Proverbs 16:21-33

²¹The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

²²Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is their folly.

²³The heart of the wise instructeth 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 appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

²⁷A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

²⁸A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

²⁹A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

³⁰He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

³¹The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

³²He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

³³The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.