Proverbs (continued ... 16, 17)

- All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.
Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.

- Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
be assured, he will not go unpunished.
By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
When a man's ways please the Lord,
he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

- Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.

- Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good,
and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

- There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is ways to death.

- Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

- The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.

- Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker;
he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

- A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.

- A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

- Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.