Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
Wisdom sayings consider delayed hope and the influence of one's companions.
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Anonymous. Largely a farewell address placed in Moses' mouth by a narrator who goes on to describe his death.
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Anonymous. Tells Joshua's story in the third person.
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Many hands over centuries. Superscriptions assign a number to David; those are ancient editorial notes, not signatures.
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A collection headed as Solomon's, which elsewhere names other compilers.
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Written in the voice of 'the Preacher, the son of David' — a role rather than a name.
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Spans centuries of material and has long been read as the work of more than one hand.
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Anonymous. Tradition assigns it to Jeremiah; the text does not.
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Anonymous. The name is a second-century attribution.
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Anonymous. Names its own source only as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'.
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Named by the text and widely accepted — the clearest authorship in the Bible. Several letters bearing his name are disputed and are marked as such.
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Names its author only as James, a very common name. Which James is disputed.
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Names Peter. Its polished Greek has made that contested since antiquity.
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Names its author as John. Which John has been disputed since the third century.
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View all filters →One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Wisdom sayings consider delayed hope and the influence of one's companions.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
These wisdom sayings consider gentle speech and the effects of gladness.
A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.
These wisdom sayings consider gentle speech and the effects of gladness.
He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
Wisdom teaching links friendship with letting go of offenses and speaking with restraint.
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
Wisdom teaching links friendship with letting go of offenses and speaking with restraint.
for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Wisdom is linked with future hope, and falling is contrasted with rising again.
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Wisdom sayings reflect on honest friendship and what the heart reveals about a person.
Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.
Wisdom sayings reflect on honest friendship and what the heart reveals about a person.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
Wisdom sayings reflect on honest friendship and what the heart reveals about a person.
He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
A proverb connects mercy with honestly acknowledging and leaving wrongdoing.
Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.
The chapter commends advocacy for vulnerable people and strength joined with wise, kind speech.