Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 16
The plans of the heart belong to man;
But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.Jer 10:23
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
Commit thy works unto Jehovah,
And thy purposes shall be established.Psa 37:5; 1Pe 5:7
Jehovah hath made everything for its own end;
Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.Job 21:30; Rom 11:36
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah:
Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.Pro 8:13
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;
And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.Neh 5:15
When a man’s ways please Jehovah,
He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.1Pe 3:13
Better is a little, with righteousness,
Than great revenues with injustice.
A man’s heart deviseth his way;
But Jehovah directeth his steps.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king;
His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.1Ki 3:27
A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s;
All the weights of the bag are his work.Pro 11:1; Pro 20:10; Pro 20:23
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness;
For the throne is established by righteousness.Pro 20:28; Pro 25:5
Righteous lips are the delight of kings;
And they love him that speaketh right.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death;
But a wise man will pacify it.Est 7:7; Pro 20:2
In the light of the king’s countenance is life;
And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.Job 28:15
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Pride goeth before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.Est 3:1; Pro 18:12; Dan 4:30
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good;
And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.Psa 34:8; Isa 30:18; Jer 17:7
The wise in heart shall be called prudent;
And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it;
But the correction of fools is their folly.
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth,
And addeth learning to his lips.
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
But the end thereof are the ways of death.Pro 14:12
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him;
For his mouth urgeth him thereto.
A worthless man deviseth mischief;
And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.Psa 7:15; Jas 3:6
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;
And a whisperer separateth chief friends.Pro 15:18
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor,
And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things:
He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.Pro 6:13; Pro 10:10
The hoary head is a crown of glory;
It shall be found in the way of righteousness.Pro 20:29; Tit 2:2
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.Pro 19:11
The lot is cast into the lap;
But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.Jos 7:14