PR-16: 3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. PR-16: 4 The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. PR-16: 5 Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished. PR-16: 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil. PR-16: 7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. PR-16: 8 Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. PR-16: 9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. PR-16: 10 A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. PR-16: 11 A just weight and balance [are] the LORD's: all the weights of the bag [are] his work. PR-16: 12 [It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. PR-16: 13 Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. PR-16: 14 The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. PR-16: 15 In the light of the king's countenance [is] life; and his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain. PR-16: 16 How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! PR-16: 17 The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. PR-16: 18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. PR-16: 19 Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. PR-16: 20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he. PR-16: 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. PR-16: 22 Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly. PR-16: 23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. PR-16: 24 Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. PR-16: 25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death. PR-16: 26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. PR-16: 27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire. PR-16: 28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. PR-16: 29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way [that is] not good. PR-16: 30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. PR-16: 31 The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness. PR-16: 32 [He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. PR-16: 33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof [is] of the LORD. PR-17: 1 Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices [with] strife. PR-17: 2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. PR-17: 3 The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. PR-17: 4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. PR-17: 5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. PR-17: 6 Children's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [are] their fathers. PR-17: 7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. PR-17: 8 A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. PR-17: 9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends. PR-17: 10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. PR-17: 11 An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. PR-17: 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. PR-17: 13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. PR-17: 14 The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. PR-17: 15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD. PR-17: 16 Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it] ? PR-17: 17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. PR-17: 18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend. PR-17: 19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. PR-17: 20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. PR-17: 21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. PR-17: 22 A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. PR-17: 23 A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. PR-17: 24 Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth. PR-17: 25 A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. PR-17: 26 Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity. PR-17: 27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. PR-17: 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding. PR-18: 1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom. PR-18: 2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. PR-18: 3 When the wicked cometh, [then] cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. PR-18: 4 The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook. PR-18: 5 [It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. PR-18: 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. PR-18: 7 A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul. PR-18: 8 The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. PR-18: 9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. PR-18: 10 The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. PR-18: 11 The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. PR-18: 12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour [is] humility. PR-18: 13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it] , it [is] folly and shame unto him. PR-18: 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? PR-18: 15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. PR-18: 16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. PR-18: 17 [He that is] first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. PR-18: 18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. PR-18: 19 A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city: and [their] contentions [are] like the bars of a castle. PR-18: 20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. PR-18: 21 Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. PR-18: 22 [Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing] , and obtaineth favour of the LORD. PR-18: 23 The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. PR-18: 24 A man [that hath] friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother. PR-19: 1 Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool. PR-19: 2 Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth. PR-19: 3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. PR-19: 4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. PR-19: 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape. PR-19: 6 Many will entreat the favour of the prince: and every man [is] a friend to him that giveth gifts. PR-19: 7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth [them with] words, [yet] they [are] wanting [to him] . PR-19: 8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. PR-19: 9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish. PR-19: 10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. PR-19: 11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression. PR-19: 12 The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favour [is] as dew upon the grass. PR-19: 13 A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping. PR-19: 14 House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD. PR-19: 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. PR-19: 16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; [but] he that despiseth his ways shall die. PR-19: 17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. PR-19: 18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. PR-19: 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver [him] , yet thou must do it again. PR-19: 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. PR-19: 21 [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. PR-19: 22 The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar. PR-19: 23 The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. PR-19: 24 A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. PR-19: 25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge. PR-19: 26 He that wasteth [his] father, [and] chaseth away [his] mother, [is] a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. PR-19: 27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causeth] to err from the words of knowledge. PR-19: 28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. PR-19: 29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. PR-20: 1 Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. PR-20: 2 The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoso] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul. PR-20: 3 [It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. PR-20: 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing. PR-20: 5 Counsel in the heart of man [is like] deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. PR-20: 6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? PR-20: 7 The just [man] walketh in his integrity: his children [are] blessed after him. PR-20: 8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. PR-20: 9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? PR-20: 10 Divers weights, [and] divers measures, both of them [are] alike abomination to the LORD. PR-20: 11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work [be] pure, and whether [it be] right. PR-20: 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. PR-20: 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread. PR-20: 14 [It is] naught, [it is] naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. PR-20: 15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel. PR-20: 16 Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. PR-20: 17 Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. PR-20: 18 [Every] purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. PR-20: 19 He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. PR-20: 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. PR-20: 21 An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. PR-20: 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. PR-20: 23 Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good. PR-20: 24 Man's goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? PR-20: 25 [It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make inquiry. PR-20: 26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. PR-20: 27 The spirit of man [is] the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. PR-20: 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. PR-20: 29 The glory of young men [is] their strength: and the beauty of old men [is] the grey head. PR-20: 30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so [do] stripes the inward parts of the belly. PR-21: 1 The king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. PR-21: 2 Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts. PR-21: 3 To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. PR-21: 4 An high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin. PR-21: 5 The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want. PR-21: 6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. PR-21: 7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. PR-21: 8 The way of man [is] froward and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right. PR-21: 9 [It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. PR-21: 10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. PR-21: 11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. PR-21: 12 The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness. PR-21: 13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. PR-21: 14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. PR-21: 15 [It is] joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity. PR-21: 16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. PR-21: 17 He that loveth pleasure [shall be] a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. PR-21: 18 The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. PR-21: 19 [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. PR-21: 20 [There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. PR-21: 21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. PR-21: 22 A wise [man] scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. PR-21: 23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. PR-21: 24 Proud [and] haughty scorner [is] his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. PR-21: 25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. PR-21: 26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. PR-21: 27 The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind? PR-21: 28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. PR-21: 29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but [as for] the upright, he directeth his way. PR-21: 30 [There is] no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. PR-21: 31 The horse [is] prepared against the day of battle: but safety [is] of the LORD. PR-22: 1 A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold. PR-22: 2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all. PR-22: 3 A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. PR-22: 4 By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life. PR-22: 5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. PR-22: 6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. PR-22: 7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender. PR-22: 8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. PR-22: 9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. PR-22: 10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. PR-22: 11 He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend. PR-22: 12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. PR-22: 13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. PR-22: 14 The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. PR-22: 15 Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. PR-22: 16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want. PR-22: 17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. PR-22: 18 For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. PR-22: 19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. PR-22: 20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, PR-22: 21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? PR-22: 22 Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: PR-22: 23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. PR-22: 24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: PR-22: 25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. PR-22: 26 Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts. PR-22: 27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? PR-22: 28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. PR-22: 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men] . PR-23: 1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee: PR-23: 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou [be] a man given to appetite. PR-23: 3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat. PR-23: 4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. PR-23: 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. PR-23: 6 Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: PR-23: 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee. PR-23: 8 The morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. PR-23: 9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. PR-23: 10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:  ~~~~~~