Peace » Advantages of
Quietness » Encouraged
Strife » Temporal blessing embittered by

Business life » Employees » Faithful
Children » Children that cause shame
Faithful » Servants
Servants » When good » Often exalted
Servants » Wise servants
Shame » Those that cause shame

Afflictions made beneficial » In testing and exhibiting our sincerity
Furnace » Use of » For refining gold
Gold » Refined
Heart » Renewed » Tested
Silver » Refining of
Silver » Purified by fire
Trial » The lord trying

Lying » The wicked » Give heed to
Lying » Leads to » Love of impure conversation
Lying/lies » Liars
Titles and names of the wicked » Wicked-doers

Mockery » Those that mock the poor
Mocking » General references to
The poor » By mocking, God is reproached
Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » In evil forbidden
Reproach » Who reproaches the lord
Ridicule » General references to

Children » Precious » Esteemed highly
Children » Esteemed highly
Children » Blessing
Children » The glory of children
Crowns » Figurative
Home » Children » Esteemed highly
Parents » Fathers

Government » The kings of the earth
Kings » Specially warned against » Lying
Lying » Unbecoming in rulers
Lying/lies » Lying lips
Speech/communication » Excellent speech

Precious stones » General references to
Precious stones » Highly prized by the ancients

Charitableness » Duty of
Charity » Duty of
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Talebearers condemned
Friendship » Who separates friends
Love » Who seeks love
Slander » Effects of » Separating friends
Slander » Includes » Repeating matters
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
Speech/communication » Those that repeat a matter
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who seeks love

Punishment » Minor offenses » Punishable by » Scourging
Reproof » The value of
Reproof » Declared to be » More profitable to saints, than stripes to a fool
Reproof » Who reproof enters into

Citizens » Wicked and treasonable
Loyalty » Enforced
Rebellion » Who seeks rebellion
Rebellion » Treasonable
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who seeks rebellion

Animals » Names of » Bears
Bear » Ferocity of
Bears » Particularly fierce when deprived of its young

Evil » Social in the church » In politics
Evil » Those that reward evil for good
Evil » Who evil shall not depart from
Evil for good » Evil for good, the returning of
Ingratitude » Punishment of
Ingratitude » Of man to man

Adjudication at law » To be avoided
Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
Strife » Avoiding strife
Strife » Strength and violence of--illustrated
Strife » The beginning of strife
Strife » Difficulty of stopping, a reason for avoiding it
Water » Illustrative » (difficulty of stopping,) of strife and contention

Condemnation » Those that condemn the just
Court » Corrupt
Injustice » God » Abominates
Justification » Those that justify the wicked
Palliation of sin » Palliation of sin, condemned
Sin » Of youth, results of » Palliation of

No Themes for this verse.

Brother » Love of
Family » Brothers
Friendship » General references to » True, is unchangeable
Friendship » Friends

Business life » Debts » Suretyship, (indorsement), the dangers of
Contracts » By joining hands
Credit system » Debts » Suretyship, (indorsement), the dangers of
Hand » Clasping of, in token of contract
hands » Suretiship entered into by striking
Suretyship » Suretyship, (endorsement), the dangers of
Understanding » Those that are void of understanding

Ambition » Punishment of
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
Destruction » Who seeks destruction
Dissention » The contentious spirit
Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
Exaltation » Those that exalt themselves
Strife » Those that love strife
Strife » Evidences a love of transgression
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who seeks destruction
Transgression » Who loves transgression

Frowardness » Those that have a froward heart
Heart » The unregenerate » Is wayward
Heart » Those that have a froward heart
character of the unrenewed Heart » Froward
Mischief » Who falls into mischief
Perversion » The perverse
Speech/communication » Those that have a perverse tongue
The goodness of the lord » Who does not find any good

Home » parental love » Parental feelings and emotions » Sorrow
Parents » Prayers » Sorrow
Parents » Those that parent fools
Sorrow » Godly » Parents
Sorrow » Who shall have sorrow

Disease » Prevention and cure of » Medicine
Disease » Instances of » Remedies used
Diseases » Medicine used for curing
Heart » Merry hearts
Joy » Earthly » Innocent mirth
Prevention and cure of diseases » Medicine
Social duties » Brotherly love » Cheerfulness, the duty of
Spirit/souls » Broken spirits

Bribery » Condemned
Presents » Were given » To judges to secure a favorable hearing
The judgment of babylon » Who perverts the ways of judgment
The Nation » Bribery » Condemned

Understanding » Those that understand
Wisdom » What wisdom is

Children » Foolish children
wicked Children » With regard to parents » Are a grief to them
Fools » Are » A grief to parents
Home » parental love » Parental feelings and emotions » Sorrow
Parents » Prayers » Sorrow
Parents » Wicked children, a cause of grief to
Sorrow » Godly » Parents

Punishment » Punishing the just
Punishments » Were inflicted » On the guilty

Conversation » Speech, admonitions concerning
Knowledge » Those that have knowledge
Speech » Admonitions concerning
Speech/communication » Who holds their tongue
Tongue » Restrained by wisdom

Silence » Value of » General references to
Speech/communication » Those that keep their tongue
Understanding » Who understands
Wisdom » Who is wise