Proverbs 16 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Wisdom Is Better Than Gold

Pro 16:1

Pro 16:1The preparations of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

Pro 16:2

Pro 16:2All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
But the LORD weighs the spirits.

Pro 16:3

Pro 16:3Commit your works to the LORD,
And your thoughts will be established.

Pro 16:4

Pro 16:4The LORD has made all for Himself,
Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom.

Pro 16:5

Pro 16:5Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD;
Though they join forces,[fn] none will go unpunished.

Pro 16:6

Pro 16:6In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.

Pro 16:7

Pro 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Pro 16:8

Pro 16:8Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.

Pro 16:9

Pro 16:9A man’s heart plans his way,
But the LORD directs his steps.

Pro 16:10

Pro 16:10Divination is on the lips of the king;
His mouth must not transgress in judgment.

Pro 16:11

Pro 16:11Honest weights and scales are the LORD’s;
All the weights in the bag are His work.

Pro 16:12

Pro 16:12It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For a throne is established by righteousness.

Pro 16:13

Pro 16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him who speaks what is right.

Pro 16:14

Pro 16:14As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,
But a wise man will appease it.

Pro 16:15

Pro 16:15In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.

Pro 16:16

Pro 16:16How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

Pro 16:17

Pro 16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

Pro 16:18

Pro 16:18Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Pro 16:19

Pro 16:19Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Pro 16:20

Pro 16:20He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
And whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.

Pro 16:21

Pro 16:21The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.

Pro 16:22

Pro 16:22Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.

Pro 16:23

Pro 16:23The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
And adds learning to his lips.

Pro 16:24

Pro 16:24Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

Pro 16:25

Pro 16:25There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

Pro 16:26

Pro 16:26The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives him on.

Pro 16:27

Pro 16:27An ungodly man digs up evil,
And it is on his lips like a burning fire.

Pro 16:28

Pro 16:28A perverse man sows strife,
And a whisperer separates the best of friends.

Pro 16:29

Pro 16:29A violent man entices his neighbor,
And leads him in a way that is not good.

Pro 16:30

Pro 16:30He winks his eye to devise perverse things;
He purses his lips and brings about evil.

Pro 16:31

Pro 16:31The silver-haired head is a crown of glory,
If it is found in the way of righteousness.

Pro 16:32

Pro 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

Pro 16:33

Pro 16:33The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the LORD.

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(16:5)

Literally hand to hand

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