# Proverbs 16

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/16

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. The heart's preparations are man's, but the tongue's answer comes from Yahweh.
2. All a man's ways are pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirits.
3. Commit your works to Yahweh, and your plans will be established.
4. Yahweh made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of calamity.
5. Every proud heart is an abomination to Yahweh; even hand to hand, he will not be acquitted.
6. Favor and faithfulness atone for iniquity; the fear of Yahweh turns one from evil.
7. When Yahweh delights in a man's ways, he even makes his enemies live at peace with him.
8. Better a little with righteousness than abundant revenues without justice.
9. A man's heart plans his path, but Yahweh directs his steps.
10. An oracle is on the lips of the king; his mouth does not err in judgment.
11. Fair scales and balances belong to Yahweh; every weight in the bag is his handiwork.
12. Doing evil is detestable to kings, for righteousness establishes the throne.
13. Kings desire righteous lips and love one who speaks uprightly.
14. A king's anger is like messengers of death, but a wise man appeases it.
15. In the light of a king's face is life, and his favor is like a cloud of latter rain.
16. How much better to acquire wisdom than gold, and to acquire understanding rather than silver!
17. The path of the upright is to turn aside from evil; the guardian of his soul is the guardian of his way.
18. Pride precedes destruction, and a proud spirit precedes a fall.
19. Better a lowly spirit with the afflicted and meek than to divide spoil with the proud.
20. Whoever is discerning in a matter finds good; blessed is the one who trusts in Yahweh.
21. The wise heart is called discerning, and sweetness of lips increases learning.
22. Understanding is a spring of life to its possessors, but fools' discipline is folly.
23. The wise heart instructs his mouth and adds learning to his lips.
24. Pleasant sayings are honeycomb honey, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25. There is a way right in a man's sight, but its end is the ways of death.
26. The laborer's appetite labors for him, for his mouth constrains him.
27. A worthless man digs up evil; his lips are like a scorching fire.
28. A man of perverse ways stirs up strife; one who divides close friends.
29. A violent man entices his companion and leads him along a path that is not good.
30. Whoever squints his eyes to devise perverse schemes, pursing his lips, accomplishes evil.
31. Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is found in the path of righteousness.
32. Better a slow temper than a hero, and ruling one's spirit than seizing a city.
33. The lot is cast into the lap, but every judgment of it is from Yahweh.

## Nearby chapters

[Proverbs 15](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/15.md)
[Proverbs 17](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/17.md)

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