| 1 | ¶ The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. | |
| 2 | ¶ All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the spirits. | |
| 3 | ¶ Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established. | |
| 4 | ¶ Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. | |
| 5 | ¶ Every proud heart is an abomination to Jehovah: hand for hand, he shall not be held innocent. | |
| 6 | ¶ By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah {men} depart from evil. | |
| 7 | ¶ When a man?s ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. | |
| 8 | ¶ Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right. | |
| 9 | ¶ The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps. | |
| 10 | ¶ An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment. | |
| 11 | ¶ The just balance and scales are Jehovah?s; all the weights of the bag are his work. | |
| 12 | ¶ It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness. | |
| 13 | ¶ Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright. | |
| 14 | ¶ The fury of a king is {as} messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify 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 get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver! | |
| 17 | ¶ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul. | |
| 18 | ¶ Pride {goeth} before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. | |
| 19 | ¶ Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud. | |
| 20 | ¶ He that giveth heed to the word shall find good; and whoso confideth in Jehovah, happy is he. | |
| 21 | ¶ The wise in heart is called intelligent, and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. | |
| 22 | ¶ Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. | |
| 23 | ¶ The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips increaseth learning. | |
| 24 | ¶ Pleasant words are {as} a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones. | |
| 25 | ¶ There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death. | |
| 26 | ¶ The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on. | |
| 27 | ¶ A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire. | |
| 28 | A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends. | |
| 29 | ¶ A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good. | |
| 30 | He that shutteth his eyes, {it is} to devise froward things; biting his lips, he bringeth evil to pass. | |
| 31 | ¶ The hoary head 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 ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. | |
| 33 | ¶ The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole decision is of Jehovah. | |