If you want to be wise in this new year, the best place to start is prayer (see James 1:5). After you pray, start reading the Book of Proverbs. Most of its content comes from a man who famously asked God for wisdom. When God granted that Israelite king’s request, that man left much of his divinely-given wisdom for us to benefit from. We’d be fools not to take advantage of it.
This list of proverbs is no substitute for you reading the entire book of Proverbs yourself, but these are some great proverbs to study, memorize, and meditate upon. They are all provided in the classic King James Version.
- “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” (Proverbs 1:7)
- “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
- “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23)
- “Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.” (Proverbs 10:12)
- “The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.” (Proverbs 11:25)
- “Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.” (Proverbs 12:1)
- “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.” (Proverbs 12:15)
- “Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.” (Proverbs 13:10)
- “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.” (Proverbs 13:20)
- “He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.” (Proverbs 14:29)
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- “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.” (Proverbs 15:1)
- “Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.” (Proverbs 15:22)
- “Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.” (Proverbs 16:3)
- “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9)
- “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.” (Proverbs 16:32)
- “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” (Proverbs 17:22)
- “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” (Proverbs 18:21)
- “Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.” (Proverbs 19:20)
- “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.” (Proverbs 20:1)
- “Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.” (Proverbs 21:23)
- “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.” (Proverbs 22:1)
- “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6)
- “If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.” (Proverbs 24:10)
- “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” (Proverbs 27:17)
- “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.” (Proverbs 28:13)
God bless you and may you have a joy-filled and wise New Year!
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