Proverbs 16

1The plans of the heartH3820 belong to manH120; But the answerH4617 of the tongueH3956 is from Jehovah.2All the waysH1870 of a manH376 are clean in his own eyesH5869; But Jehovah weigheth the spiritsH7307.3Commit thy worksH4639 unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be establishedH3559.4Jehovah hath made everythingH3605 for its own end; Yea, even the wickedH7563 for the dayH3117 of evilH7451.5Every one that is proud in heartH3820 is an abominationH8441 to Jehovah: ThoughhandH3027joinin handH3027, he shall not be unpunishedH5352.6By mercy and truthH571 iniquityH5771 is atoned for; And by the fearH3374 of Jehovah men departH5493 from evilH7451.7When a man’sH376 waysH1870 please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemiesH341 to be at peace with him.8Better is a littleH4592, with righteousnessH6666, Than great revenues with injustice.9A man’sH120 heartH3820 deviseth his wayH1870; But Jehovah directeth his stepsH6806.10A divine sentenceH4941 is in the lipsH8193 of the kingH4428; His mouthH6310 shall not transgress in judgmentH4941.11A just balanceH6425 and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weightsH68 of the bagH3599 are his workH4639.12It is an abominationH8441 to kingsH4428 to commit wickednessH7562; For the throneH3678 is establishedH3559 by righteousnessH6666.13Righteous lipsH8193 are the delightH7522 of kingsH4428; And they loveH157 him that speaketh rightH3477.14The wrathH2534 of a kingH4428 isasmessengersH4397 of deathH4194; But a wiseH2450 manH376 will pacify it.15In the lightH216 of the king’sH4428 countenance is lifeH2416; And his favorH7522 is as a cloudH5645 of the latter rainH4456.16HowH4100 much betterH2896 is it to get wisdomH2451 than goldH2742! Yea, to get understandingH998 is rather to be chosenH977 than silverH3701.17The highwayH4546 of the uprightH3477 is to departH5493 from evilH7451: He that keepeth his wayH1870 preserveth his soulH5315.18PrideH1347goethbefore destructionH7667, And a haughty spiritH7307 before a fall.19Better it is to be of a lowlyH8217 spiritH7307 with the poorH6041, Than to divideH2505 the spoilH7998 with the proudH1343.20He that giveth heed unto the wordH1697 shall findH4672 goodH2896; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.21The wiseH2450 in heartH3820 shall be calledH7121 prudent; And the sweetnessH4986 of the lipsH8193 increaseth learning.22UnderstandingH7922 is a well-spring of lifeH2416 unto him that hath it; But the correctionH4148 of foolsH191 istheirfollyH200.23The heartH3820 of the wiseH2450 instructeth his mouthH6310, And addeth learning to his lipsH8193.24Pleasant wordsH561 areas a honeycomb, SweetH4966 to the soulH5315, and health to the bonesH6106.25There is a wayH1870 which seemeth rightH3477 unto a manH376, But the endH319 thereof are the waysH1870 of deathH4194.26The appetiteH5315 of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouthH6310 urgeth him thereto.27A worthlessH1100 manH376 deviseth mischief; And in his lipsH8193 there is as a scorching fireH784.28A perverseH8419 manH376 scattereth abroad strifeH4066; And a whisperer separateth chiefH441 friends.29A manH376 of violenceH2555 enticeth his neighborH7453, And leadeth him in a wayH1870 that is not goodH2896.30He that shutteth his eyesH5869, it is to devise perverseH8419 thingsH8419: He that compresseth his lipsH8193 bringeth evilH7451 to pass.31The hoary head is a crownH5850 of gloryH8597; It shall be foundH4672 in the wayH1870 of righteousnessH6666.32He that is slow to angerH639 is betterH2896 than the mightyH1368; And he that ruleth his spiritH7307, than he that taketh a cityH5892.33The lotH1486 is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.