Proverbs 16 | ASV Bible Study

Proverbs 16:1 (ASV)
The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

Proverbs 16:2 (ASV)
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

Proverbs 16:3 (ASV)
Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

Proverbs 16:4 (ASV)
Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Proverbs 16:5 (ASV)
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: `Though' hand `join' in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 16:6 (ASV)
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

Proverbs 16:7 (ASV)
When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 16:8 (ASV)
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

Proverbs 16:9 (ASV)
A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

Proverbs 16:10 (ASV)
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

Proverbs 16:11 (ASV)
A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

Proverbs 16:12 (ASV)
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 16:13 (ASV)
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

Proverbs 16:14 (ASV)
The wrath of a king is `as' messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

Proverbs 16:15 (ASV)
In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Proverbs 16:16 (ASV)
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

Proverbs 16:17 (ASV)
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Proverbs 16:18 (ASV)
Pride `goeth' before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 16:19 (ASV)
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 16:20 (ASV)
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

Proverbs 16:21 (ASV)
The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

Proverbs 16:22 (ASV)
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is `their' folly.

Proverbs 16:23 (ASV)
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

Proverbs 16:24 (ASV)
Pleasant words are `as' a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Proverbs 16:25 (ASV)
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

Proverbs 16:26 (ASV)
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him `thereto'.

Proverbs 16:27 (ASV)
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

Proverbs 16:28 (ASV)
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Proverbs 16:29 (ASV)
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

Proverbs 16:30 (ASV)
He that shutteth his eyes, `it is' to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

Proverbs 16:31 (ASV)
The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

Proverbs 16:32 (ASV)
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

Proverbs 16:33 (ASV)
The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

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