translation_id: asv-eng-asv

book_id: PRO

book: Proverbs

reference: Proverbs 16:1

text: The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.


reference: Proverbs 16:2

text: All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.


reference: Proverbs 16:3

text: Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.


reference: Proverbs 16:4

text: Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.


reference: Proverbs 16:5

text: Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.


reference: Proverbs 16:6

text: By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.


reference: Proverbs 16:7

text: When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.


reference: Proverbs 16:8

text: Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.


reference: Proverbs 16:9

text: A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.


reference: Proverbs 16:10

text: A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.


reference: Proverbs 16:11

text: A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.


reference: Proverbs 16:12

text: It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.


reference: Proverbs 16:13

text: Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.


reference: Proverbs 16:14

text: The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.


reference: Proverbs 16:15

text: In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.


reference: Proverbs 16:16

text: How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.


reference: Proverbs 16:17

text: The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.


reference: Proverbs 16:18

text: Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.


reference: Proverbs 16:19

text: Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.


reference: Proverbs 16:20

text: He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.


reference: Proverbs 16:21

text: The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.


reference: Proverbs 16:22

text: Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is their folly.


reference: Proverbs 16:23

text: The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.


reference: Proverbs 16:24

text: Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.


reference: Proverbs 16:25

text: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.


reference: Proverbs 16:26

text: The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.


reference: Proverbs 16:27

text: A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.


reference: Proverbs 16:28

text: A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.


reference: Proverbs 16:29

text: A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.


reference: Proverbs 16:30

text: He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.


reference: Proverbs 16:31

text: The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.


reference: Proverbs 16:32

text: He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.


reference: Proverbs 16:33

text: The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.