Proverbs 16:16-29

¹⁶How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

¹⁷The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

¹⁸Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

¹⁹Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the humble, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

²⁰He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

²¹The wise in heart is called a man of discernment; and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

²²Understanding is a fountain of life unto him that hath it; but folly is the chastisement of fools.

²³The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

²⁴Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

²⁵There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

²⁶The hunger of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth compelleth him.

²⁷An ungodly man diggeth up evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

²⁸A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends.

²⁹A man of violence enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good.