Solomons Proverbs in English and Latin Alphabetical, Part r 1
Rebuke.
1. Open Rebuke is better than ſecret love, 27.5.
2. A ſcorner heareth not Rebuke, 13.1.
3. To them that rebuke the wicked ſhall be delight; and a good bieſſing ſhall come upon them, 24.25.
4. He that reproveth a ſcorner, getteth to himſelf ſhame; and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himſelf a blot, 9.7.
5. He that rebuketh a man, afterwards ſhall find more favour, than he that flattereth with with his tongue, 28.23.
Recompence.
1. Say not I will recompence evil; but wait on the Lord and he ſhall ſave thee, 20.22.
Reprover.
1. As an Ear-ring of Gold, and an ornament of fine Gold; ſo is a wiſe Reprover to an obedient Ear, 25.12.
2. The Rod and Reproof give wiſdom, 29.15.
3. Reproofs of inſtruction are the way of life, 6.23.
4. He that heareth Reproof, getteth underſtanding, 15.32.
5. The ear that heareth the reproof of life; abideth among the wiſe, 15.31.
6. Reprove one that hath underſtanding, and he will underſtand knowledge, 19.25.
7. Reprove not a ſcorner leſt he hate thee; rebuke a wiſe man, and he will love thee, 9.8.
8. He that refuſeth reproof erreth, 10.17.
9. He that hateth reproof is brutiſh, and ſhall die, 12.1. & 15.10.
10. He that being often reproved hardneth his neck; ſhall ſuddainly be deſtroyed, and that without remedy, 29.1.
Reſpect.
1. It is not good to have Reſpect of perſons in judgment, 24 23.
2. To have Reſpect of perſons, is not good: for, for a piece of bread that man will tranſgreſs, 28.21.
Rich.
1. Labour not to be rich; ceaſe from thy own underſtanding, 23.4.
2. Riches profit not in the day of wrath; but righteouſneſs delivereth from death, 11.4.
3. Wilt thou ſet thine eyes upon that which is not? for Riches certainly make themſelves wings; they flee away as an Eagle towards Heaven, 23.5.
4. Riches are not for ever, and doth the Crown endure to every generation? 27.24.
5. The ſleep of a labouring man is ſweet; whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the Rich will not ſuffer him to ſleep, Eccl. 5.12.
6. A faithful man ſhall abound with bleſſings; but he that maketh haſte to be rich, ſhall not be innocent, 28.20.
7. He that truſteth in his Riches ſhall fall; but the righteous ſhall flouriſh as a branch, 11.28.
8. The Rich man's wealth is his ſtrong City, and as an high wall in his own conceit. The deſtruction of the poor is their poverty, 18.11. & 10.15.
9. The Rich hath many friends, 14.20.
10. Give me neither Poverty nor Riches: feed me with food convenient for me, 30.8.
11. There is a ſore evil that I have ſeen under the Sun, namely, Riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. But thoſe Riches periſh by evil travel; and he begetteth a Son, and there is nothing in his hand, Eccl. 5.13, 14.
12. A man to whom God had given Riches, Wealth and Honour, ſo that he wanteth nothing for his ſoul of all that he deſireth; yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a ſtranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil diſeaſe, Ec. 6.2.
13. By knowledge ſhall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleaſant Riches, 24.4.
Righteous.
1. The Righteous is more excellent than his neighbour; but the way of the wicked ſeduceth them, 12.26.
2. The mouth of a Righteous man is a Well of Life; but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked, 10.11.
3. The lips of the Righteous feed many, but fools dye for want of wiſdom, 10.21.
4. The ſlothful covet all the day long, but the Righteous giveth and ſpareth not, 21.26.
5. When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoyce; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn, 29.2.
6. In the tranſgreſſion of an evil man there is a ſnare; but the righteous doth ſing and rejoyce, 29.6.
7. When righteous men rejoyce, there is great glory; but when the wicked riſe, a man is hidden, 28.12.
8. When it goeth well with the righteous, the City rejoyceth; and when the wicked periſh, there is ſhouting, 11.10.
9. A righteous man regardeth the life of his Beaſt; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel, 12.13.
10. He that ſpeaketh truth, ſheweth forth righteouſneſs; but a falſe witneſs deceit, 12.17.
11. A righteous man wiſely conſidereth the Houſe of the wicked; but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedneſs, 21.12.
