Proverbs 16
old testament
- 1 The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
- 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
- 3 Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
- 4 Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
- 5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
- 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
- 7 When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- 8 Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
- 9 A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
- 10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
- 11 A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.
- 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
- 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
- 14 The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
- 15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
- 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
- 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
- 18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
- 19 Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
- 20 He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.
- 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
- 22 Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
- 23 The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
- 24 Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
- 25 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
- 26 The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].
- 27 A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
- 28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
- 29 A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
- 30 He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
- 31 The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
- 32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
- 33 The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
Proverbs
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