Wisdom Is Better Than Gold
But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
But the Lord weighs the spirits.
And your thoughts will be established.
Yes, even the wicked for the day of [c]doom.
Though they join [d]forces, none will go unpunished.
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Than vast revenues without justice.
But the Lord directs his steps.
His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
11 Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights in the bag are His [e]work.
12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For a throne is established by righteousness.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him who speaks what is right.
14 As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,
But a wise man will appease it.
15 In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
And a haughty spirit before [f]a fall.
19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the [g]spoil with the proud.
And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
But the correction of fools is folly.
And adds learning to his lips.
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
But its end is the way of death.
For his hungry mouth drives him on.
And it is on his lips like a burning fire.
28 A perverse man sows strife,
And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor,
And leads him in a way that is not good.
30 He winks his eye to devise perverse things;
He [i]purses his lips and brings about evil.
If it is found in the way of righteousness.
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
But its every decision is from the Lord.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:1 plans
- Proverbs 16:3 Lit. Roll
- Proverbs 16:4 Lit. evil
- Proverbs 16:5 Lit. hand to hand
- Proverbs 16:11 concern
- Proverbs 16:18 stumbling
- Proverbs 16:19 plunder
- Proverbs 16:27 Lit. A man of Belial
- Proverbs 16:30 Lit. compresses