Proverbs 16:5-18

New International Version

⁵The Lord detests all the proud of heart.^(A)
Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.^(B)

⁶Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
through the fear of the Lord^(C) evil is avoided.^(D)

⁷When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
he causes their enemies to make peace^(E) with them.^(F)

⁸Better a little with righteousness
than much gain^(G) with injustice.^(H)

⁹In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps.^(I)

¹⁰The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
and his mouth does not betray justice.^(J)

¹¹Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
all the weights in the bag are of his making.^(K)

¹²Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established through righteousness.^(L)

¹³Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
they value the one who speaks what is right.^(M)

¹⁴A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,^(N)
but the wise will appease it.^(O)

¹⁵When a king’s face brightens, it means life;^(P)
his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.^(Q)

¹⁶How much better to get wisdom than gold,
to get insight^(R) rather than silver!^(S)

¹⁷The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their ways preserve their lives.^(T)

¹⁸Pride^(U) goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit^(V) before a fall.^(W)

Proverbs 16:5-18

King James Version

⁵Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

⁶By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

⁷When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

⁸Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

⁹A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

¹⁰A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

¹¹A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

¹²It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

¹³Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

¹⁴The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

¹⁵In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

¹⁶How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

¹⁷The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

¹⁸Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

New International Version (NIV)