Proverbs 16

¹Arrangements of the heart are of man, An answer of the tongue from YHWH.

²All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And YHWH is pondering the spirits.

³Roll your works to YHWH, And your purposes are established,

⁴YHWH has worked all things for Himself, And also the wicked—for a day of evil.

⁵Every proud one of heart is an abomination to YHWH, Hand to hand—he is not acquitted.

⁶Iniquity is pardoned in kindness and truth, And in the fear of YHWH Turn aside from evil.

⁷When a man’s ways please YHWH, even his enemies, He causes to be at peace with him.

⁸Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

⁹The heart of man devises his way, And YHWH establishes his step.

¹⁰An oath is on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth does not trespass.

¹¹A just beam and balances are YHWH’s, All the stones of the bag are His work.

¹²Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, For a throne is established by righteousness.

¹³Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And he loves whoever is speaking uprightly,

¹⁴The fury of a king is messengers of death, And a wise man pacifies it.

¹⁵In the light of a king’s face is life, And his goodwill is as a cloud of the spring rain.

¹⁶To get wisdom—how much better than gold, And to get understanding—to be chosen more than silver!

¹⁷A highway of the upright is to turn from evil, Whoever is preserving his soul is watching his way.

¹⁸Pride is before destruction, And before stumbling—a haughty spirit.

¹⁹Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

²⁰The wise in any matter finds good, And whoever is trusting in YHWH, O his blessedness.

²¹For the wise in heart is called intelligent, And sweetness of lips increases learning.

²²Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

²³The heart of the wise causes his mouth to act wisely, And he increases learning by his lips,

²⁴Sayings of pleasantness are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

²⁵There is a way right before a man, And its latter end—ways of death.

²⁶A laboring man has labored for himself, For his mouth has caused him to bend over it.

²⁷A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips is as a burning fire.

²⁸A contrary man sends forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

²⁹A violent man entices his neighbor, And causes him to go in a way that is not good.

³⁰Consulting his eyes to devise contrary things, Moving his lips he has accomplished evil.

³¹Grey hairs are a crown of beauty, It is found in the way of righteousness.

³²Better is the one slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

³³The lot is cast into the center, And all its judgment is from YHWH!

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