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The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
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All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
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Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
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Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
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By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
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When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
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A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
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A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
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A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.
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It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
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Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
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The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
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In the light of the king’s countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
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How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
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The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
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Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
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Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.
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The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
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Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
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The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
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Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
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The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].
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A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
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A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
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He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
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The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
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He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
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The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
ASV: American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.