Proverbs 26:19–24

⁴Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

²³It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

⁹Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

²¹Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

¹³And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

²⁸A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

⁶And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

¹⁰Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

²²The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

¹⁸A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

²²An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

¹AND there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

²And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

³That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

²⁰And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

¹²Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

³³Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

⁴Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

⁸The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

¹⁹He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

⁹In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

⁴⁷¶ And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

⁴⁸But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

³⁹And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

¹⁸He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

³¹And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

²⁷Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.

⁴Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

⁹And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

¹⁰But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

²⁰Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy.

¹⁸He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

⁶And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

¹⁷He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

⁵The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

¹A FALSE balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.