Click on the underlined phrase to see examples for each phrase from Proverbs and James.
“If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you” (James 1:5).
“For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly” (Prov. 2:6–7).
“The rich will disappear like a flower in the field. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same way with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away” (James 1:10–11).
“Those who trust in their riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves” (Prov. 11:28).
“You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger” (James 1:19).
“Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly” (Prov. 14:29).
“My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism” (James 2:1 NIV).
“It is not right to be partial to the guilty, or to subvert the innocent in judgment” (Prov. 18:5).
“But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into court?” (James 2:6).
“The poor are disliked even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. Those who despise their neighbors are sinners, but happy are those who are kind to the poor” (Prov. 14:20–21).
“For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is perfect, able to keep the whole body in check with a bridle” (James 3:2).
“When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but the prudent are restrained in speech” (Prov. 10:19).
“And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of nature, and is itself set on fire by hell” (James 3:6).
“Scoundrels concoct evil, and their speech is like a scorching fire” (Prov. 16:27).
“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town and spend a year there, doing business and making money.’ Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes” (James 4:13–14).
“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring” (Prov. 27:1).
“You should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins” (James 5:20).
“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses” (Prov. 10:12).