| Chapter 16 |
1 | The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
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2 | All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
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3 | Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established.
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4 | Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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5 | Every proud heart is an abomination to Jehovah: hand for hand, he shall not be held innocent.
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6 | By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil.
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7 | When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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8 | Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.
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9 | The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps.
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10 | An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.
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11 | The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work.
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12 | It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness.
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13 | Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright.
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14 | The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
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15 | In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
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16 | How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!
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17 | The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
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18 | Pride [goeth] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
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19 | Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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20 | He that giveth heed to the word shall find good; and whoso confideth in Jehovah, happy is he.
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21 | The wise in heart is called intelligent, and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
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22 | Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.
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23 | The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips increaseth learning.
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24 | Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.
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25 | There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
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26 | The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.
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27 | A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.
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28 | A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.
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29 | A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good.
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30 | He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise froward things; biting his lips, he bringeth evil to pass.
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31 | The hoary head is a crown of glory, [if] it is found in the way of righteousness.
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32 | He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
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33 | The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole decision is of Jehovah.
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