✧The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD. ✧2All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD. ✧3Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved. ✧4The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster. ✧5Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished. ✧6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil. ✧7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him. ✧8Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice. ✧9A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. ✧10A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice. ✧11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern. ✧12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
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✧13Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
✧14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
✧15When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
✧16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
✧17The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
✧18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
✧19It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
✧20Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
✧21The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
✧22Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
✧23The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
✧24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
✧25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
✧26A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
✧27A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
✧28A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
✧29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
✧30He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
✧31Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
✧32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
✧33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.