Proverbs

¹It is for man to prepare the soul, and for the Lord to govern the tongue. ↗

²All the ways of a man are open to his eyes; the Lord is the one who weighs spirits. ↗

³Open your works to the Lord, and your intentions will be set in order. ↗

⁴The Lord has wrought all things because of himself. Likewise the impious is for the evil day. ↗

⁵All the arrogant are an abomination to the Lord. Even if hand will be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice. And this is more acceptable with God than to immolate sacrifices. ↗

⁶By mercy and truth, iniquity is redeemed. And by the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil. ↗

⁷When the ways of man will please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace. ↗

⁸Better is a little with justice, than many fruits with iniquity. ↗

⁹The heart of man disposes his way. But it is for Lord to direct his steps. ↗

¹⁰Foreknowledge is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not err in judgment. ↗

¹¹Weights and scales are judgments of the Lord. And all the stones in the bag are his work. ↗

¹²Those who act impiously are abominable to the king. For the throne is made firm by justice. ↗

¹³Just lips are the will of kings. He who speaks honestly shall be loved. ↗

¹⁴The indignation of a king is a herald of death. And the wise man will appease it. ↗

¹⁵In the cheerfulness of the king’s countenance, there is life. And his clemency is like belated rain. ↗

¹⁶Possess wisdom, for it is better than gold. And acquire prudence, for it is more precious than silver. ↗

¹⁷The path of the just turns away from evils. He who guards his soul preserves his way. ↗

¹⁸Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall. ↗

¹⁹It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the arrogant. ↗

²⁰The learned in word shall find good things. And whoever hopes in the Lord is blessed. ↗

²¹Whoever is wise in heart shall be called prudent. And whoever is sweet in eloquence shall attain to what is greater. ↗

²²Learning is a fountain of life to one who possesses it. The doctrine of the foolish is senseless. ↗

²³The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth and add grace to his lips. ↗

²⁴Careful words are a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and healthful to the bones. ↗

²⁵There is a way which seems right to a man, and its end result leads to death. ↗

²⁶The soul of the laborer labors for himself, because his mouth has driven him to it. ↗

²⁷The impious man digs up evil, and in his lips is a burning fire. ↗

²⁸A perverse man stirs up lawsuits. And one who is verbose divides leaders. ↗

²⁹A man of iniquity entices his friend, and he leads him along a way that is not good. ↗

³⁰Whoever, with astonished eyes, thinks up depravities, biting his lips, accomplishes evil. ↗

³¹Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice. ↗

³²A patient man is better than a strong one. And whoever rules his soul is better than one who assaults cities. ↗

³³Lots are cast into the lap, but they are tempered by the Lord. ↗