Proverbs 16 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

Pro 16:1

The plans of the heart belong to man;

But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

Pro 16:2

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;

But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

Pro 16:3

Commit thy works unto Jehovah,

And thy purposes shall be established.

Pro 16:4

Jehovah hath made everything for its own end;

Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Pro 16:5

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah:

Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

Pro 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;

And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

Pro 16:7

When a man’s ways please Jehovah,

He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Pro 16:8

Better is a little, with righteousness,

Than great revenues with injustice.

Pro 16:9

A man’s heart deviseth his way;

But Jehovah directeth his steps.

Pro 16:10

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king;

His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

Pro 16:11

A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s;

All the weights of the bag are his work.

Pro 16:12

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness;

For the throne is established by righteousness.

Pro 16:13

Righteous lips are the delight of kings;

And they love him that speaketh right.

Pro 16:14

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death;

But a wise man will pacify it.

Pro 16:15

In the light of the king’s countenance is life;

And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Pro 16:16

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!

Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

Pro 16:17

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:

He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Pro 16:18

Pride goeth before destruction,

And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Pro 16:19

Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,

Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Pro 16:20

He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good;

And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

Pro 16:21

The wise in heart shall be called prudent;

And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

Pro 16:22

Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it;

But the correction of fools is their folly.

Pro 16:23

The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth,

And addeth learning to his lips.

Pro 16:24

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,

Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Pro 16:25

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,

But the end thereof are the ways of death.

Pro 16:26

The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him;

For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

Pro 16:27

A worthless man deviseth mischief;

And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

Pro 16:28

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;

And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Pro 16:29

A man of violence enticeth his neighbor,

And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

Pro 16:30

He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things:

He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

Pro 16:31

The hoary head is a crown of glory;

It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

Pro 16:32

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;

And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

Pro 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap;

But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Proverbs 16 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

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