Pre-Game Proverb with John Rayner

Pro 9:8  Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Pro 8:15  By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just;Pro 8:16  by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly.

Pro 5:20  For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner? Pro 5:21  For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He watches all his paths.

Pro 4:24  Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.

Pro 3:11  My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline or be weary of his reproof,Pro 3:12  for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

Pro 2:1  My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,Pro 2:2  making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;Pro 2:3  yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,Pro 2:4  if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,Pro 2:5  then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the know...

Pro 1:7  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Pro 29:2  When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

Pro 28:6  Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked though he be rich.

Pro 27:20  Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.

Pro 26:22  The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

Pro 25:16  Have you found honey? Eat only what you need, That you not have it in excess and vomit it.

Pro 22:2  The rich and the poor have this in common, The LORD is the maker of them all.

Pro 21:12  The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.

Pro 20:17  Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

Pro 19:11  Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Pro 18:2  A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

Pro 15:27  Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.

Pro 14:23  In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.

Pro 13:6  Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless, But wickedness subverts the sinner.

Pro 12:16  A fool's anger is known at once, But a prudent man conceals dishonor. A foolish person or a wicked person cannot contain themself, they have to broadcast their outrage.  A wise man though keeps the poker face and doesn’t fly off the handle.  You can also tie this into swearing, someone who can’t keep their rage in check tends to swear a lot, dropping F-bombs when something breaks o...

Pro 11:2  Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

Pro 8:34  "Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. Pro 8:35  "For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the LORD.Pro 8:36  "But he who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death."Joh 5:24 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judg...

Pro 7:21  With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him. Pro 7:22  Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,Pro 7:23  Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Pro 6:6-11  Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,  Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler, Prepares her food in the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest. How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?  "A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest"—  Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like...