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 15:31
He who listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise.
Proverbs 19:29
Penalties are prepared for mockers and beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 22:10
Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out. Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Proverbs 9:7
He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, and he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.
Proverbs 1:32
For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complaceny of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 14:15
A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.
Proverbs 22:3
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 21:25
The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 6:9
How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
Proverbs 5:3-4
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.
Proverbs 5:8-9
Keep to a path far from her. Do not go near the door of her house, lest you give your best strengh to others and your years to one who is cruel.
Proverbs 5:22-23
The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast. He will die for lack of dicipline, led astray by his own great folly.