Lately, I have been reading through the book of Proverbs as part of my Bible reading plan. There are many powerful statements, but here are a few that are worth pondering, which may not be familiar to you.

Proverbs 3:27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Proverbs 9:8-9 Do not rebuke mockers, or they will hate you; rebuke the wise, and they will love you. (9) Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.

Proverbs 11:4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 13:3 Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 16:9 In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.

Proverbs 17:28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.

Proverbs 18:21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Proverbs 24:16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.

Proverbs 28:13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.