| Prov. 16:1 |
The plans of the heart belong to man, / But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. |
| Prov. 16:2 |
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, / But Jehovah weighs the spirits. |
| Prov. 16:3 |
Commit your works to Jehovah, / And your purposes will be established. |
| Prov. 16:4 |
Jehovah has made everything for its own purpose, / Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil. |
| Prov. 16:5 |
Every one who is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah; / Be assured: He will not be unpunished. |
| Prov. 16:6 |
By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is expiated, / And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil. |
| Prov. 16:7 |
When a man's ways please Jehovah, / He causes even his enemies to be at peace with him. |
| Prov. 16:8 |
Better is a little with righteousness, / Than great income with injustice. |
| Prov. 16:9 |
A man's heart devises his way, / But Jehovah directs his steps. |
| Prov. 16:10 |
A divine decision is on the lips of the king; / His mouth will not transgress in judgment. |
| Prov. 16:11 |
A just balance and [just] scales are Jehovah's; / All the weights of the bag are His work. |
| Prov. 16:12 |
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, / For the throne is established by righteousness. |
| Prov. 16:13 |
Righteous lips are the delight of kings, / And they love one who speaks right. |
| Prov. 16:14 |
The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death, / But a wise man will appease it. |
| Prov. 16:15 |
In the light of the king's countenance is life, / And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain. |
| Prov. 16:16 |
How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold, / And to acquire understanding is to be chosen above silver. |
| Prov. 16:17 |
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; / He who keeps his way preserves his soul. |
| Prov. 16:18 |
Pride [goes] before destruction, / And a haughty spirit before a fall. |
| Prov. 16:19 |
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, / Than to divide the spoil with the proud. |
| Prov. 16:20 |
He who gives heed to the word will find good, / And blessed is he who trusts in Jehovah. |
| Prov. 16:21 |
The wise in heart will be called discerning, / And the sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness. |
| Prov. 16:22 |
Insight is a fountain of life to him who has it, / But the correction of fools is folly. |
| Prov. 16:23 |
The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth / And adds persuasiveness to his lips. |
| Prov. 16:24 |
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, / Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. |
| Prov. 16:25 |
There is a way which seems right to a man, / But the end of it is the ways of death. |
| Prov. 16:26 |
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; / For his mouth urges him on. |
| Prov. 16:27 |
A worthless man digs up evil, / And on his lips there is a scorching fire. |
| Prov. 16:28 |
A perverse man spreads strife, / And a whisperer separates close friends. |
| Prov. 16:29 |
A man of violence entices his neighbor / And leads him in a way that is not good. |
| Prov. 16:30 |
He who shuts his eyes [does so] to devise perverse things; / He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass. |
| Prov. 16:31 |
The gray head is a crown of glory; / It will be found in the way of righteousness. |
| Prov. 16:32 |
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; / And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. |
| Prov. 16:33 |
The lot is cast into the lap, / But everything it decides is from Jehovah. |