The Proverbs

16: 1The plans of the heart belong to man;

 But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

 ^16:2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;

 But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

 ^16:3Commit thy works unto Jehovah,

 And thy purposes shall be established.

 ^16:4Jehovah hath made everything for its own end;

 Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

 ^16:5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah:

 Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

 ^16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;

 And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

 ^16:7When a man's ways please Jehovah,

 He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

 ^16:8Better is a little, with righteousness,

 Than great revenues with injustice.

 ^16:9A man's heart deviseth his way;

 But Jehovah directeth his steps.

 ^16:10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king;

 His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

 ^16:11A just balance and scales are Jehovah's;

 All the weights of the bag are his work.

 ^16:12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness;

 For the throne is established by righteousness.

 ^16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings;

 And they love him that speaketh right.

 ^16:14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death;

 But a wise man will pacify it.

 ^16:15In the light of the king's countenance is life;

 And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

 ^16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!

 Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

 ^16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:

 He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

 ^16:18Pride goeth before destruction,

 And a haughty spirit before a fall.

 ^16:19Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,

 Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

 ^16:20He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good;

 And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

 ^16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent;

 And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

 ^16:22Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it;

 But the correction of fools is their folly.

 ^16:23The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth,

 And addeth learning to his lips.

 ^16:24Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,

 Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

 ^16:25There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,

 But the end thereof are the ways of death.

 ^16:26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him;

 For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

 ^16:27A worthless man deviseth mischief;

 And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

 ^16:28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;

 And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

 ^16:29A man of violence enticeth his neighbor,

 And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

 ^16:30He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things:

 He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

 ^16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory;

 It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

 ^16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;

 And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

 ^16:33The lot is cast into the lap;

 But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.