Verse 1
The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Verse 2
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
Verse 3
Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
Verse 4
Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Verse 5
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Verse 6
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
Verse 7
When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Verse 8
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
Verse 9
A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
Verse 10
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
Verse 11
A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.
Verse 12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
Verse 13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
Verse 14
The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
Verse 15
In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Verse 16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Verse 17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Verse 18
Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Verse 19
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Verse 20
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.
Verse 21
The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Verse 22
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
Verse 23
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
Verse 24
Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Verse 25
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Verse 26
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .
Verse 27
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Verse 28
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Verse 29
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
Verse 30
He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
Verse 31
The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
Verse 32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
Verse 33
The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.