心中的筹划在于人，舌头的应对出于耶和华。
The plans of the heart belong to man, / But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

人一切所行的，在自己眼中看为清洁，惟耶和华衡量人的灵。
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, / But Jehovah weighs the spirits.

你所作的要交托耶和华，你所谋的就必成就。
Commit your works to Jehovah, / And your purposes will be established.

耶和华所造的，各有其目的，连恶人也是为祸患的日子所造。
Jehovah has made everything for its own purpose, / Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

凡心里骄傲的，为耶和华所憎恶；你要确信，他必不免受罚。
Every one who is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah; / Be assured: He will not be unpunished.

因怜悯真实，罪孽得蒙遮盖；因敬畏耶和华，人就远离恶事。
By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is expiated, / And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

人所行的若蒙耶和华喜悦，耶和华甚至使他的仇敌与他和好。
When a man's ways please Jehovah, / He causes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

少有进项却有公义，强如多有进项却无公理。
Better is a little with righteousness, / Than great income with injustice.

人心筹算自己的道路，惟耶和华指引他的脚步。
A man's heart devises his way, / But Jehovah directs his steps.

王的嘴中有神的判语；审判之时，他的口必不差错。
A divine decision is on the lips of the king; / His mouth will not transgress in judgment.

公道的天平和秤都属耶和华；囊中的一切法码都是祂所制定的。
A just balance and just scales are Jehovah's; / All the weights of the bag are His work.

作恶为王所憎恶，因国位是靠公义坚立。
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, / For the throne is established by righteousness.

公义的嘴为王所喜悦，说话正直的，为王所喜爱。
Righteous lips are the delight of kings, / And they love one who speaks right.

王的震怒如死亡的使者，但智慧人能平息王怒。
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, / But a wise man will appease it.

王的脸光使人有生命，王的恩宠好像春雨的云。
In the light of the king's countenance is life, / And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.

得智慧胜似得金子，得聪明比得银子更可取。
How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold, / And to acquire understanding is to be chosen above silver.

正直人的道路是远离恶事；谨守自己道路的，保全自己的性命。
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; / He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

骄傲在败坏以先；高傲的灵在跌倒之前。
Pride goes before destruction, / And a haughty spirit before a fall.

灵里谦卑与穷乏人来往，强如与骄傲人同分掳物。
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, / Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

留心训言的必得好处，信靠耶和华的便为有福。
He who gives heed to the word will find good, / And blessed is he who trusts in Jehovah.

心中有智慧的，必称为精明人；嘴中的甜言，加增说服力。
The wise in heart will be called discerning, / And the sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

人有智虑，智虑是他生命的泉源，但愚妄人必被愚妄惩治。
Insight is a fountain of life to him who has it, / But the correction of fools is folly.

智慧人的心教训他的口，又使他的嘴加增说服力。
The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth / And adds persuasiveness to his lips.

良言如同蜂房，使魂觉甘甜，使骨得医治。
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, / Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

有一条路，人以为正，至终却是死亡之路。
There is a way which seems right to a man, / But the end of it is the ways of death.

劳力人的胃口使他劳力，因为他的口腹催逼他。
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; / For his mouth urges him on.

卑劣之徒挖出奸恶，嘴上仿佛有烧焦的火。
A worthless man digs up evil, / And on his lips there is a scorching fire.

乖僻的人播散纷争，传闲话的人离间密友。
A perverse man spreads strife, / And a whisperer separates close friends.

强暴人诱惑邻舍，领他走不善的道路。
A man of violence entices his neighbor / And leads him in a way that is not good.

眼目紧合的，是在图谋乖僻的事；嘴唇紧闭的，是要成就邪恶。
He who shuts his eyes does so to devise perverse things; / He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

白发是荣耀的冠冕，在公义的道路上必能得着。
The gray head is a crown of glory; / It will be found in the way of righteousness.

不轻易发怒的，胜过勇士；治服己灵的，强如取城。
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; / And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.

签尽可投在怀里，一切决断却在于耶和华。
The lot is cast into the lap, / But everything it decides is from Jehovah.