Proverbs 16:9-31

⁹The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doeth direct his steppes.

¹⁰A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not transgresse in iudgement.

¹¹A true weight and balance are of the Lord: all the weightes of the bagge are his worke.

¹²It is an abomination to Kings to commit wickednes: for the throne is stablished by iustice.

¹³Righteous lips are the delite of Kings, and the King loueth him that speaketh right things.

¹⁴The wrath of a King is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.

¹⁵In the light of the Kings coutenance is life: and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.

¹⁶Howe much better is it to get wisedome then golde? and to get vnderstanding, is more to be desired then siluer.

¹⁷The pathe of the righteous is to decline from euil, and hee keepeth his soule, that keepeth his way.

¹⁸Pride goeth before destruction, and an high minde before the fall.

¹⁹Better it is to be of humble minde with the lowly, then to deuide the spoyles with the proude.

²⁰He that is wise in his busines, shall finde good: and he that trusteth in the Lord, he is blessed.

²¹The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.

²²Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.

²³The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.

²⁴Faire wordes are as an hony combe, sweetenesse to the soule, and health to the bones.

²⁵There is a way that seemeth right vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.

²⁶The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.

²⁷A wicked man diggeth vp euill, and in his lippes is like burning fire.

²⁸A frowarde person soweth strife: and a tale teller maketh diuision among princes.

²⁹A wicked man deceiueth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

³⁰He shutteth his eyes to deuise wickednes: he moueth his lippes, and bringeth euil to passe.

³¹Age is a crowne of glory, when it is founde in the way of righteousnes.