# Proverbs 16 (New King James Version)
Wisdom Is Better Than Gold

##### Chapter 16
###### 1 The preparations of the heart _belong_ to man,  
But the answer of the tongue _is_ from the Lord.

###### 2 All the ways of a man _are_ pure in his own eyes,  
But the Lord weighs the spirits.

###### 3 Commit your works to the Lord,  
And your thoughts will be established.

###### 4 The Lord has made all for Himself,  
Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom.

###### 5 Everyone proud in heart _is_ an abomination to the Lord;  
_Though they join_ forces, none will go unpunished.

###### 6 In mercy and truth  
Atonement is provided for iniquity;  
And by the fear of the Lord _one_ departs from evil.

###### 7 When a man's ways please the Lord,  
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

###### 8 Better _is_ a little with righteousness,  
Than vast revenues without justice.

###### 9 A man's heart plans his way,  
But the Lord directs his steps.

###### 10 Divination _is_ on the lips of the king;  
His mouth must not transgress in judgment.  

###### 11 Honest weights and scales _are_ the Lord's;  
All the weights in the bag _are_ His work.  

###### 12 _It is_ an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,  
For a throne is established by righteousness.  

###### 13 Righteous lips _are_ the delight of kings,  
And they love him who speaks _what is_ right.  

###### 14 As messengers of death _is_ the king's wrath,  
But a wise man will appease it.  

###### 15 In the light of the king's face _is_ life,  
And his favor _is_ like a cloud of the latter rain.

###### 16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!  
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

###### 17 The highway of the upright _is_ to depart from evil;  
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

###### 18 Pride _goes_ before destruction,  
And a haughty spirit before a fall.  

###### 19 Better _to be_ of a humble spirit with the lowly,  
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

###### 20 He who heeds the word wisely will find good,  
And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy _is_ he.

###### 21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,  
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.

###### 22 Understanding _is_ a wellspring of life to him who has it.  
But the correction of fools _is_ folly.

###### 23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,  
And adds learning to his lips.

###### 24 Pleasant words _are like_ a honeycomb,  
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

###### 25 There is a way _that seems_ right to a man,  
But its end _is_ the way of death.

###### 26 The person who labors, labors for himself,  
For his _hungry_ mouth drives him _on._

###### 27 An ungodly man digs up evil,  
And _it is_ on his lips like a burning fire.  

###### 28 A perverse man sows strife,  
And a whisperer separates the best of friends.  

###### 29 A violent man entices his neighbor,  
And leads him in a way _that is_ not good.  

###### 30 He winks his eye to devise perverse things;  
He purses his lips _and_ brings about evil.

###### 31 The silver-haired head _is_ a crown of glory,  
_If_ it is found in the way of righteousness.

###### 32 _He who is_ slow to anger _is_ better than the mighty,  
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

###### 33 The lot is cast into the lap,  
But its every decision _is_ from the Lord.