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² All a person’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord weighs motives.^(F1)(C1)

³ Commit your activities to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.^(C1)

⁴ The Lord has prepared everything for his purpose—
even the wicked for the day of disaster.^(C1)

⁵ Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord;^(C1)
be assured,^(F1) he will not go unpunished.^(C2)

⁶ Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,^(C1)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.^(C2)

⁷ When a person’s ways please the Lord,
he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.^(C1)

⁸ Better a little with righteousness
than great income with injustice.^(C1)

⁹ A person’s heart plans his way,
but the Lord determines his steps.^(C1)

¹⁰ God’s verdict is on the lips of a king;^(F1)(C1)
his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.^(C2)

¹¹ Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are his concern.^(C1)

¹² Wicked behavior is detestable to kings,^(C1)
since a throne is established through righteousness.^(C2)

¹³ Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
and he loves one who speaks honestly.

¹⁴ A king’s fury is a messenger of death,
but a wise person appeases it.^(C1)

¹⁵ When a king’s face lights up, there is life;
his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.

¹⁶ Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.^(C1)

¹⁷ The highway of the upright^(C1) avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.^(C2)

¹⁸ Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.^(C1)

¹⁹ Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble^(F1)(C1)
than to divide plunder with the proud.^(C2)

²⁰ The one who understands a matter finds success,^(C1)
and the one who trusts in the Lord will be happy.^(C2)

²¹ Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning,
and pleasant speech^(F1) increases learning.^(C1)

²² Insight is a fountain of life^(C1) for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.

²³ The heart of a wise person instructs his mouth;
it adds learning to his speech.^(F1)(C1)

²⁴ Pleasant words are a honeycomb:^(C1)
sweet to the taste^(F1) and health to the body.^(F2)(C2)

²⁵ There is a way that seems right to a person,
but its end is the way to death.^(C1)

²⁶ A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger^(F1) urges him on.

²⁷ A worthless person digs up evil,
and his speech is like a scorching fire.^(C1)

²⁸ A contrary person spreads conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.^(C1)

²⁹ A violent person lures his neighbor,^(C1)
leading him on a path that is not good.^(C2)

³⁰ The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.^(C1)

³¹ Gray hair is a glorious crown;^(C1)
it is found in the ways of righteousness.^(C2)

³² Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s emotions,^(F1) than capturing a city.^(C1)

³³ The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from the Lord.^(C1)