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1The ⚓preparations of the heart belong to man,
⚓But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2All 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.
4The ⚓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 Lordone departs from evil.
7When 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.
10Divination 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.
12It 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.
14As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,
But a wise man will ⚓appease it.
15In 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.
17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
18Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.
19Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
And whoever ⚓trusts in the Lord, happy is he.
21The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
22Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.
23The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
And adds learning to his lips.
24Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
25There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of ⚓death.
26The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives ⚓him on.
27An ungodly man digs up evil,
And it is on his lips like a burning ⚓fire.
28A perverse man sows strife,
And ⚓a whisperer separates the best of friends.
29A violent man entices his neighbor,
And leads him in a way that is not good.
30He 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.
33The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.
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1心中的筹谋在乎人，
舌头的应对出于耶和华。
2人一切所行的，在自己眼中看为纯洁，
惟有耶和华衡量人的内心。
3你所做的，要交托耶和华，
你所谋的，就必坚立。
4耶和华造万物各适其用，
就是恶人也为祸患的日子所造。
5凡心里骄傲的，为耶和华所憎恶；
击掌保证，他难免受罚。
6因慈爱和信实，罪孽得赎；
敬畏耶和华的，远离恶事。
7人所行的若蒙耶和华喜悦，
耶和华也使仇敌与他和好。
8少获利，行事公义，
强如多获利，行事不义。
9人心筹算自己的道路；
惟耶和华指引他的脚步。
10王的嘴唇有圣言，
审判之时，他的口必不差错。
11公道的秤和天平属耶和华，
囊中一切的法码是他所定。
12作恶，为王所憎恶，
因国位是靠公义坚立。
13公义的嘴唇，王喜悦，
说正直话的，他喜爱。
14王的震怒是死亡的使者，
但智慧人能平息王怒。
15王脸上的光使人有生命，
他的恩惠好像云带来的春雨。
16得智慧胜过得金子，
选聪明强如选银子。
17正直人的道远离恶事，
谨守己路的，保全性命。
18骄傲在败坏以先，
内心高傲在跌倒之前。
19心里谦卑与困苦人来往，
强如与骄傲人同分战利品。
20留心训言的⚓，必得福乐；
倚靠耶和华的，这人有福。
21心中有智慧的，必称为聪明人；
嘴唇的甜言，增长人的学问。
22人有智慧就有生命的泉源；
愚妄人必受愚妄的惩戒。
23智慧人的心使他的口谨慎，
又使他的嘴唇增长学问。
24良言如同蜂巢，
使心甘甜，使骨得医治。
25有一条路，人以为正，
至终却成为死亡之路。
26劳力的人为自己劳力，
因为他的口腹催逼他。
27匪徒图谋奸恶，
嘴唇上的言语仿佛烧焦的火。
28乖谬的人散播纷争，
造谣的离间密友。
29残暴的人引诱邻舍，
领他走不好的道路。
30紧闭双目的，图谋乖谬；
紧咬嘴唇的，成就恶事。
31白发是荣耀的冠冕，
行在公义道上的，必能得着。
32不轻易发怒的，胜过勇士；
控制自己脾气的，强如取城。
33人虽可掷签在膝上，
定事却由耶和华。