For the Lord gives wisdom;(A)
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(B)
He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(C) to those whose walk is blameless,(D)
for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.(E)

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Let love and faithfulness(A) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(B)
Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.(C)

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11 My son,(A) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(B)
    and do not resent his rebuke,

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21 For your ways are in full view(A) of the Lord,
    and he examines(B) all your paths.(C)

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16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:
17         haughty eyes,(B)
        a lying tongue,(C)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(D)
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,(E)
19         a false witness(F) who pours out lies(G)
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(H)

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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11 Death and Destruction[a] lie open before the Lord(A)
    how much more do human hearts!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:11 Hebrew Abaddon

29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(A)

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16 To humans belong the plans of the heart,
    but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.(A)

All a person’s ways seem pure to them,(B)
    but motives are weighed(C) by the Lord.(D)

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In their hearts humans plan their course,
    but the Lord establishes their steps.(A)

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11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.(A)

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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(A)
    but the Lord tests the heart.(B)

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10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

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24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)

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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

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12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
    the Lord has made them both.(A)

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22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”(A)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.(B)

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24 A person’s steps are directed(A) by the Lord.(B)
    How then can anyone understand their own way?(C)

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27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the Lord(A)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are

To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)

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30 There is no wisdom,(A) no insight, no plan
    that can succeed against the Lord.(B)

31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but victory rests with the Lord.(C)

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Rich and poor have this in common:
    The Lord is the Maker of them all.(A)

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