1. Of man are the preparations of the heart, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2. All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits.
3. Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
4. The Lord has made all things by himself, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5. Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; the covenant that he makes, shall not be without chastening.
6. By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
7. When a man’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8. Better is a little with righteousness than a great number of fruits with injustice.
9. The heart of man devises his way, but the Lord directs his steps.
10. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.
11. A just weight and balance are the Lord’s; all the weights of the bag are his work.
12. It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is to be established with righteousness.
13. Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaks that which is right.
14. The wrath of the king is as a messenger of death, but the wise man will avoid it.
15. In the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.