Proverbs Capítulo 16

16 : 1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

16 : 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but Jehovah weighs the spirits.

16 : 3 Commit thy works to Jehovah, and thy purposes shall be established.

16 : 4 Jehovah has made everything for its own end, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

16 : 5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah. Hand in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

16 : 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

16 : 7 When a man's ways please Jehovah, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

16 : 8 Better is a little, with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

16 : 9 A man's heart devises his way, but Jehovah directs his steps.

16 : 10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

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

16 : 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

16 : 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks right.

16 : 14 The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

16 : 15 In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

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

16 : 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

16 : 18 Pride is before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

16 : 19 Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

16 : 20 He who gives heed to the word shall find good, and whoever trusts in Jehovah, happy is he.

16 : 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

16 : 22 Understanding is a well-spring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly.

16 : 23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

16 : 24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb: Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

16 : 25 There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

16 : 26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him.

16 : 27 A worthless man devises mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

16 : 28 A perverse man scatters abroad strife, and a whisperer separates chief friends.

16 : 29 A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

16 : 30 He who shuts his eyes devises perverse things. He who moves his lips brings evil to pass.

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

16 : 32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

16 : 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.