^[1]  The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

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^[2]  All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

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^[3]  Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

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^[4]  Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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^[5]  Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: Thoughhandjoinin hand, he shall not be unpunished.

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^[6]  By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

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^[7]  When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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^[8]  Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

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^[9]  A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

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^[10]  A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

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^[11]  A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.

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^[12]  It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

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^[13]  Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

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^[14]  The wrath of a king isasmessengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

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^[15]  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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^[16]  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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^[17]  The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

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^[18]  Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

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^[19]  Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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^[20]  He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

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^[21]  The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

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^[22]  Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools istheirfolly.

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^[23]  The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

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^[24]  Pleasant words areas a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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^[25]  There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

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^[26]  The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

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^[27]  A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

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^[28]  A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

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^[29]  A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

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^[30]  He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

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^[31]  The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

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^[32]  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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^[33]  The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

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