The Reply of the Tongue Is from the LORD

1To man the dispositions of the heart, and the answer of the tongue from Jehovah.

2All the ways of man are clean in his eyes, and Jehovah tried the spirits.

3Roll to Jehovah thy works, and thy purposes shall be established.

4Jehovah made all to his purpose, and also the unjust for the day of evil.

5Every one lifted up of heart an abomination to Jehovah: and hand to hand, shall not be unpunished.

6By mercy and truth iniquity shall be expiated: and in the fear of Jehovah a departing from evil.

7The ways of a man being accepted of Jehovah also he will make his enemies friends with him.

8Good a little with justice above abundance of increase with no judgment.

9The heart of man will purpose his ways, and Jehovah will prepare his steps.

10Divining upon the lips of the king: his mouth will not transgress in judgment.

11Weighing and balances of judgment are to Jehovah, and his work all the stones of the bag.

12An abomination of kings to do injustice: for in justice shall the throne be prepared.

13Lips of justice the acceptance of kings; and he will love the word of the upright.

14The king's wrath, messengers of death: and a wise man shall expiate it.

15In the light of the king's face is life, and his acceptance as the cloud of the latter rain.

16The obtaining of wisdom how good above gold and the obtaining of understanding to be chosen above silver.

17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: to watch his ways the guarding of his soul.

18Pride before a breaking, and a spirit lifted up before a fall.

19Good the cast down of spirit with the humble more than to divide the spoil with the proud.

20He understanding in the word shall find good: and he trusting in Jehovah, he being happy.

21He understanding shall call to the wise of heart: and sweetness of lips shall add knowledge.

22The understanding of him possessing it is a fountain of life: and the instruction of the foolish is folly.

23The heart of the wise shall attend to his mouth, and he shall add knowledge to his lips.

24Words of pleasantness an, honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones.

25There is a way straight before a man, and its latter state the ways of death.

26The soul of him laboring, labored for himself; for his mouth urged upon him.

27A man of Belial dug up evil, and upon his lips, as a burning fire.

28A man of perverseness shall send forth strife: and a tale-bearer separates friends.

29A man of violence will seduce his neighbor, and he caused him to go in a way not good.

30Closing his eyes to purpose perverseness: biting his lips he completed evil.

31Old age a crown of glorying, shall be found in the way of justice.

32He slow to anger is, good above the strong; and, he ruling over his spirit above him taking a city,

33In the bosom he shall, cast the lot; and from Jehovah all his judgment.