12. The wicked flee when no man purſueth: but the righteous are bold as a Lyon, 28.1.
13. The way of a ſlothful man is as a hedge of Thorns; but the way of the righteous is made plain, 15.19.
14. The fruit of the Righteous is a tree of life, and he that winneth Souls is wiſe, 11.30.
15. The labour of the Righteous tendeth to Life; the fruit of the wicked to ſin, 10.16.
16. The wicked deſireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit, 12.12.
15. The fear of the wicked it ſhall come upon him, but the deſire of the righteous ſhall be granted, 10.24.
18. The Lord is far from the wicked; but he heareth the prayer of the righteous, 15.29.
19. The Righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his ſtead, 11.8.
20. The wicked ſhall be a ranſom for the Righteous: and the tranſgreſſor for the upright, 21.18.
21. Behold the Righteous ſhall be recompenſed in the earth; much more the wicked and the ſinner, 11.31.
22. When the wicked are multiplied, tranſgreſſion increaſeth; but the righteous ſhall ſee their fall, 29.16.
23. Evil purſueth ſinners; but to the righteous, good ſhall be repayed, 13.21.
24. The righteous man eateth to the ſatisfying of his Soul; but the belly of the wicked ſhall want, 13.25.
25. The Lord will not ſuffer the righteous to famiſh; but he caſteth away the ſubſtance of the wicked, 10.3.
26. As the whirlwind paſſeth, ſo is the wicked no more; but the righteous is an everlaſting foundation, 10.25.
27. The righteous ſhall never be removed; but the wicked ſhall not inhabit the earth. 10.30.
28. A man ſhall not be eſtabliſh'd by wickedneſs; but the rod of the righteous ſhall not be moved, 12.3.
29. The light of the righteous rejoyceth; but the lamp of the wicked ſhall be put out, 13.9.
30. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord; but he loveth him that followeth after righteouſneſs, 15.9.
31. Better is a little with righteouſneſs, than great Revenues without right, 16.8.
32. Righteouſneſs exalteth a Nation; but ſin is a reproach to any people, 14.34.
33. Treaſures of wickedneſs profit nothing; but righteouſneſs delivereth from death, 10.2.
34. The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but to him that ſoweth righteouſneſs, ſhall be a ſure reward, 11.18.
35. The righteouſneſs of the perfect ſhall direct his way; but the wicked will fall by his own wickedneſs, 11.5.
36. In the way of righteouſneſs is life, and in the path-way thereof is no death, 12.28.
37. Righteouſneſs keepeth him that is upright in the way; but wickedneſs overthroweth the ſinner, 13.6.
38. As Righteouſneſs tendeth to life; ſo he that purſueth evil, purſueth it to his own death, 11.19.
39. Lay not wait (O wicked man) againſt the dwelling place of the Righteous; ſpoil not his reſting place, 24.15.
40. A Righteous man falling down before the wicked, is as a troubled Fountain, and a corrupt Spring, 25.26.
41. He that ſaith to the wicked, Thou art righteous; him ſhall the people curſe, Nations ſhall abhor him, 24.24.
42. Be not Righteous overmuch, neither make thy ſelf over-wiſe; why ſhouldeſt thou deſtroy thy ſelf, Eccl? 7.16.
43. All things are alike to all; there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, Eccl. 9.2.
Rule.
1. He that ruleth over his own ſpirit, is better than he that taketh a City, 16.32.
2. He that hath no rule over his own ſpirit, is like a City that is broken, and without Walls, 25.28.
3. There is a time when one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. Eccl. 8.9.
4. As a roaring Lion, and a ranging Bear; ſo is a wicked Ruler over the poor people, 28.15.
5. If a Ruler hearken to lies, all his ſervants are wicked, 29.12..
6. If the ſpirit of the Ruler riſe up againſt thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences, Eccl. 10.4.
7. Be not deſirous of the dainties of the Ruler; for they are deceitful meats, 23.3.