John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Old Testament. (continued) |
| 9918 |
| Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. |
| Proverbs iii. 16. |
| 9919 |
| Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. |
| Proverbs iii. 17. |
| 9920 |
| Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting get understanding. |
| Proverbs iv. 7. |
| 9921 |
| The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. |
| Proverbs iv. 18. |
| 9922 |
| Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. |
| Proverbs vi. 6. |
| 9923 |
| Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. |
| Proverbs vi. 10; xxiv. 33. |
| 9924 |
| So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. |
| Proverbs vi. 11. |
| 9925 |
| Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? |
| Proverbs vi. 27. |
| 9926 |
| As an ox goeth to the slaughter. |
| Proverbs vii. 22; Jeremiah xi. 19. |
| 9927 |
| Wisdom is better than rubies. |
| Proverbs viii. 11. |
| 9928 |
| Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. |
| Proverbs ix. 17. |
| 9929 |
| He knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell |
| Proverbs ix. 18. |
| 9930 |
| A wise son maketh a glad father. |
| Proverbs x. 1. |
| 9931 |
| The memory of the just is blessed. |
| Proverbs x. 7. |
| 9932 |
| The destruction of the poor is their poverty. |
| Proverbs x. 15. |
| 9933 |
| In the multitude of counsellors there is safety. |
| Proverbs xi. 14; xxiv. 6. |
| 9934 |
| He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it. |
| Proverbs xi. 15. |