Proverbs 16:1-10

¹It pertaineth to man to make ready the soul; and it pertaineth to the Lord to govern the tongue.

²All the ways of men be open to the eyes of God; the Lord is a weigher of spirits, that is, of wills, yielding to man after his deservings.

³Show thy works to the Lord; and thy thoughts shall be addressed.

⁴The Lord wrought all things for himself; and he made ready a wicked man to the evil day.

⁵Abomination of the Lord is each proud man; yea, though the hand is to the hand, he shall not be innocent. The beginning of the good way is to do rightwiseness; forsooth it is more acceptable with God, than to offer sacrifices.

⁶Wickedness is again-bought by mercy and truth; and men boweth away from evil by the dread of the Lord.

⁷When the ways of a man please the Lord, he shall convert, yea, his enemies to peace.

⁸Better is a little with rightfulness or rightwiseness, than many fruits with wickedness.

⁹The heart of a man shall dispose his way; but it pertaineth to the Lord to dress his steps.

¹⁰Divining is in the lips of a king; his mouth shall not err in doom.