1 jThe plans of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are kpure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.1
3 lCommit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.
4 mThe Lord has made everything for its purpose,
even the wicked for the day of trouble.
5 Everyone who is narrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
obe assured, he will not go unpunished.
6 By psteadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and qby the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
7 When a man’s ways please the Lord,
he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 rBetter is a little with righteousness
than great revenues swith injustice.
9 The heart of man plans his way,
but the Lord establishes his steps.
10 An oracle is on the lips of a king;
his mouth does not sin in judgment.
11 tA just balance and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
for uthe throne is established by righteousness.
13 vRighteous lips are the delight of a king,
and he loves him who speaks what is right.
14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,
and a wise man will appease it.
15 In the wlight of a king’s face there is life,
and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.
16 How much better to get wisdom than xgold!
To get yunderstanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
17 The highway of the upright turns aside from evil;
whoever guards his way preserves his life.
18 zPride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 It is better to be of a alowly spirit with the poor
than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 Whoever gives thought to the word2 will discover good,
and bblessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
21 The wise of heart is called discerning,
and csweetness of speech dincreases persuasiveness.
22 Good sense eis a fountain of life to him who has it,
but the instruction of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious
and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
24 fGracious words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
1 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2 They will gput you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you hwill think he is offering service to God. 3 And ithey will do these things because they have not jknown the Father, nor me. 4 But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may kremember that I told them to you.
The Work of the Holy Spirit
“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now lI am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, m‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, nsorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for oif I do not go away, the pHelper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I qgo to the Father, and ryou will see me no longer; 11 concerning sjudgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the tSpirit of truth comes, uhe will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 vAll that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy
16 w“A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.”
