Proverbs 16

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

Words in italics were supplied by the translators.

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