Proverbs 19:11

Proverbs 19:11 (MSG)
Smart people know how to hold their tongue; their grandeur is to forgive and forget.

He who finds a wife!

Proverbs 18:22 (NIV)
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the lord.

Proverbs 17:27

Proverbs 17:27 (NIV)
The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.

Proverbs 11:12

Proverbs 11:12 (NIV)
Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.

Proverbs 11:2

Proverbs 11:2 (NIV)
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

Psalm 147:11

Psalm 147:11 (NIV)
the lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Psalm 147:3

Psalm 147:3 (NIV)
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Proverbs 8:35

Proverbs 8:35 (NIV)
For those who find me find life and receive favor from the lord.

Proverbs 8:13

Proverbs 8:13 (NIV)
To fear the lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

Ephesians 4:2

Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

Isaiah 41:10-13

Isaiah 41:10-13 (NIV)
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

1 Peter 3:1-7

1 Peter 3:1-7 (NIV)
Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,

Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11 (MSG)
I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out-plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

Heart

Proverbs 4:23 (MSG)
Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts. Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you. Look neither right nor left; leave evil in the dust.

A genesis week out of chaos

Psalm 51:10 (MSG)
God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Proverbs 3:5-6 (MSG)
Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track. Don't assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life! Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best. Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over. But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline; don't sulk under his loving correction. It's the child he loves that god corrects; a father's delight is behind all this.

A fool recycles silliness

Proverbs 26:1-15 (MSG)
We no more give honors to fools than pray for snow in summer or rain during harvest.

Hebrews 12:14

Hebrews 12:14 (MSG)
Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you'll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God's generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God's lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God's blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.

2 Corinthians 7:10

2 Corinthians 7:10 (MSG)
Distress that drives us to God does that. It turns us around. It gets us back in the way of salvation. We never regret that kind of pain. But those who let distress drive them away from God are full of regrets, end up on a deathbed of regrets.

Galatians 5:19-24

Galatians 5:19-24 (MSG)
It is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying to get your own way all the time: repetitive, loveless, cheap sex; a stinking accumulation of mental and emotional garbage; frenzied and joyless grabs for happiness; trinket gods; magic-show religion; paranoid loneliness; cutthroat competition; all-consuming-yet-never-satisfied wants; a brutal temper; an impotence to love or be loved; divided homes and divided lives; small-minded and lopsided pursuits; the vicious habit of depersonalizing everyone into a rival; uncontrolled and uncontrollable addictions; ugly parodies of community. I could go on. This isn't the first time I have warned you, you know. If you use your freedom this way, you will not inherit God's kingdom.

Hebrews 11:6

Hebrews 11:6 (MSG)
It's impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.

Proverbs 17:27

Proverbs 17:27 (MSG)
The one who knows much says little; an understanding person remains calm.

1 Corinth. 10:12

1 Corinthians 10:12 (MSG)
Don't be so naive and self-confident. You're not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it's useless. Cultivate God-confidence.

1 tim 4:12

1 Timothy 4:12-14 (NIV)
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

Luke 12:15

Luke 12:15 (NIV)
Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."