Proverbs 23 cross-references
Proverbs 23 has 35 verses, which point to 323 other passages and are cited by 285. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
See Proverbs 23’s threads in the explorerProverbs 23:1
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
Points to (2)
- Jude 1:12 — These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds… 1 votes
- Genesis 43:32–34 — And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with… 1 votes
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- Psalms 141:4 — Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not… 3 votes
- Revelation 18:3 — For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have… 1 votes
Proverbs 23:2
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
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- Philippians 3:19 — Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly… 12 votes
- Matthew 18:8–9 — Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee… 9 votes
- 1 Corinthians 9:27 — But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to… 8 votes
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- Genesis 27:14 — And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his… 3 votes
Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Points to (5)
- Proverbs 23:6 — Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 7 votes
- Luke 21:34 — And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness,… 6 votes
- Psalms 141:4 — Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not… 6 votes
- Ephesians 4:22 — That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful… 5 votes
- Daniel 1:8 — But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor… 5 votes
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- Proverbs 23:6 — Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 7 votes
- Proverbs 1:19 — So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. 4 votes
Proverbs 23:4
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Points to (12)
- Hebrews 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said,… 27 votes
- Proverbs 28:20 — A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. 22 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:8–10 — And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 17 votes
- Matthew 6:19 — Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break… 17 votes
- Proverbs 3:5 — Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 15 votes
- John 6:27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the… 14 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Proverbs 3:5 — Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 150 votes
- Matthew 6:19 — Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break… 41 votes
- Luke 12:15 — And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the… 11 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:3 — What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? 7 votes
Proverbs 23:5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
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- Proverbs 27:24 — For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? 11 votes
- 1 John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not… 10 votes
- James 5:1–2 — Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 6 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in… 6 votes
- Matthew 6:19 — Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break… 6 votes
- Psalms 119:36–37 — Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. 5 votes
Pointed to from (27)
- Colossians 3:2 — Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 15 votes
- Psalms 119:37 — Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. 13 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in… 6 votes
- Matthew 13:22 — He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the… 6 votes
Proverbs 23:6
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Points to (9)
- Proverbs 23:3 — Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 7 votes
- Psalms 141:4 — Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not… 7 votes
- Daniel 1:8–10 — But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor… 6 votes
- Deuteronomy 15:9 — Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at… 5 votes
- Matthew 20:15 — Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? 4 votes
- Proverbs 28:22 — He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. 3 votes
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- 2 Corinthians 9:7 — Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God… 13 votes
- Proverbs 28:22 — He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. 7 votes
- Proverbs 23:3 — Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 7 votes
- Mark 7:22 — All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. 3 votes
Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
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- Psalms 12:2 — They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 41 votes
- Psalms 55:21 — The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil,… 29 votes
- Judges 16:15 — And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me… 26 votes
- Matthew 9:3–4 — And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 25 votes
- Luke 11:37–54 — And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 23 votes
- Luke 7:39 — Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a… 21 votes
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- 2 Chronicles 1:11 — And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour,… 8 votes
- Proverbs 24:9 — The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. 6 votes
- Luke 14:1 — And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day,… 4 votes
- Luke 7:39 — Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a… 3 votes
Proverbs 23:8
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Pointed to from (2)
- Job 20:15 — He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. 9 votes
- Proverbs 25:16 — Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. 0 votes
Proverbs 23:9
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Points to (16)
- Proverbs 9:7–8 — He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a… 12 votes
- Matthew 7:6 — Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them… 10 votes
- Proverbs 26:4–5 — Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 8 votes
- Proverbs 1:7 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 4 votes
- 1 Corinthians 1:21–24 — For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of… 3 votes
- Acts 28:25–28 — And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the… 3 votes
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- Matthew 7:6 — Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them… 77 votes
- Proverbs 9:8 — Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 14 votes
- Proverbs 9:7 — He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a… 9 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8 — He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit. 3 votes
Proverbs 23:10
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Points to (14)
- Zechariah 7:10 — And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil… 8 votes
- Proverbs 22:28 — Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. 8 votes
- James 1:27 — Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their… 5 votes
