Chronological
16 ¶ Of man are the preparations of the heart, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
2 ¶ All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirits.
3 ¶ Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
4 ¶ The LORD has made all things by himself, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 ¶ Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; the covenant that he makes, shall not be without chastening.
6 ¶ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
7 ¶ When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 ¶ Better is a little with righteousness than a great number of fruits with injustice.
9 ¶ The heart of man devises his way, but the LORD directs his steps.
10 ¶ A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.
11 ¶ A just weight and balance are the LORD’s; all the weights of the bag are his work.
12 ¶ It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is to be established with righteousness.
13 ¶ Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaks that which is right.
14 ¶ The wrath of the king is as a messenger of death, but the wise man will avoid it.
15 In the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16 ¶ How much better is it to acquire wisdom than gold! and to acquire understanding is worth more than silver!
17 ¶ The highway of the upright is to separate himself from evil; he that keeps his way preserves his soul.
18 ¶ Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 ¶ It is better to humble your spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 ¶ He who has understanding in the word shall find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
21 ¶ The wise in heart is called a man of understanding; and the sweetness of the lips shall increase doctrine.
22 ¶ Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
23 ¶ The heart of the wise causes his mouth to be prudent, and with his lips he shall increase doctrine.
24 ¶ Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and medicine to the bones.
25 ¶ There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 ¶ The soul of him that labours, labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.
27 ¶ The man of Belial digs in search of evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 The perverse man sows strife, and the tale bearer separates princes.
29 ¶ The evil man flatters his neighbour and leads him into the way that is not good.
30 He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things; moving his lips he brings evil to pass.
31 ¶ Old age is a crown of glory if it is found in the way of righteousness.
32 ¶ He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city.
33 ¶ The lot is cast into the lap, but the judgment thereof is of the LORD.
17 ¶ Better is a dry morsel in peace than the house of contention full of sacrifices for a feast.
2 ¶ A prudent slave shall have rule over a son that causes shame and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 ¶ The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tries the hearts.
4 ¶ An evil doer gives heed to false lips, and a liar gives ear to the tongue which curses.
5 ¶ Whosoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he that is glad regarding the calamity of someone else shall not go unpunished.
6 ¶ Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the honour of the children are their fathers.
7 ¶ Excellent speech is not suitable for a fool: much less lying lips for a prince!
8 ¶ A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.
9 ¶ He that covers a transgression seeks love, but he that repeats a matter separates very friends.
10 ¶ Reproof is of more benefit to a wise man than a hundred stripes to a fool.
11 ¶ The rebellious man seeks only evil; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 ¶ It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
13 ¶ Whosoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 ¶ To release the waters (to speak rashly) is the beginning of contention; therefore, leave off strife before it gets started.
15 ¶ He that justifies the wicked and he that condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
16 ¶ Of what good is the price to buy wisdom in the hand of the fool, seeing he has no heart to understand?
17 ¶ A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 ¶ A man void of understanding strikes hands and becomes surety in the presence of his friend.
19 ¶ Transgression loves him that loves strife, and he that exalts his gate seeks destruction.
20 ¶ He that has a perverse heart shall never find good, and he that stirs up trouble with his tongue shall fall into evil.
21 ¶ He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of a fool shall have no joy.
22 ¶ A joyful heart shall do good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.
23 ¶ A wicked man takes a gift in secret to pervert the paths of judgment.
24 ¶ Wisdom appears upon the countenance of him that has understanding, but the eyes of a fool manifest his folly unto the ends of the earth.
25 ¶ The foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her that bore him.
26 ¶ It is certainly not good to condemn the just, nor to smite princes for doing that which is upright.
27 ¶ He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Even a fool, when he is silent is counted wise, and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
18 ¶ Whosoever goes astray seeks according to his own lust and shall meddle with every doctrine.
2 ¶ A fool has no delight in understanding, but in that which his own heart discovers.
3 ¶ When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with him who dishonours, reproach.
4 ¶ The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5 ¶ To respect the person of the wicked so that the righteous loses that which is rightfully his is not good.
6 ¶ A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 ¶ The words of a talebearer seem smooth, but they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9 ¶ He also that is negligent in his work is brother to him that is the great spendthrift.
10 ¶ The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous shall run into it, and be raised up.
11 ¶ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city and as a high wall in his imagination.
12 ¶ Before being broken, the heart of man is haughty, and before coming into honour, comes being brought to humility.
13 ¶ For him that answers a word before he hears, it is folly and reproach unto him.
14 ¶ The spirit of man will bear his infirmity, but a broken spirit who can bear?
15 ¶ The heart of the man of understanding acquires wisdom, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16 ¶ A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.
17 ¶ The one who is just is first in his cause, his adversary comes and seeks him out.
18 ¶ The lot causes contentions to cease and decides between the mighty.
19 ¶ A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
20 ¶ A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth, and with the product of his lips shall he be filled.
21 ¶ Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those that love it shall eat its fruit.
22 ¶ Whosoever found a wife found a good thing and has attained the favour of the LORD.
23 ¶ The poor uses intreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
24 ¶ The man that has friends must show himself to be a friend, and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
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