1The preparations of the heart in man,
2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
3Commit thy works unto the Lord,
4The Lord hath made all things for himself:
5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord:
6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged:
7When a man’s ways please the Lord,
8Better is a little with righteousness
9A man’s heart deviseth his way:
10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king:
11A just weight and balance are the Lord’s:
12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness:
13Righteous lips are the delight of kings;
14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death:
15In the light of the king’s countenance is life;
16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
18Pride goeth before destruction,
19Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly,
20He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good:
21The wise in heart shall be called prudent:
22Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it:
23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth,
24Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,
25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man,
26He that laboureth laboureth for himself;
27An ungodly man diggeth up evil:
28A froward man soweth strife:
29A violent man enticeth his neighbour,
30He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things:
31The hoary head is a crown of glory,
32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
33The lot is cast into the lap;