Proverbs 16

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1} To mortals [belong] the plans of the heart, but from Yahweh [comes] the answer of the tongue.

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2} All the ways of a man [are] pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirit.

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3} Commit your work to Yahweh, and your plans will be established.

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4} All Yahweh has made [is] for his purpose, and even the wicked for the day of trouble.

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5} An abomination of Yahweh [are] all who are arrogant of heart; {rest assured}, he will not go unpunished.

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6} By loyalty and faithfulness, iniquity will be covered over, and by fear of Yahweh {one turns} from evil.

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7} When the ways of a man are pleasing [to] Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.

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8} Better is little with righteousness than great income with no justice.

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9} The {mind} of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.

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10} A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.

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11} A balance and scales of justice [belong] to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag [are] his work.

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12} An abomination to kings [is] doing evil, for by righteousness the throne will be established.

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13} The delight of kings [are] the lips of righteousness, and he who speaks what is upright he will love.

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14} The wrath of a king [is] a messenger of death, but one who is wise will appease it.

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15} In the light of the face of the king [there is] life, and his favor [is] like a cloud of spring rain.

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16} Getting wisdom: {how much} better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen {over} silver.

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17} The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.

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18} Before destruction [comes] pride, and before a fall, a haughty spirit.

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19} Better a lowly spirit with the poor than dividing the spoil with the proud.

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20} He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness, and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.

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21} The wise of heart is called perceptive, but he who is pleasant of lips will increase persuasiveness.

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22} A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner, but the instruction of fools is folly.

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23} The heart of the wise will make his mouth judicious, and upon his lips, it will add persuasiveness.

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24} Pleasant sayings [are] a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.

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25} There is a way [that seems] upright {to} a man, but its end [is] the way of death.

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26} The life of a worker works for him, for his {hunger} urges him.

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27} A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips [are] like a scorching fire.

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28} A person of perversity will spread dissent, and he who whispers separates a close friend.

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29} A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way [that is] not good.

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30} He who winks his eyes [does so in order] to plan perverse things; he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.

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31} A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.

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32} He who is slow to anger [is] better than him who is mighty, and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.

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33} The lot will be cast into the lap, but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.