Action/Result
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Good |
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Action |
Result |
Proverb |
Blameless |
Good inheritance Kept safe |
28:10 28:18 |
Blessing of the Lord |
Wealth |
|
Confess your sins |
Mercy |
28:13 |
Corrections of
discipline |
Life |
|
Diligent |
Wealth Hands will rule Desires are fully
satisfied Plans lead to profit |
10:4 13:4 21:5 |
Fear the Lord |
Gain knowledge Beginning of wisdom Length to life Healthy body Secure fortress Fountain of life Wealth, honor, life |
1:7 3:7-8 21:4 |
Generous |
Prosper Blessed |
22:9 |
Good man |
Favor from the Lord Rewarded for his ways Evil men will bow down |
12:2 |
Hate ill-gotten gain |
Long life |
28:16 |
Heed discipline,
correction |
Life Understanding Prosper |
|
Honor the Lord with
your wealth |
Overflowing bounty |
3:9-10 |
Humble |
Grace Wisdom Honor |
11:2 |
Integrity |
Guarded |
13:6 |
Kind heart |
Respect Benefits himself |
|
Knowledge |
Understanding Strength |
24:5 |
Listen to wisdom |
Live in safety; be at
ease without fear of harm Honor Riches, honor,
enduring wealth, prosperity Kept safe Brings joy to his
father |
28:26 29:3 |
Love, faithful |
Win favor and a good
name in the sight of God and man Covers all wrongs Richly blessed |
3:3-4 28:20 |
Patient |
Understanding Persuasive |
25:15 |
Pay attention to the
word |
Life, health Discretion, knowledge Blessed |
4:20-22 5:1-2 |
Prudent |
Knowledge |
|
Remember his
teachings, keep his commands in your heart |
Prolong your life for
many years and bring you prosperity They will guide you,
keep you, watch over you, speak to you Live; keep you from
evil things Rewarded |
3:1-2 5:20-22 7:2,5 |
Righteous |
Blessed home Delivered from death Blessings Memory will be a
blessing Life Desires will be granted Joy Never be uprooted Rescued from trouble Go free Desire ends in good Thrive Receive their due on
earth Stands firm Escapes trouble No harm Prayers are heard Safe Prosperity, honor Justice for the poor |
10:2 11:4,6 10:6 10:7 11:8 12:7 29:7 |
Search for
understanding like hidden treasure |
Understand the fear of
the Lord and find the knowledge of God Life Prosper |
2:2-5; 4:1, 10 18:8 |
Sound judgment,
discernment |
Life Knowledge |
14:6 |
Trust in the Lord |
Straight path Prosper Safe |
3:5 28:25 29:25 |
Trust in the Lord |
Blessed |
|
Upright |
Victory, knowledge understanding,
wisdom; live in the land Integrity guides them Flourish |
2:7, 21 11:3 |
Wise |
Honor Praised Teaching is a
foundation of life Lips protect them King delights Knowledge Lips are persuasive Power |
12:8 14:3 15:2 15:7 24:5 |
Work |
Abundant food |
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Bad |
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Action |
Result |
Proverb |
Adultery |
Destroys yourself |
|
Be swept away by the
evil in the world |
Don’t return or attain
the paths of life |
2:16-19 |
Disobey |
Brink of utter ruin |
5:13-14 |
Evil |
Death Snared by his own sin |
29:6 |
Fail to find the Lord |
Death |
|
Gloat over disaster |
Not go unpunished |
17:5 |
Go after selfish gain |
Take away your life |
|
Harden your heart |
Trouble |
28:14 |
Ignore discipline |
Poverty, shame |
|
Lazy |
Poor Ends in slave labor |
10:4 |
Love pleasure |
Poor |
|
Lust in your heart |
Reduces you to a loaf of
bread |
|
Prideful |
Disgrace Downfall |
11:2 |
Reject wisdom |
Calamity will over
take you Shame Death |
1:24-26 |
Stray from
understanding |
Death |
|
Unfaithful |
Way is hard |
|
Walk in the way of evil
men |
Darkness |
4:14-19 |
Wicked |
Violence overwhelmed Punishment Will not go unpunished Hopes end in wrath Overthrown and are no
more Full of trouble |
10:6 12:7 |