Proverbs 16 NKJV

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class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New King James Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nkjv/kjv/proverbs/16.shtml" style=color:#001320 title=Parallel Chapters> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"> <h3>Wisdom Is Better Than Gold</span></h3><div class="poetry"><p class="line"><span class="chapter-2"><span class="text Prov-16-1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The preparations<span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[a]</a></span> of the heart <i>belong</i> to man,</span></span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-1">But the answer of the tongue <i>is</i> from the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>All the ways of a man <i>are</i> pure in his own eyes,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-2">But the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span> weighs the spirits.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Commit<span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[b]</a></span> your works to the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-3">And your thoughts will be established.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span> has made all for Himself,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-4">Yes, even the wicked for the day of <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[c]</a></span>doom.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Everyone proud in heart <i>is</i> an abomination to the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-5"><i>Though they join</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[d]</a></span>forces, none will go unpunished.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>In mercy and truth</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-6">Atonement is provided for iniquity;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-6">And by the fear of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span> <i>one</i> departs from evil.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>When a man’s ways please the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-7">He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Better <i>is</i> a little with righteousness,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-8">Than vast revenues without justice.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>A man’s heart plans his way,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-9">But the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span> directs his steps.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Divination <i>is</i> on the lips of the king;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-10">His mouth must not transgress in judgment.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Honest weights and scales <i>are</i> the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>’s;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-11">All the weights in the bag <i>are</i> His <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[e]</a></span>work.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><i>It is</i> an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-12">For a throne is established by righteousness.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Righteous lips <i>are</i> the delight of kings,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-13">And they love him who speaks <i>what is</i> right.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>As messengers of death <i>is</i> the king’s wrath,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-14">But a wise man will appease it.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>In the light of the king’s face <i>is</i> life,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-15">And his favor <i>is</i> like a cloud of the latter rain.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>How much better to get wisdom than gold!</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-16">And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The highway of the upright <i>is</i> to depart from evil;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-17">He who keeps his way preserves his soul.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Pride <i>goes</i> before destruction,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-18">And a haughty spirit before <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[f]</a></span>a fall.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Better <i>to be</i> of a humble spirit with the lowly,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-19">Than to divide the <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[g]</a></span>spoil with the proud.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He who heeds the word wisely will find good,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-20">And whoever trusts in the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>, happy <i>is</i> he.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The wise in heart will be called prudent,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-21">And sweetness of the lips increases learning.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Understanding <i>is</i> a wellspring of life to him who has it.</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-22">But the correction of fools <i>is</i> folly.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-23">And adds learning to his lips.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Pleasant words <i>are like</i> a honeycomb,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-24">Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>There is a way <i>that seems</i> right to a man,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-25">But its end <i>is</i> the way of death.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The person who labors, labors for himself,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-26">For his <i>hungry</i> mouth drives him <i>on.</i></span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[h]</a></span>An ungodly man digs up evil,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-27">And <i>it is</i> on his lips like a burning fire.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>A perverse man sows strife,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-28">And a whisperer separates the best of friends.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>A violent man entices his neighbor,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-29">And leads him in a way <i>that is</i> not good.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>He winks his eye to devise perverse things;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-30">He <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[i]</a></span>purses his lips <i>and</i> brings about evil.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>The silver-haired head <i>is</i> a crown of glory,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-31"><i>If</i> it is found in the way of righteousness.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span><i>He who is</i> slow to anger <i>is</i> better than the mighty,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-32">And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>The lot is cast into the lap,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-16-33">But its every decision <i>is</i> from the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps divine-name">Lord</span>.</span></p></div> <A name="footnotes"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes:</h4><ol><li id="fen-NKJV-16842a"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 16:1">Proverbs 16:1</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>plans</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16844b"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 16:3">Proverbs 16:3</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>Roll</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16845c"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 16:4">Proverbs 16:4</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>evil</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16846d"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 16:5">Proverbs 16:5</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>hand to hand</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16852e"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 16:11">Proverbs 16:11</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>concern</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16859f"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 16:18">Proverbs 16:18</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>stumbling</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16860g"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 16:19">Proverbs 16:19</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>plunder</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16868h"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 16:27">Proverbs 16:27</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>A man of Belial</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-16871i"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 16:30">Proverbs 16:30</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>compresses</i></span></li></ol></div> </span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. 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