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Proverbs 16
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Wisdom’s Blessings

16People do the planning, but the end result is from the Lord.H4633H3820H120H4617H3956H3068
2Everything a person does seems pure in his own opinion, but the Lord weighs intentions.H1870H376H2134H5869H3068H8505H7307
3Entrust your work to the Lord, and your planning will succeed.H1556H4639H3068H4284H3559
4The Lord made everything answerable to him, including the wicked at the time of trouble.H3068H6466H4617H7563H3117H7451
5The Lord detests those who are proud; truly they will not go unpunished.H1362H3820H8441H3068H3027H3027H5352
6Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth, and through fear of the Lord people turn from evil.H2617H571H5771H3722H3374H3068H5493H7451
7When a person's ways please the Lord, even his enemies will be at peace with him.H376H1870H7521H3068H341H7999
8A little gain with righteousness is better than great income without justice.H2896H4592H6666H7230H8393H4941
9A person plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.H120H3820H2803H1870H3068H3559H6806
10When a king is ready to speak officially, what he says should not err with respect to justice.H7081H8193H4428H6310H4603H4941
11Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; he made all the weights in the bag.H4941H6425H3976H3068H68H3599H4639
12Kings detest wrong-doing, for through righteousness the throne is established.H8441H4428H6213H7562H3678H3559H6666
13Kings take pleasure in righteous speech; they treasure a person who speaks what is upright.H6664H8193H7522H4428H157H1696H3477
14The king's wrath results in a death sentence, but whoever is wise will appease him.H2534H4428H4397H4194H2450H376H3722
15When a king is pleased, there is life, and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.H216H4428H6440H2416H7522H5645H4456
16How much better than gaining gold is the acquisition of wisdom, the attainment of wisdom better than silver!H2896H7069H2451H2742H7069H998H977H3701
17The road of the upright circumvents evil, and whoever watches how he lives preserves his life.H4546H3477H5493H7451H5341H1870H8104H5315
18Pride precedes destruction; an arrogant spirit appears before a fall.H1347H6440H7667H1363H7307H6440H3783
19Better to be humble among the poor, than to share what is stolen with the proud.H2896H8217H7307H6035H6041H2505H7998H1343
20Whoever listens to a word of instruction prospers, and anyone who trusts in the Lord is blessed.H1697H7919H4672H2896H982H3068H835
21The wise-hearted person is said to be discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.H2450H3820H7121H995H4986H8193H3254H3948
22Anyone who has understanding is a fountain of life, but foolishness brings punishment to fools.H7922H4726H2416H1167H4148H191H200
23A wise person's thoughts control his words, and his speech promotes instruction.H3820H2450H7919H6310H3254H3948H8193
24Pleasant words are honey from a honeycomb? sweet to the soul and healing for the body.H5278H561H6688H1706H4966H5315H4832H6106

Advice to the Wise

25There is a road that seems right for a man to travel, but in the end it's the road to death.H3426H1870H3477H6440H376H319H1870H4194
26The appetite of the laborer motivates him; indeed, his hunger drives him on.H5315H6001H5998H6310H404
27A worthless person concocts evil gossip? his lips are like a burning fire.H1100H376H3738H7451H8193H6867H784
28A deceitful man stirs dissension, and anyone who gossips separates friends.H8419H376H7971H4066H5372H6504H441
29A violent man entices his companion and leads him on a path that is not good.H2555H376H6601H7453H3212H1870H2896
30Whoever winks knowingly is plotting deceit; anyone who purses his lips is bent towards evil.H6095H5869H2803H8419H7169H8193H3615H7451H3615
31Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is obtained by following a righteous path.H7872H5850H8597H4672H1870H6666
32Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city.H750H639H2896H1368H4910H7307H3920H5892
33The dice is cast into someone's lap, but the outcome is from the Lord.H1486H2904H2436H4941H3068


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