Bible: Proverbs 16
16:1 The intentions of the heart 1 belong to a man, 2
but the answer of the tongue 3 comes from 4 the
16:2 All a person’s ways 6 seem right 7 in his own opinion, 8
but the
16:3 Commit 11 your works 12 to the
and your plans will be established. 13
16:4 The
even the wicked for the day of disaster. 16
16:5 The
rest assured 19 that they will not go unpunished. 20
16:6 Through loyal love and truth 21 iniquity is appeased; 22
through fearing the
16:7 When a person’s 26 ways are pleasing to the
he 28 even reconciles his enemies to himself. 29
16:8 Better to have a little with righteousness 30
than to have abundant income without justice. 31
16:9 A person 32 plans his course, 33
but the
16:10 The divine verdict 36 is in the words 37 of the king,
his pronouncements 38 must not act treacherously 39 against justice.
16:11 Honest scales and balances 40 are from the
all the weights 41 in the bag are his handiwork.
16:12 Doing wickedness 42 is an abomination to kings,
because a throne 43 is established in righteousness.
16:13 The delight of kings 44 is righteous counsel, 45
and they love the one who speaks 46 uprightly. 47
16:14 A king’s wrath 48 is like 49 a messenger of death, 50
but a wise person appeases it. 51
16:15 In the light of the king’s face 52 there is life,
and his favor is like the clouds 53 of the spring rain. 54
16:16 How much better it is to acquire 55 wisdom than gold;
to acquire understanding is more desirable 56 than silver.
16:17 The highway 57 of the upright is to turn 58 away from evil;
the one who guards 59 his way safeguards his life. 60
16:18 Pride 61 goes 62 before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall. 63
16:19 It is better to be lowly in spirit 64 with the afflicted
than to share the spoils 65 with the proud.
16:20 The one who deals wisely 66 in a matter 67 will find success, 68
and blessed 69 is the one who trusts in the
16:21 The one who is wise in heart 71 is called 72 discerning,
and kind speech 73 increases persuasiveness. 74
16:22 Insight 75 is like 76 a life-giving fountain 77 to the one who possesses it,
but folly leads to the discipline of fools. 78
16:23 A wise person’s heart 79 makes his speech wise 80
and it adds persuasiveness 81 to his words. 82
16:24 Pleasant words are like 83 a honeycomb, 84
sweet to the soul and healing 85 to the bones.
16:25 There is a way that seems right to a person, 86
but its end is the way that leads to death. 87
16:26 A laborer’s 88 appetite 89 works on his behalf, 90
for his hunger 91 urges him to work. 92
16:27 A wicked scoundrel 93 digs up 94 evil,
and his slander 95 is like a scorching fire. 96
16:28 A perverse person 97 spreads dissension,
and a gossip separates the closest friends. 98
16:29 A violent person 99 entices 100 his neighbor,
and leads him down a path that is terrible. 101
16:30 The one who winks his eyes 102 devises perverse things,
and 103 one who compresses his lips 104 brings about 105 evil.
16:31 Gray hair is like 106 a crown of glory; 107
it is attained 108 in the path of righteousness. 109
16:32 Better to be slow to anger 110 than to be a mighty warrior,
and one who controls his temper 111 is better than 112 one who captures a city. 113
16:33 The dice are thrown into the lap, 114