- Jeremiah 22:3 — Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the… 5 votes
- Deuteronomy 27:17 — Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. 5 votes
- Job 24:2–3 — Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. 4 votes
Pointed to from (21)
- Proverbs 22:28 — Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. 8 votes
- Psalms 140:12 — I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. 8 votes
- Malachi 3:5 — And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the… 6 votes
- Proverbs 15:25 — The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. 6 votes
Proverbs 23:11
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Points to (7)
- Proverbs 22:23 — For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 7 votes
- Job 19:25 — For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 6 votes
- Psalms 12:5 — For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set… 3 votes
- Deuteronomy 27:19 — Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall… 3 votes
- Exodus 22:22–24 — Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 3 votes
- Jeremiah 51:36 — Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up… 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Job 19:25 — For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 24 votes
- Psalms 35:1 — [A Psalm of David.] Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight… 19 votes
- Proverbs 22:23 — For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 10 votes
- Jeremiah 50:34 — Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may… 4 votes
Proverbs 23:12
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Points to (7)
- Proverbs 5:1–2 — My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 16 votes
- Proverbs 2:2–6 — So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 14 votes
- James 1:21–25 — Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted… 10 votes
- Proverbs 23:19 — Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 10 votes
- Ezekiel 33:31 — And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words,… 8 votes
- Matthew 13:52 — Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a… 7 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Psalms 90:12 — So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 22 votes
- Isaiah 34:16 — Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my… 19 votes
- Proverbs 2:2 — So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 13 votes
- Proverbs 23:19 — Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 6 votes
Proverbs 23:13
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Points to (4)
- Proverbs 13:24 — He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. 13 votes
- Proverbs 29:15 — The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. 12 votes
- Proverbs 19:18 — Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. 12 votes
- Proverbs 29:17 — Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. 11 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Proverbs 13:24 — He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. 32 votes
- Ephesians 6:4 — And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the… 19 votes
- Proverbs 22:15 — Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 9 votes
- Proverbs 19:18 — Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. 9 votes
Proverbs 23:14
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Points to (3)
- 1 Corinthians 11:32 — But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. 4 votes
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 — To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day… 4 votes
- Proverbs 22:15 — Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 4 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Proverbs 15:24 — The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. 5 votes
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 — To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day… 4 votes
Proverbs 23:15
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Points to (19)
- Proverbs 23:24–25 — The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 10 votes
- 2 John 1:4 — I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the… 6 votes
- 3 John 1:3–4 — For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou… 4 votes
- Zephaniah 3:17 — The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will… 4 votes
- Proverbs 29:3 — Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. 4 votes
- 1 John 2:1 — My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate… 2 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Proverbs 10:1 — The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 12 votes
- Proverbs 23:24 — The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 8 votes
- Proverbs 27:11 — My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. 5 votes
- Luke 1:14 — And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 4 votes
Proverbs 23:16
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Points to (5)
- Proverbs 8:6 — Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 5 votes
- Ephesians 5:4 — Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 4 votes
- James 3:2 — For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to… 3 votes
- Colossians 4:4 — That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. 3 votes
- Ephesians 4:29 — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that… 3 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Proverbs 16:24 — Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 15 votes
- Proverbs 8:6 — Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 3 votes
Proverbs 23:17
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Points to (12)
- Proverbs 28:14 — Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. 14 votes
- 2 Corinthians 7:1 — Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh… 11 votes
- Proverbs 15:16 — Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. 9 votes
- 1 Peter 1:17 — And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the… 8 votes
- Acts 9:31 — Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 — For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. 6 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Proverbs 3:6 — In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 60 votes
- Psalms 37:1 — [A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of… 39 votes
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole… 28 votes
- Proverbs 28:14 — Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. 15 votes
Proverbs 23:18
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Points to (9)
- Hebrews 10:35 — Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. 33 votes
- Jeremiah 29:11 — For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give… 30 votes
- Psalms 9:18 — For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. 28 votes
- Philippians 1:20 — According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all… 19 votes
- Proverbs 24:14 — So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and… 19 votes
- Proverbs 24:20 — For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. 17 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Psalms 9:18 — For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. 12 votes
- Ruth 2:12 — The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings… 9 votes
