John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Old Testament. (continued) |
| 9974 |
| The borrower is servant to the lender. |
| Proverbs xxii. 7. |
| 9975 |
| Remove not the ancient landmark. |
| Proverbs xxii. 28; xxiii. 10. |
| 9976 |
| Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. |
| Proverbs xxii. 29. |
| 9977 |
| Put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. |
| Proverbs xxiii. 2. |
| 9978 |
| Riches certainly make themselves wings. |
| Proverbs xxiii. 5. |
| 9979 |
| As he thinketh in his heart, so is he. |
| Proverbs xxiii. 7. |
| 9980 |
| Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. |
| Proverbs xxiii. 21. |
| 9981 |
| Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup;… at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. |
| Proverbs xxiii. 31, 32. |
| 9982 |
| A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. |
| Proverbs xxiv. 5. |
| 9983 |
| If thou faint in the day of adversity thy strength is small. |
| Proverbs xxiv. 10. |
| 9984 |
| A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. |
| Proverbs xxv. 11. |
| 9985 |
| Heap coals of fire upon his head. |
| Proverbs xxv. 22. |
| 9986 |
| As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. |
| Proverbs xxv. 25. |
| 9987 |
| As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. |
| Proverbs xxvi. 2. |
| 9988 |
| Answer a fool according to his folly. |
| Proverbs xxvi. 5. |
| 9989 |
| Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him. |
| Proverbs xxvi. 12. |
| 9990 |
| There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. |
| Proverbs xxvi. 13. |
| 9991 |
| Wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. |
| Proverbs xxvi. 16. |