15  ^yThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes,

but a wise man listens to advice.

12  ^tThere is a way that seems right to a man,

but ^uits end is the way to death.¹

2  ^mAll the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,

but the Lord ⁿweighs the spirit.¹

6  Many a man ^hproclaims his own steadfast love,

but ⁱa faithful man who can find?

2  ^zEvery way of a man is right in his own eyes,

but the Lord ^aweighs the heart.

14  Like ^cclouds and wind without rain

is a man who ^dboasts of a gift he does not give.

27  It is ^qnot good to eat much honey,

nor is it glorious to ^rseek one’s own glory.¹

12  Do you see a man who is ^jwise in his own eyes?

^kThere is more hope for a fool than for him.

2  Let ^zanother praise you, and not your own mouth;

a stranger, and not your own lips.

21  ^wThe crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,

and a man is tested by his praise.

13  Whoever ^xconceals his transgressions will not prosper,

but he who ^yconfesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

26  Whoever ^utrusts in his own mind is a fool,

but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

12  There are those who are ^fclean in their own eyes

but are not washed of their filth.

13  There are those—how ^glofty are their eyes,

how high their eyelids lift!