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Favorite Quotations from Scripture

  • A fool thinks he needs no advice, but a wise man listens to others. (Proverbs 12:15)

  • Be with wise men and become wise.  Be with evil men and become evil. (Proverbs 13.20)

  • A fool is quick-tempered; a wise man stays cool when insulted.  (Proverbs 12:16)

  • A wise man controls his temper.  He knows that anger causes mistakes.  (Proverbs 14:29)

  • Pride leads to arguments; be humble, take advice, and become wise (Proverbs 13:10)

  • Some people like to make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise soothe and heal. (Proverbs 12:18)

  • Go easy on others; then they will do the same for you.  (Luke 6:37b)

  • Try to live in peace with everyone; work hard at it.  (Psalm 34: 14b)

  • Love is never haughty or selfish or rude.  (1 Corinthians 13:5)

  • If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost. (1 Corinthians 13:7a)

  • Lord, you have searched me and you know me.  You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.  You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.  (Psalm 139:1-3 NIV)

  • A relaxed attitude lengthens a man's life; jealousy rots it away.  (Proverbs 14:30)

  • A wise teacher makes learning a joy; a rebellious teacher spouts foolishness. (Proverbs 15:2)

  • The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.  (Proverbs 21:20)

  • The person who, like the rich landowner in the Gospel parable, thinks that he can make his life secure by the possession of material goods alone is deluding himself.  Life is slipping away from him, and very soon he will find himself bereft of it without ever having appreciated its real meaning: "Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?"  (Lk. 12:20)

  • You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. (Matthew 25:21, NIV)