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1. The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
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1. The preparations H4633 of the heart H3820 in man H120 , and the answer H4617 of the tongue H3956 , is from the LORD H4480 H3068 .
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2. All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
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2. All H3605 the ways H1870 of a man H376 are clean H2134 in his own eyes H5869 ; but the LORD H3068 weigheth H8505 the spirits H7307 .
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3. Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
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3. Commit H1556 thy works H4639 unto H413 the LORD H3068 , and thy thoughts H4284 shall be established H3559 .
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4. The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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4. The LORD H3068 hath made H6466 all H3605 things for himself H4617 : yea, even H1571 the wicked H7563 for the day H3117 of evil H7451 .
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5. Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
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5. Every one H3605 that is proud H1362 in heart H3820 is an abomination H8441 to the LORD H3068 : though hand H3027 join in hand H3027 , he shall not H3808 be unpunished H5352 .
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6. By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
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6. By mercy H2617 and truth H571 iniquity H5771 is purged H3722 : and by the fear H3374 of the LORD H3068 men depart H5493 from evil H4480 H7451 .
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7. When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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7. When a man H376 's ways H1870 please H7521 the LORD H3068 , he maketh even H1571 his enemies H341 to be at peace H7999 with H854 him.
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8. Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
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8. Better H2896 is a little H4592 with righteousness H6666 than great H4480 H7230 revenues H8393 without H3808 right H4941 .
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9. A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
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9. A man H120 's heart H3820 deviseth H2803 his way H1870 : but the LORD H3068 directeth H3559 his steps H6806 .
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10. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
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10. A divine sentence H7081 is in H5921 the lips H8193 of the king H4428 : his mouth H6310 transgresseth H4603 not H3808 in judgment H4941 .
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11. A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.
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11. A just H4941 weight H6425 and balance H3976 are the LORD H3068 's: all H3605 the weights H68 of the bag H3599 are his work H4639 .
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12. It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
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12. It is an abomination H8441 to kings H4428 to commit H6213 wickedness H7562 : for H3588 the throne H3678 is established H3559 by righteousness H6666 .
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13. Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
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13. Righteous H6664 lips H8193 are the delight H7522 of kings H4428 ; and they love H157 him that speaketh H1696 right H3477 .
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14. The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
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14. The wrath H2534 of a king H4428 is as messengers H4397 of death H4194 : but a wise H2450 man H376 will pacify H3722 it.
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15. In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
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15. In the light H216 of the king H4428 's countenance H6440 is life H2416 ; and his favor H7522 is as a cloud H5645 of the latter rain H4456 .
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16. How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
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16. How much H4100 better H2896 is it to get H7069 wisdom H2451 than gold H4480 H2742 ! and to get H7069 understanding H998 rather to be chosen H977 than silver H4480 H3701 !
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17. The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
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17. The highway H4546 of the upright H3477 is to depart H5493 from evil H4480 H7451 : he that keepeth H5341 his way H1870 preserveth H8104 his soul H5315 .
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18. Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
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18. Pride H1347 goeth before H6440 destruction H7667 , and a haughty H1363 spirit H7307 before H6440 a fall H3783 .
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19. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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19. Better H2896 it is to be of a humble H8217 spirit H7307 with H854 the lowly H6035 , than to divide H4480 H2505 the spoil H7998 with H854 the proud H1343 .
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20. He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
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20. He that handleth a matter wisely H7919 H5921 H1697 shall find H4672 good H2896 : and whoso trusteth H982 in the LORD H3068 , happy H835 is he.
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21. The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
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21. The wise H2450 in heart H3820 shall be called H7121 prudent H995 : and the sweetness H4986 of the lips H8193 increaseth H3254 learning H3948 .
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22. Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
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22. Understanding H7922 is a wellspring H4726 of life H2416 unto him that hath H1167 it : but the instruction H4148 of fools H191 is folly H200 .
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23. The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
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23. The heart H3820 of the wise H2450 teacheth H7919 his mouth H6310 , and addeth H3254 learning H3948 to H5921 his lips H8193 .
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24. Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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24. Pleasant H5278 words H561 are as a honeycomb H6688 H1706 , sweet H4966 to the soul H5315 , and health H4832 to the bones H6106 .
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25. There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
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25. There is H3426 a way H1870 that seemeth H6440 right H3477 unto a man H376 , but the end H319 thereof are the ways H1870 of death H4194 .
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26. He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
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26. He H5315 that laboreth H6001 laboreth H5998 for himself; for H3588 his mouth H6310 craveth H404 it of H5921 him.
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27. An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
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27. An ungodly H1100 man H376 diggeth up H3738 evil H7451 : and in H5921 his lips H8193 there is as a burning H6867 fire H784 .
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28. A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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28. A froward H8419 man H376 soweth H7971 strife H4066 : and a whisperer H5372 separateth H6504 chief friends H441 .
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29. A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
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29. A violent H2555 man H376 enticeth H6601 his neighbor H7453 , and leadeth H1980 him into the way H1870 that is not H3808 good H2896 .
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30. He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
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30. He shutteth H6095 his eyes H5869 to devise H2803 froward things H8419 : moving H7169 his lips H8193 he bringeth evil to pass H3615 H7451 .
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31. The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
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31. The hoary H7872 head is a crown H5850 of glory H8597 , if it be found H4672 in the way H1870 of righteousness H6666 .
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32. He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
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32. He that is slow H750 to anger H639 is better H2896 than the mighty H4480 H1368 ; and he that ruleth H4910 his spirit H7307 than he that taketh H4480 H3920 a city H5892 .
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33. The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
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33. H853 The lot H1486 is cast H2904 into the lap H2436 ; but the whole H3605 disposing H4941 thereof is of the LORD H4480 H3068 .
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