- Proverbs 24:14 — So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and… 6 votes
- Ephesians 6:8 — Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond… 3 votes
Proverbs 23:19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Points to (5)
- Proverbs 23:26 — My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 9 votes
- Proverbs 23:12 — Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. 6 votes
- Proverbs 4:10–23 — Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. 5 votes
- Proverbs 9:6 — Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 4 votes
- Proverbs 6:6 — Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 4 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Proverbs 4:23 — Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 305 votes
- Proverbs 23:12 — Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. 10 votes
- Luke 15:13 — And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and… 5 votes
- Isaiah 5:22 — Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: 5 votes
Proverbs 23:20
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
Points to (14)
- Ephesians 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 7 votes
- Luke 21:34 — And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness,… 7 votes
- Romans 13:13 — Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in… 5 votes
- Isaiah 5:22 — Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: 5 votes
- 1 Peter 4:3–4 — For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in… 4 votes
- Luke 15:13 — And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and… 4 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Ephesians 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 7 votes
- Proverbs 18:9 — He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. 7 votes
- Proverbs 28:19 — He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have… 3 votes
- Romans 13:13 — Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in… 2 votes
Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Points to (11)
- Proverbs 21:17 — He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. 9 votes
- Philippians 3:19 — Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly… 7 votes
- Proverbs 19:15 — Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. 7 votes
- Galatians 5:21 — Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also… 5 votes
- 1 Corinthians 5:11 — But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or… 5 votes
- Proverbs 6:9–11 — How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 5 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Proverbs 21:17 — He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. 13 votes
- Proverbs 19:15 — Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:18 — By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. 5 votes
- Proverbs 23:29 — Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who… 4 votes
Proverbs 23:22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Points to (11)
- Proverbs 30:17 — The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it… 9 votes
- Proverbs 1:8 — My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 8 votes
- John 19:26–27 — When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother,… 7 votes
- Ephesians 6:1–2 — Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 6 votes
- Proverbs 6:20 — My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 6 votes
- Deuteronomy 27:16 — Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 2 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Ephesians 6:1 — Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 42 votes
- Exodus 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 27 votes
- Matthew 15:4 — For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die… 9 votes
- Proverbs 30:17 — The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it… 7 votes
Proverbs 23:23
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Points to (18)
- Proverbs 18:15 — The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. 23 votes
- Matthew 13:44 — Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he… 22 votes
- Psalms 119:72 — The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. 19 votes
- Proverbs 16:16 — How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! 17 votes
- Hebrews 11:26 — Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the… 15 votes
- Philippians 3:7–8 — But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 15 votes
Pointed to from (24)
- Matthew 13:44 — Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he… 23 votes
- Psalms 90:12 — So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 16 votes
- Proverbs 4:7 — Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 15 votes
- Proverbs 4:13 — Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. 13 votes
Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
Points to (10)
- Proverbs 10:1 — The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 10 votes
- Proverbs 15:20 — A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. 9 votes
- Proverbs 29:3 — Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. 8 votes
- Proverbs 23:15–16 — My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 8 votes
- Philemon 1:20 — Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. 6 votes
- Philemon 1:9 — Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of… 5 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- 3 John 1:4 — I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 10 votes
- Proverbs 23:15 — My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 10 votes
- Proverbs 10:1 — The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 10 votes
- Luke 1:14 — And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 7 votes
Proverbs 23:25
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
Points to (6)
- Proverbs 17:25 — A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 6 votes
- Luke 11:27–28 — And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said… 3 votes
- Luke 1:58 — And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with… 3 votes
- Luke 1:40–47 — And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 2 votes
- 1 Chronicles 4:9–10 — And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare… 2 votes
- Luke 1:31–33 — And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 1 votes
Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Points to (15)
- Psalms 119:2 — Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. 20 votes
- Psalms 119:9–11 — BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. 17 votes
- Deuteronomy 6:5 — And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 16 votes
- Matthew 10:37–38 — He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more… 13 votes
- Proverbs 4:25–27 — Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 10 votes
- Proverbs 4:23 — Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 9 votes
Pointed to from (21)
- Deuteronomy 4:9 — Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have… 54 votes
- Matthew 15:8 — This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far… 21 votes
- Revelation 3:15 — I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 12 votes
- Psalms 119:2 — Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. 12 votes
Proverbs 23:27
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Points to (1)
