16:1 The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

16:3 Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

16:4 Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

16:5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

16:7 When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

16:8 Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

16:9 A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

16:10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

16:11 A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

16:12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

16:13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

16:14 The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

16:15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

16:16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

16:17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

16:18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

16:19 Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

16:20 He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

16:21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

16:22 Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

16:23 The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

16:24 Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

16:25 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

16:26 The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].

16:27 A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

16:28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

16:29 A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

16:30 He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

16:31 The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.