Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
The plans
of the heart belong
to
man ;
But
the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah
.
The preparations
of the heart in
man ,
and
the answer of the tongue ,
is from the
LORD
.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah
weigheth the spirits.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the
LORD
weigheth the spirits.
Commit thy works unto Jehovah
, And thy purposes
shall be established.
Commit thy works unto the
LORD
, and thy thoughts
shall be established.
Jehovah
hath made everything
for its
own
end;
Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
The
LORD
hath made all
things
for himself:
yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah
: `
Though '
hand `
join '
in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the
LORD
: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned
for;
And by the fear of Jehovah
men depart from evil.
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged:
and by the fear of the
LORD
men depart from evil.
When a man's ways please Jehovah
, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
When a man's ways please the
LORD
, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Better is a little ,
with righteousness ,
Than great revenues with
injustice
.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without
right
.
A man's heart deviseth his way ;
But Jehovah
directeth his steps.
A man's heart deviseth his way :
but the
LORD
directeth his steps.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king ;
His mouth shall
not transgress
in judgment.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king :
his mouth transgresseth
not in judgment.
A just balance
and scales
are Jehovah's;
All the weights of the bag are his work.
A just weight
and balance
are the
LORD's:
all the weights of the bag are his work.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness ;
For the throne is established by righteousness.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness :
for the throne is established by righteousness.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
The wrath of a king is `
as '
messengers of death ;
But a wise man will pacify it.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death :
but a wise man will pacify it.
In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor
is as a cloud of the latter rain.
In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour
is as a cloud of the latter rain.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea,
to get understanding is
rather to be chosen than silver .
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and
to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver !
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Pride `
goeth '
before destruction, And a
haughty spirit before a fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an
haughty spirit before a fall.
Better it is to be of a
lowly
spirit with the poor
, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Better it is to be of an
humble
spirit with the lowly
, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
He that giveth
heed
unto
the
word
shall find good ;
And whoso trusteth in Jehovah
, happy is he.
He that handleth
a
matter
wisely
shall find good :
and whoso trusteth in the
LORD
, happy is he.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent ;
And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent :
and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Understanding is a well-spring
of life unto him that hath it ;
But the correction
of fools is `their'
folly.
Understanding is a wellspring
of life unto him that hath it :
but the instruction
of fools is folly.
The heart of the wise instructeth
his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
The heart of the wise teacheth
his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
Pleasant words are `
as '
a
honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Pleasant words are as an
honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
There is a way which
seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
There is a way that
seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
The
appetite
of
the
laboring
man
laboreth
for him
; For his mouth urgeth
him `thereto'
.
He
that
laboureth
laboureth
for himself
; for his mouth craveth
it
of
him.
A
worthless
man deviseth
mischief;
And in his lips there is as a scorching
fire.
An
ungodly
man diggeth
up
evil:
and in his lips there is as a burning
fire.
A perverse
man scattereth
abroad
strife ;
And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
A froward
man soweth
strife :
and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
A man of
violence
enticeth his neighbor
, And leadeth him in
a
way that is not good.
A violent
man enticeth his neighbour
, and leadeth him into
the
way that is not good.
He that
shutteth his eyes ,
`it
is'
to devise perverse
things: He
that
compresseth
his lips bringeth evil to pass.
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward
things: moving
his lips he
bringeth evil to pass.
The hoary head is a crown of glory ;
It shall
be found in the way of righteousness.
The hoary head is a crown of glory ,
if
it be found in the way of righteousness.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit ,
than he that taketh a city.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah
.
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the
LORD
.
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