- Proverbs 22:14 — The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. 8 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Proverbs 22:14 — The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:26 — And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso… 5 votes
- Proverbs 2:16 — To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 5 votes
- Numbers 31:16 — Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the… 4 votes
Proverbs 23:28
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Points to (12)
- Ecclesiastes 7:26 — And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso… 9 votes
- 1 Corinthians 10:8 — Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. 5 votes
- Hosea 4:11 — Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. 5 votes
- Proverbs 7:12 — Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.) 5 votes
- Revelation 17:1–2 — And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come… 4 votes
- Proverbs 22:14 — The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. 4 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Proverbs 7:12 — Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.) 5 votes
- Jeremiah 3:2 — Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou… 2 votes
- Acts 11:23 — Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart… 1 votes
Proverbs 23:29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Points to (13)
- Ephesians 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:36–37 — And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's… 5 votes
- Luke 12:45–46 — But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the… 4 votes
- Isaiah 28:7–8 — But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the… 4 votes
- Isaiah 5:22 — Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: 4 votes
- Isaiah 5:11 — Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until… 4 votes
Pointed to from (18)
- Isaiah 5:11 — Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until… 10 votes
- Ephesians 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 8 votes
- Proverbs 20:1 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 6 votes
- Esther 1:11 — To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her… 4 votes
Proverbs 23:30
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Points to (7)
- Ephesians 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 8 votes
- Isaiah 5:11 — Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until… 7 votes
- Proverbs 20:1 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 5 votes
- Amos 6:6 — That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the… 4 votes
- Proverbs 9:2 — She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 4 votes
- Psalms 75:8 — For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of… 4 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Psalms 75:8 — For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of… 8 votes
- Proverbs 9:2 — She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 votes
Proverbs 23:31
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
Points to (7)
- 1 John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not… 5 votes
- Psalms 119:37 — Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. 4 votes
- 2 Samuel 11:2 — And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the… 3 votes
- Mark 9:47 — And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one… 2 votes
- Proverbs 6:25 — Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. 2 votes
- Matthew 5:28–30 — But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her… 1 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Job 31:1 — I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? 12 votes
- Proverbs 9:17 — Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 7 votes
- Genesis 9:21 — And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. 6 votes
- Psalms 101:3 — I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to… 3 votes
Proverbs 23:32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Points to (14)
- Luke 16:25–26 — But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus… 3 votes
- Isaiah 28:7–8 — But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the… 3 votes
- Isaiah 28:3 — The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet: 3 votes
- Romans 6:21 — What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 2 votes
- Amos 9:3 — And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they… 2 votes
- Amos 5:19 — As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Psalms 140:3 — They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. 5 votes
- Isaiah 59:5 — They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which… 4 votes
- Isaiah 5:11 — Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until… 2 votes
Proverbs 23:33
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Points to (7)
- Jude 1:12–13 — These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds… 4 votes
- Hosea 7:5 — In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with… 3 votes
- Proverbs 31:5 — Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 3 votes
- Proverbs 2:12 — To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 3 votes
- Daniel 5:4 — They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. 2 votes
- Psalms 69:12 — They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Proverbs 4:25 — Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 8 votes
- Acts 20:30 — Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 4 votes
- Ezekiel 23:16 — And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea. 2 votes
- Proverbs 6:10 — Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 2 votes
Proverbs 23:34
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
Points to (11)
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2–7 — For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 4 votes
- Luke 21:34 — And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness,… 3 votes
- Luke 17:27–29 — They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered… 3 votes
- Matthew 24:38 — For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,… 3 votes
- 1 Kings 16:9 — And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 13:28 — Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I… 3 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Matthew 26:43 — And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 2 votes
Proverbs 23:35
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
Points to (10)
- Jeremiah 5:3 — O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast… 6 votes
- Isaiah 56:12 — Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as… 5 votes
- 1 Corinthians 15:32–34 — If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise… 4 votes
- 2 Peter 2:22 — But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the… 3 votes
- Isaiah 22:13 — And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and… 3 votes
- Proverbs 27:22 — Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart… 3 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Proverbs 27:22 — Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart… 8 votes
- Isaiah 56:12 — Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as… 4 votes
- Proverbs 26:9 — As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 3 votes
- Matthew 24:39 — And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 2 votes