Proverbs 16:1
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Proverbs 16:2
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but Jehovah weighs the spirits.
Proverbs 16:3
Commit thy works to Jehovah, and thy purposes shall be established.
Proverbs 16:4
Jehovah has made everything for its own end, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Proverbs 16:5
Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah. Hand in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please Jehovah, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little, with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 16:9
A man's heart devises his way, but Jehovah directs his steps.
Proverbs 16:10
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
Proverbs 16:11
A just balance and scales are Jehovah's. All the weights of the bag are his work.
Proverbs 16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.
Proverbs 16:13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks right.
Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 16:15
In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride is before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:19
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 16:20
He who gives heed to the word shall find good, and whoever trusts in Jehovah, happy is he.
Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.
Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a well-spring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly.
Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are a honeycomb: Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:25
There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Proverbs 16:26
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him.
Proverbs 16:27
A worthless man devises mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man scatters abroad strife, and a whisperer separates chief friends.
Proverbs 16:29
A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
Proverbs 16:30
He who shuts his eyes devises perverse things. He who moves his lips brings evil to pass.
Proverbs 16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory. It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.