Bob Dunning

"Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by virtuous living." - Proverbs 16:31


Proverbs
Chapter 16

1] Man may make plans in his heart, but what the tongue utters is from the LORD.
2] All the ways of a man may be pure in his own eyes, but it is the LORD who proves the spirit.
3] Entrust your works to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.
4] The LORD has made everything for his own ends, even the wicked for the evil day.
5] Every proud man is an abomination to the LORD; I assure you that he will not go unpunished.
6] By kindness and piety guilt is expiated, and by the fear of the LORD man avoids evil.
7] When the LORD is pleased with a man's ways, he makes even his enemies be at peace with him.
8] Better a little with virtue, than a large income with injustice.
9] In his mind a man plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.
10] The king's lips are an oracle; no judgment he pronounces is false.
11] Balance and scales belong to the LORD; all the weights used with them are his concern.
12] Kings have a horror of wrongdoing, for by righteousness the throne endures.
13] The king takes delight in honest lips, and the man who speaks what is right he loves.
14] The king's wrath is like messengers of death, but a wise man can pacify it.
15] In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
16] How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
17] The path of the upright avoids misfortune; he who pays attention to his way safeguards his life.
18] Pride goes before disaster, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19] It is better to be humble with the meek than to share plunder with the proud.
20] He who plans a thing will be successful; happy is he who trusts in the LORD!
21] The wise man is esteemed for his discernment, yet pleasing speech increases his persuasiveness.
22] Good sense is a fountain of life to its possessor, but folly brings chastisement on fools.
23] The mind of the wise man makes him eloquent, and augments the persuasiveness of his lips.
24] Pleasing words are a honeycomb, sweet to the taste and healthful to the body.
25] Sometimes a way seems right to a man, but the end of it leads to death!
26] The laborer's appetite labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
27] A scoundrel is a furnace of evil, and on his lips there is a scorching fire.
28] An intriguer sows discord, and a talebearer separates bosom friends.
29] A lawless man allures his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good.
30] He who winks his eye is plotting trickery; he who compresses his lips has mischief ready.
31] Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by virtuous living.
32] A patient man is better than a warrior, and he who rules his temper, than he who takes a city.
33] When the lot is cast into the lap, its decision depends entirely on the LORD.


Source: http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/proverbs/proverb16.htm