World English Bible

Proverbs 16:23-33 World English Bible (WEB)

23. The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

24. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

25. There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

26. The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.

27. A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

28. A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

29. A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

30. One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.

31. Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.

32. One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

33. The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from Yahweh.