Proverbs - Chapter 16 | American Standard Version

  • 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: {cf15i Though} hand {cf15i 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 {cf15i 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 {cf15i 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 {cf15i their} folly.
  • 23. The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
  • 24. Pleasant words are {cf15i 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 {cf15i 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, {cf15i 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.
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