LEB - Proverbs - 16

16:1  To mortals belong the plans of the heart, but from Yahweh comes the answer of the tongue.

16:2  All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirit.

16:3  Commit your work to Yahweh, and your plans will be established.

16:4  All Yahweh has made is for his purpose, and even the wicked for the day of trouble.

16:5  An abomination of Yahweh are all who are arrogant of heart; ⌞rest assured⌟, he will not go unpunished.

16:6  By loyalty and faithfulness, iniquity will be covered over, and by fear of Yahweh ⌞one turns⌟ from evil.

16:7  When the ways of a man are pleasing to Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.

16:8  Better is little with righteousness than great income with no justice.

16:9  The ⌞mind⌟ of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.

16:10  A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.

16:11  A balance and scales of justice belong to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag are his work.

16:12  An abomination to kings is doing evil, for by righteousness the throne will be established.

16:13  The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness, and he who speaks what is upright he will love.

16:14  The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but one who is wise will appease it.

16:15  In the light of the face of the king there is life, and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.

16:16  Getting wisdom: ⌞how much⌟ better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen ⌞over⌟ silver.

16:17  The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.

16:18  Before destruction comes pride, and before a fall, a haughty spirit.

16:19  Better a lowly spirit with the poor than dividing the spoil with the proud.

16:20  He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness, and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.

16:21  The wise of heart is called perceptive, but he who is pleasant of lips will increase persuasiveness.

16:22  A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner, but the instruction of fools is folly.

16:23  The heart of the wise will make his mouth judicious, and upon his lips, it will add persuasiveness.

16:24  Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.

16:25  There is a way that seems upright ⌞to⌟ a man, but its end is the way of death.

16:26  The life of a worker works for him, for his ⌞hunger⌟ urges him.

16:27  A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips are like a scorching fire.

16:28  A person of perversity will spread dissent, and he who whispers separates a close friend.

16:29  A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way that is not good.

16:30  He who winks his eyes does so in order to plan perverse things; he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.

16:31  A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.

16:32  He who is slow to anger is better than him who is mighty, and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.

16:33  The lot will be cast into the lap, but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.