Proverbs 16  New King James Version

² All the ways of a man are pure in his own ^(C)eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.

^3 (D)Commit^[b] your works to the Lord,
And your thoughts will be established.

⁴ The ^(E)Lord has made all for Himself,
^(F)Yes, even the wicked for the day of ^[c]doom.

^5 (G)Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Though they join ^[d]forces, none will go unpunished.

^6 (H)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And ^(I)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

⁷ When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

^8 (J)Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.

^9 (K)A man’s heart plans his way,
^(L)But the Lord directs his steps.

¹⁰ Divination is on the lips of the king;
His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
^11 (M)Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights in the bag are His ^[e]work.
¹² It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For ^(N)a throne is established by righteousness.
^13 (O)Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him who speaks what is right.
¹⁴ As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,
But a wise man will ^(P)appease it.
¹⁵ In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a ^(Q)cloud of the latter rain.

^16 (R)How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

¹⁷ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

¹⁸ Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before ^[f]a fall.
¹⁹ Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the ^[g]spoil with the proud.

²⁰ He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
And whoever ^(S)trusts in the Lord, happy is he.

²¹ The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.

²² Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.

²³ The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
And adds learning to his lips.

²⁴ Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

²⁵ There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of ^(T)death.

²⁶ The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives ^(U)him on.

^27 [h]An ungodly man digs up evil,
And it is on his lips like a burning ^(V)fire.
²⁸ A perverse man sows strife,
And ^(W)a whisperer separates the best of friends.
²⁹ A violent man entices his neighbor,
And leads him in a way that is not good.
³⁰ He winks his eye to devise perverse things;
He ^[i]purses his lips and brings about evil.

^31 (X)The silver-haired head is a crown of glory,
If it is found in the way of righteousness.

^32 (Y)He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

³³ The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.