Proverbs Chapter 16 Back Next{16:1} The plans of the
heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
{16:2} All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.
{16:3} Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.
{16:4} Yahweh has made everything for its own end-- yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
{16:5} Everyone who is proud in heart is an
abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.
{16:6} By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
{16:7} When a man's ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
{16:8} Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
{16:9} A man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.
{16:10} Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
{16:11} Honest
balances and scales are Yahweh's; all the weights in the bag are his work.
{16:12} It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.
{16:13} Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.
{16:14} The king's wrath is a messenger of
death, but a wise man will pacify it.
{16:15} In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a
cloud of the spring rain.
{16:16} How much better it is to get wisdom than
gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
{16:17} The
highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
{16:18} Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
{16:19} It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
{16:20} He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is
blessed.
{16:21} The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
{16:22} Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
{16:23} The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
{16:24} Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
{16:25} There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
{16:26} The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.
{16:27} A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching
fire.
{16:28} A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
{16:29} A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
{16:30} One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
{16:31} Gray
hair is a
crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
{16:32} One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
{16:33} The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from Yahweh.
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