Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
The aplans of the heart belong to man,But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.Prov 16:9; 19:212 All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight,But the aLORD weighs the 1motives.Lit spirits1 Sam 16:7; Dan 5:273 1aCommit your works to the LORDAnd your plans will be established.Lit RollPs 37:5; 55:22; Prov 3:6; 1 Pet 5:74 The LORD ahas made everything for 1its own purpose,Even the bwicked for the day of evil.Or HisGen 1:31; Eccl 3:11Rom 9:225 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD;Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.6 By alovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,And by the 1bfear of the LORD one keeps away from evil.Or reverenceDan 4:27; Luke 11:41Prov 8:13; 14:167 When a man’s ways are pleasing to the LORD,He amakes even his enemies to be at peace with him.Gen 33:4; 2 Chr 17:108 Better is a little with righteousnessThan great income with injustice.9 The mind of aman plans his way,But bthe LORD directs his steps.Prov 16:1; 19:21Ps 37:23; Prov 20:24; Jer 10:2310 A divine adecision is in the lips of the king;His mouth should not 1err in judgment.Lit be unfaithful1 Kin 3:2811 A ajust balance and scales belong to the LORD;All the 1weights of the bag are His 2concern.Lit stonesLit workProv 11:112 It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts,For a athrone is established on righteousness.Prov 25:513 Righteous lips are the delight of kings,And he who speaks right is loved.14 The fury of a king is like messengers of death,But a wise man will appease it.15 In the light of a king’s face is life,And his favor is like a cloud with the 1aspring rain.Lit latterJob 29:2316 How much abetter it is to get wisdom than gold!And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.Prov 8:10, 1917 The ahighway of the upright is to depart from evil;He who watches his way preserves his 1life.Lit soulIs 35:818 aPride goes before destruction,And a haughty spirit before stumbling.Prov 11:2; 18:12; Jer 49:16; Obad 3, 419 It is better to be ahumble in spirit with the lowlyThan to bdivide the spoil with the proud.Prov 3:34; 29:23; Is 57:15Ex 15:9; Judg 5:30; Prov 1:13, 1420 He who gives attention to the word will afind good,And bblessed is he who trusts in the LORD.Prov 19:8Ps 2:12; 34:8; Jer 17:721 The awise in heart will be called understanding,And sweetness of 1speech bincreases 2persuasiveness.Lit lipsOr learningHos 14:9Prov 16:2322 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,But the discipline of fools is folly.23 The aheart of the wise instructs his mouthAnd adds 1persuasiveness to his lips.Or learningPs 37:30; Prov 15:28; Matt 12:3424 aPleasant words are a honeycomb,Sweet to the soul and bhealing to the bones.Ps 19:10; Prov 15:26; 24:13, 14Prov 4:22; 17:2225 aThere is a way which seems right to a man,But its end is the way of death.Prov 12:15; 14:1226 A worker’s appetite works for him,For his 1hunger urges him on.Lit mouth27 A aworthless man digs up evil,While 1his words are like bscorching fire.Lit on his lipsProv 6:12, 14, 18James 3:628 A perverse man spreads strife,And a slanderer separates intimate friends.29 A man of violence aentices his neighborAnd leads him in a way that is not good.Prov 1:10; 12:2630 He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.31 A agray head is a crown of glory;It bis found in the way of righteousness.Prov 20:29Prov 3:1, 232 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.33 The alot is cast into the lap,But its every bdecision is from the LORD.Prov 18:18Prov 29:26