{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/proverbs/16","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T14:50:33.668Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":16,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":15,"nextChapter":17,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":33},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is their folly."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto ."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 16 (ASV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 16](https://primebible.com/asv/proverbs/16)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/proverbs/16 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}