Commit your activities to the Lord,
and your plans will be achieved.

A man’s heart plans his way,
but the Lord determines his steps.

Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

The highway of the upright avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.

Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble
than to divide plunder with the proud.

Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning,
and pleasant speech increases learning.

The one who understands a matter finds success,
and the one who trusts in the Lord will be happy.

Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.

A wise heart instructs its mouth
and increases learning with its speech.

Gray hair is a glorious crown;
it is found in the way of righteousness.

The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger urges him on.

A contrary man spreads conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.

All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.

When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.

The Lord has prepared everything for His purpose—
even the wicked for the day of disaster.

Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s temper, than capturing a city.

Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.

The reflections of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.

The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from the Lord.

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Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord;
be assured, he will not go unpunished.

A violent man lures his neighbor,
leading him in a way that is not good.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb:
sweet to the taste and health to the body.

A worthless man digs up evil,
and his speech is like a scorching fire.

Better a little with righteousness
than great income with injustice.

Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are His concern.

God’s verdict is on the lips of a king;
his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.

Wicked behavior is detestable to kings,
since a throne is established through righteousness.

Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
and he loves one who speaks honestly.

A king’s fury is a messenger of death,
but a wise man appeases it.

When a king’s face lights up, there is life;
his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.