1 - To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.
2 - All a person's ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.
3 - Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
4 - The Lord works out everything to its proper end - even the wicked for a day of disaster.
5 - The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
6 - Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
7 - When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone's way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.
8 - Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
9 - In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.
10 - The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth does not betray justice.
11 - Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making.
12 - Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.
13 - Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right.
14 - A king's wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.
15 - When a king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
16 - How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
17 - The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
18 - Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 - Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
20 - Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,
21 - The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.
22 - Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.
23 - The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.
24 - Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25 - There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
26 - The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.
27 - A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
28 - A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
29 - A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good.
30 - Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.
31 - Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.
32 - Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.
33 - The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.