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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.