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Proverbs 16

Proverbs 16:1 ^
The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Proverbs 16:2 ^
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
Proverbs 16:3 ^
Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
Proverbs 16:4 ^
Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Proverbs 16:5 ^
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 16:6 ^
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:7 ^
When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:8 ^
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 16:9 ^
A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
Proverbs 16:10 ^
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
Proverbs 16:11 ^
A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.
Proverbs 16:12 ^
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
Proverbs 16:13 ^
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
Proverbs 16:14 ^
The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 16:15 ^
In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Proverbs 16:16 ^
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Proverbs 16:17 ^
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Proverbs 16:18 ^
Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:19 ^
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 16:20 ^
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.
Proverbs 16:21 ^
The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Proverbs 16:22 ^
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
Proverbs 16:23 ^
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
Proverbs 16:24 ^
Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:25 ^
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Proverbs 16:26 ^
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].
Proverbs 16:27 ^
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Proverbs 16:28 ^
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 16:29 ^
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
Proverbs 16:30 ^
He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
Proverbs 16:31 ^
The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
Proverbs 16:32 ^
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 16:33 ^
The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
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