Proverbs 16:1–33

¹To earthling man belong the arrangings of the heart, but from Jehovah is the answer of the tongue.

²All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but Jehovah is making an estimate of spirits.

³Roll your works upon Jehovah himself and your plans will be firmly established.

⁴Everything Jehovah has made for his purpose, yes, even the wicked one for the evil day.

⁵Everyone that is proud in heart is something detestable to Jehovah. Hand [may join] to hand, [yet] one will not be free from punishment.

⁶By loving‐kindness and trueness error is atoned for, and in the fear of Jehovah one turns away from bad.

⁷When Jehovah takes pleasure in the ways of a man he causes even his enemies themselves to be at peace with him.

⁸Better is a little with righteousness than an abundance of products without justice.

⁹The heart of earthling man may think out his way, but Jehovah himself does the directing of his steps.

¹⁰Inspired decision should be upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth should not prove unfaithful.

¹¹The just indicator and scales belong to Jehovah; all the stone weights of the bag are his work.

¹²The doing of wickedness is something detestable to kings, for by righteousness is the throne firmly established.

¹³The lips of righteousness are a pleasure to a grand king; and the speaker of upright things he loves.

¹⁴The rage of a king means messengers of death, but the wise man is one that averts it.

¹⁵In the light of the king’s face there is life, and his goodwill is like the cloud of spring rain.

¹⁶The getting of wisdom is O how much better than gold! And the getting of understanding is to be chosen more than silver.

¹⁷The highway of the upright ones is to turn away from bad. One who is safeguarding his way is keeping his soul.

¹⁸Pride is before a crash, and a haughty spirit before stumbling.

¹⁹Better is it to be lowly in spirit with the meek ones than to divide spoil with the self‐exalted ones.

²⁰He that is showing insight in a matter will find good, and happy is he that is trusting in Jehovah.

²¹The one that is wise in heart will be called understanding, and he that is sweet in [his] lips adds persuasiveness.

²²To its owners insight is a well of life; and the discipline of the foolish ones is foolishness.

²³The heart of the wise one causes his mouth to show insight, and to his lips it adds persuasiveness.

²⁴Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and a healing to the bones.

²⁵There exists a way that is upright before a man, but the ways of death are the end of it afterward.

²⁶The soul of the hard worker has worked hard for him, because his mouth has pressed him hard.

²⁷A good‐for‐nothing man is digging up what is bad, and upon his lips there is, as it were, a scorching fire.

²⁸A man of intrigues keeps sending forth contention, and a slanderer is separating those familiar with one another.

²⁹A man of violence will seduce his fellow, and certainly causes him to go in a way that is not good.³⁰He is blinking with his eyes to scheme up intrigues. Pinching his lips together, he certainly brings mischief to completion.

³¹Gray‐headedness is a crown of beauty when it is found in the way of righteousness.

³²He that is slow to anger is better than a mighty man, and he that is controlling his spirit than the one capturing a city.

³³Into the lap the lot is cast down, but every decision by it is from Jehovah.