1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from LORD. 2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but LORD weighs the spirits. 3Commit thy works to LORD, and thy purposes shall be established. 4LORD has made everything for its own end, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 5Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to LORD. Hand in hand, he shall not be unpunished. 6By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of LORD men depart from evil. 7When a man's ways please LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. 8Better is a little, with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. 9A man's heart devises his way, but LORD directs his steps. 10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment. 11A just balance and scales are LORD's. All the weights of the bag are his work. 12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness. 13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks right. 14The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it. 15In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain. 16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver. 17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul. 18Pride [is] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 19Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the spoil with the proud. 20He who gives heed to the word shall find good, and whoever trusts in LORD, happy is he. 21The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning. 22Understanding is a well-spring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly. 23The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips. 24Pleasant words are a honeycomb: Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 25There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 26The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him. 27A worthless man devises mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire. 28A perverse man scatters abroad strife, and a whisperer separates chief friends. 29A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good. 30He who shuts his eyes devises perverse things. He who moves his lips brings evil to pass. 31The hoary head is a crown of glory. It shall be found in the way of righteousness. 32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city. 33The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of LORD.