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  16:1 ¶
The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. |
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16:1 ¶
The preparations°
of the heart°
in man,°
and the answer°
of the tongue,°
[is] from the LORD.°° |
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16:2
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits. |
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16:2
All°
the ways°
of a man°
[are] clean°
in his own eyes;°
but the LORD°
weigheth°°
the spirits.° |
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16:3
Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established. |
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16:3
Commit°°
thy works°
unto°
the LORD,°
and thy thoughts°
shall be established.°° |
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16:4
Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. |
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16:4
The LORD°
hath made°°
all°
[things] for himself:°
yea, even°
the wicked°
for the day°
of evil.° |
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16:5
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished. |
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16:5
Every one°
[that is] proud°
in heart°
[is] an abomination°
to the LORD:°
[though] hand°
[join] in hand,°
he shall not°
be unpunished.°° |
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16:6
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil. |
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16:6
By mercy°
and truth°
iniquity°
is purged:°°
and by the fear°
of the LORD°
[men] depart°°
from evil.°° |
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16:7
When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. |
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16:7
When a man's°
ways°
please°°
the LORD,°
he maketh even°
his enemies°°
to be at peace°°
with°
him. |
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16:8
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice. |
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16:8
Better°
[is] a little°
with righteousness°
than great°°
revenues°
without°
right.° |
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16:9
A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps. |
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16:9
A man's°
heart°
deviseth°°
his way:°
but the LORD°
directeth°°
his steps.° |
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16:10
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment. |
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16:10
A divine sentence°
[is] in°
the lips°
of the king:°
his mouth°
transgresseth°°
not°
in judgment.° |
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16:11
A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work. |
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16:11
A just°
weight°
and balance°
[are] the LORD'S:°
all°
the weights°
of the bag°
[are] his work.° |
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16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness. |
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16:12
[It is] an abomination°
to kings°
to commit°°
wickedness:°
for°
the throne°
is established°°
by righteousness.° |
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16:13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right. |
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16:13
Righteous°
lips°
[are] the delight°
of kings;°
and they love°°
him that speaketh°°
right.° |
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16:14
The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it. |
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16:14
The wrath°
of a king°
[is as] messengers°
of death:°
but a wise°
man°
will pacify°°
it. |
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16:15
In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain. |
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16:15
In the light°
of the king's°
countenance°
[is] life;°
and his favour°
[is] as a cloud°
of the latter rain.° |
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16:16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver. |
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16:16
How much°
better°
[is it] to get°°
wisdom°
than gold!°°
and to get°°
understanding°
rather to be chosen°°
than silver!°° |
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16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. |
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16:17
The highway°
of the upright°
[is] to depart°°
from evil:°°
he that keepeth°°
his way°
preserveth°°
his soul.° |
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16:18
Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. |
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16:18
Pride°
[goeth] before°
destruction,°
and an haughty°
spirit°
before°
a fall.° |
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16:19
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud. |
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16:19
Better°
[it is to be] of an humble°
spirit°
with°
the lowly,°°°
than to divide°°°
the spoil°
with°
the proud.° |
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16:20
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he. |
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16:20
He that handleth a matter°
wisely°°°°
shall find°°
good:°
and whoso trusteth°°
in the LORD,°
happy°
[is] he. |
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16:21
The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. |
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16:21
The wise°
in heart°
shall be called°°
prudent:°°
and the sweetness°
of the lips°
increaseth°°
learning.° |
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16:22
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly. |
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16:22
Understanding°
[is] a wellspring°
of life°
unto him that hath°
it: but the instruction°
of fools°
[is] folly.° |
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16:23
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips. |
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16:23
The heart°
of the wise°
teacheth°°
his mouth,°
and addeth°°
learning°
to°
his lips.° |
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16:24
Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. |
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16:24
Pleasant°
words°
[are as] an honeycomb,°°
sweet°
to the soul,°
and health°
to the bones.° |
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16:25
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death. |
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16:25
There is°
a way°
that seemeth°
right°
unto°
a man,°
but the end°
thereof [are] the ways°
of death.° |
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16:26
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto]. |
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16:26
He°
that laboureth°
laboureth°°
for himself; for°
his mouth°
craveth°°
it of°
him. |
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16:27
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire. |
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16:27
An ungodly°
man°
diggeth up°°
evil:°
and in°
his lips°
[there is] as a burning°
fire.° |
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16:28
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends. |
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16:28
A froward°
man°
soweth°°
strife:°
and a whisperer°
separateth°°
chief friends.° |
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16:29
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good. |
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16:29
A violent°
man°
enticeth°°
his neighbour,°
and leadeth°°°
him into the way°
[that is] not°
good.° |
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16:30
He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. |
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16:30
He shutteth°°
his eyes°
to devise°°
froward things:°
moving°°
his lips°
he bringeth°°
evil°
to pass.°°° |
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16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness. |
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16:31
The hoary°
head°
[is] a crown°
of glory,°
[if] it be found°°
in the way°
of righteousness.° |
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16:32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city. |
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16:32
[He that is] slow°
to anger°
[is] better°
than the mighty;°°
and he that ruleth°°
his spirit°
than he that taketh°°°
a city.° |
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16:33
The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah. |
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16:33
°
The lot°
is cast°°
into the lap;°
but the whole°
disposing°
thereof [is] of the LORD.°° |
