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Jewish Proverbs

A Majestic List of Jewish Proverbs That'll Give You Life Lessons

Wisdom is better than gold and precious stones. Read some proverbs written by the wise king Solomon, well-known for his wisdom as he was the wisest man ever, according to the Bible.
Claudia Miclaus
Last Updated: Feb 8, 2018
Solomon the Wise wrote an impressive collection of proverbs, and I will start with some of them:
"Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow" - when you now have it with you."
"He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble."
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Proverbs on Pride:
"Pride joined with many virtues chokes them all."
"Pride is the mask of one's own faults."
"Pride that dined with vanity supped with poverty."
Proverbs on Behavior:
"Among those who stand, do not sit; among those who sit, do not stand. Among those who laugh, do not weep; among those who weep, do not laugh."
"First mend yourself, and then mend others."
"Don't pick a wasp out of a cream-jug."
"If you can't go over, you must go under."
"Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
"When you have no choice, mobilize the spirit of courage."
On Business/Money:
"Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong."
"With money in your pocket you are wise, you are handsome, and you sing well too."
"If charity cost nothing, the world would be full of philanthropists."
"Prepare your proof before you argue."
On Words:
"Do not be wise in words - be wise in deeds."
"A mother understands what a child does not say."
"He who puts up with insult invites injury."
On Character:
"A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both."
"As he thinks in his heart, so he is."
"Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out."
"Don't look for more honor than your learning merits."
"He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good."
"Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys"
On Love:
"God is closest to those with broken hearts."
"Anyone who teases you loves you."
"The innkeeper loves a drunkard, but not for a son-in-law."
"When two divorced people marry, four people get into bed."
"You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money."
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