| Chapter 16 |
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. |