Proverbs 16 — GMV
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Verse 2
All the works of the humble man are manifest with God;
Verse 5
Every one that is proud in heart is unclean before God,
Verse 7
The beginning of a good way is to do justly;
Verse 8
He that seeks the Lord shall find knowledge with righteousness:
Verse 9
All the works of the Lord are done with righteousness;
Verse 10
There is an oracle upon the lips of a king;
Verse 11
The poise of the balance is righteousness with the Lord;
Verse 12
An evildoer is an abomination to a king;
Verse 13
Righteous lips are acceptable to a king;
Verse 14
The anger of a king is a messenger of death;
Verse 15
The son of a king is in the light of life;
Verse 16
The brood of wisdom is more to be chosen than gold,
Verse 17
The paths of life turn aside from evil;
Verse 18
Pride goes before destruction,
Verse 19
Better is a meek-spirited man with lowliness,
Verse 20
He who is skillful in business finds good:
Verse 21
Men call the wise and understanding evil:
Verse 22
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessors;
Verse 23
The heart of the wise will discern the things which proceed from his own mouth;
Verse 24
Good words are honeycombs,
Verse 25
There are ways that seem to be right to a man,
Verse 26
A man who labors, labors for himself, and drives from him his own ruin.
Verse 27
But the perverse bears destruction upon his own mouth:
Verse 28
A perverse man spreads mischief,
Verse 29
A transgressor tries to ensnare friends,
Verse 30
And the man that fixes his eyes devises perverse things,
Verse 31
Old age is a crown of honor,
Verse 32
A man slow to anger is better than a strong man;
Verse 33
All evils come upon the ungodly into their bosoms;