The teachings of Philip G. Roets & Lois Roets
Philip G. Roets STL, SSL
Philip G. Roets used this assignment for his class "Philosophy of Religion" at Upper Iowa University — Des Moines site (1989–1994).
Assignment/Directions: Here is a list of 38 proverbs from the Book of Proverbs. Describe how each is applicable to life today.
"The heart that is wise is obedient to instruction, the gabbling fool is heading for ruin."
Proverbs 10:8
"The path of me is to abide by discipline, and he who ignores correction goes astray."
Proverbs 10:17
"The lips of just men silence hatred, he who voices slander is a fool."
Proverbs 10:18
"As vinegar to the teeth, smoke to the eyes, so the sluggard to the one who sends him."
Proverbs 10:26
"Their virtuous conduct sets honest men free, treacherous men are imprisoned by their own desires."
Proverbs 11:6
"For want of guidance a people fails, safety lies in many advisers."
Proverbs 11:14
"A golden ring in the snout of a pig is a lovely woman who lacks discretion."
Proverbs 11:22
"Better a common man who does his own work than one who plays the lord and goes short of bread."
Proverbs 12:9
"Bitterness is in the heart of the schemer, joy with those who give counsels of peace."
Proverbs 12:20
"A sudden fortune will dwindle away, he grows rich who accumulates little by little."
Proverbs 13:11
"A quick-tempered man commits rash acts, the prudent man will be long-suffering."
Proverbs 14:17
"The life of the body is a tranquil heart, but envy is a cancer in the bones."
Proverbs 14:30
"Pride goes before destruction. A haughty spirit before a fall."
Proverbs 16:18
"A troublemaker sows strife, a talebearer divides friend from friend."
Proverbs 16:28
"Better a crust of dry bread and with it peace than a house where feast and dispute go together."
Proverbs 17:1
"Rather come on a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly."
Proverbs 17:12
"A friend is a friend at all times, it is for adversity that a brother is born."
Proverbs 17:17
"A glad heart is excellent medicine. A spirit depressed wastes the bones away."
Proverbs 17:22
"If a fool can hold his tongue, even he can pass for wise, and pass for clever if he keeps his lips tight shut."
Proverbs 17:28
"The fool has no love for reflection but only for airing his opinion."
Proverbs 18:2
"The words of the talebearer are tasty morsels, that go right down to the belly."
Proverbs 18:8
"The first to plead is adjudged to be right, in comes his opponent, then the trial begins."
Proverbs 18:17
"Into the dish the idler dips his hand, but bring it back to his mouth he cannot."
Proverbs 19:24
"Wine is reckless, strong drink quarrelsome; unwise is he whom it seduces."
Proverbs 20:1
"'No good, no good!' says the buyer, but he goes off congratulating himself."
Proverbs 20:14
"A man finds bread sweet when it is got by fraud, but later his mouth is full of grit."
Proverbs 20:17
"Better a corner of a loft to live in than a house shared with a scolding woman."
Proverbs 21:9
"Better to live in a desert land than with a scolding and irritable woman."
Proverbs 21:19
"Instruct a child in the way he should go, and when he grows old he will not leave it."
Proverbs 22:6
"Do not waste words on a fool, he will not appreciate the shrewdness of your remarks."
Proverbs 23:9
"Clouds and gusts and yet no rain, such is the man whose promises are princely but never kept."
Proverbs 25:14
"An open town, and without defenses, such is the man lacking self-control."
Proverbs 25:28
"Unreliable as a lame man's legs: so is a proverb in the mouth of fools."
Proverbs 26:7
"The door turns on its hinges, the idler, on his bed."
Proverbs 26:14
"Like catching a stray dog by the tail, so is interfering in the quarrels of others."
Proverbs 26:17
"No wood, and the fire goes out; no talebearer, and quarrelling dies down."
Proverbs 26:20
"Charcoal for live embers, wood for fire, for kindling strife a quarrelsome man."
Proverbs 26:21
"A glaze applied to an earthen pot: such are smooth lips and wicked heart."
Proverbs 26:23