Commit your works to the Lord
And your plans will be established.

The mind of man plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps.

Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who watches his way preserves his life.

It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

The wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

He who gives attention to the word will find good,
And blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of fools is folly.

The heart of the wise instructs his mouth
And adds persuasiveness to his lips.

A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.

He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;
He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

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

A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight,
But the Lord weighs the motives.

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

There is a way which seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

The Lord has made everything for its own purpose,
Even the wicked for the day of evil.

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.

By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,
And by the fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.

The plans of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.

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

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.

A man of violence entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

A worthless man digs up evil,
While his words are like scorching fire.

Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice.

A just balance and scales belong to the Lord;
All the weights of the bag are His concern.

A divine decision is in the lips of the king;
His mouth should not err in judgment.

It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts,
For a throne is established on righteousness.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And he who speaks right is loved.

The fury of a king is like messengers of death,
But a wise man will appease it.

In the light of a king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.