| 1 | The preparations of the heart in man, and 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 weigheth the spirits. |
| 3 | Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. |
| 4 | The Lord hath made all {things} for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. |
| 5 | Every one {that is} proud in heart {is} an abomination to the Lord: {though} hand {join} in hand, he shall not be unpunished. |
| 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 maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. |
| 8 | Better {is} a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. |
| 9 | A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. |
| 10 | A divine sentence {is} in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not 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 established by righteousness. |
| 13 | Righteous lips {are} the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. |
| 14 | The wrath 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 gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! |
| 17 | The highway of the upright {is} to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. |
| 18 | Pride {goeth} before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. |
| 19 | Better {it is to be} of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. |
| 20 | He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy {is} he. |
| 21 | The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. |
| 22 | Understanding {is} a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools {is} folly. |
| 23 | The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. |
| 24 | Pleasant words {are as} an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. |
| 25 | There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof {are} the ways of death. |
| 26 | He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. |
| 27 | An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips {there is} as a burning fire. |
| 28 | A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. |
| 29 | A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way {that is} not good. |
| 30 | He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. |
| 31 | The hoary head {is} a crown of glory, {if} it be 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 disposing thereof {is} of the Lord. |