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16:1 The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord. 16:2 All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives. 16:3 Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established. 16:4 The Lord has worked everything for his own ends — even the wicked for the day of disaster. 16:5 The Lord abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished. 16:6 Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the Lord one avoids evil. 16:7 When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself. 16:8 Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice. 16:9 A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps. 16:10 The divine verdict is in the words of the king; his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice. 16:11 Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork. 16:12 Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness. 16:13 The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly. 16:14 A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it. 16:15 In the light of the king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain. 16:16 How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver. 16:17 The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life. 16:18 Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. 16:19 It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud. 16:20 The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord. 16:21 The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness. 16:22 Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools. 16:23 A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise, and it adds persuasiveness to his words. 16:24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. 16:25 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death. 16:26 A laborer’s appetite has labored for him, for his hunger has pressed him to work. 16:27 A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire. 16:28 A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends. 16:29 A violent person entices his neighbor, and then leads him down a path that is terrible. 16:30 The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips has accomplished evil. 16:31 Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness. 16:32 Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city. 16:33 The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the Lord.
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