John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Old Testament. (continued) |
| 9992 |
| Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein. |
| Proverbs xxvi. 27. |
| 9993 |
| Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. |
| Proverbs xxvii. 1. |
| 9994 |
| Open rebuke is better than secret love. |
| Proverbs xxvii. 5. |
| 9995 |
| Faithful are the wounds of a friend. |
| Proverbs xxvii. 6. |
| 9996 |
| A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. |
| Proverbs xxvii. 15. |
| 9997 |
| Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. |
| Proverbs xxvii. 17. |
| 9998 |
| Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. |
| Proverbs xxvii. 22. |
| 9999 |
| The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion. |
| Proverbs xxviii. 1. |
| 10000 |
| He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. |
| Proverbs xxviii. 20. |
| 10001 |
| Where there is no vision, the people perish. |
| Proverbs xxix. 18. |
| 10002 |
| Give me neither poverty nor riches. |
| Proverbs xxx. 8. |
| 10003 |
| The horseleech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. |
| Proverbs xxx. 15. |
| 10004 |
| In her tongue is the law of kindness. |
| Proverbs xxxi. 26. |
| 10005 |
| She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. |
| Proverbs xxxi. 27. |
| 10006 |
| Her children arise up and call her blessed. |
| Proverbs xxxi. 28. |
| 10007 |
| Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. |
| Proverbs xxxi. 29. |
| 10008 |
| Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain. |
| Proverbs xxxi. 30. |
| 10009 |
| Vanity of vanities,… all is vanity. |
| Ecclesiastes i. 2; xii. 8. |