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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.H4633H3820H120H4617H3956H30682Everything a person does seems pure in his own opinion, but the Lord weighs intentions.H1870H376H2134H5869H3068H8505H73073Entrust your work to the Lord, and your planning will succeed.H1556H4639H3068H4284H35594The Lord made everything answerable to him, including the wicked at the time of trouble.H3068H6466H4617H7563H3117H74515The Lord detests those who are proud; truly they will not go unpunished.H1362H3820H8441H3068H3027H3027H53526Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth, and through fear of the Lord people turn from evil.H2617H571H5771H3722H3374H3068H5493H74517When a person's ways please the Lord, even his enemies will be at peace with him.H376H1870H7521H3068H341H79998A little gain with righteousness is better than great income without justice.H2896H4592H6666H7230H8393H49419A person plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.H120H3820H2803H1870H3068H3559H680610When a king is ready to speak officially, what he says should not err with respect to justice.H7081H8193H4428H6310H4603H494111Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; he made all the weights in the bag.H4941H6425H3976H3068H68H3599H463912Kings detest wrong-doing, for through righteousness the throne is established.H8441H4428H6213H7562H3678H3559H666613Kings take pleasure in righteous speech; they treasure a person who speaks what is upright.H6664H8193H7522H4428H157H1696H347714The king's wrath results in a death sentence, but whoever is wise will appease him.H2534H4428H4397H4194H2450H376H372215When a king is pleased, there is life, and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.H216H4428H6440H2416H7522H5645H445616How much better than gaining gold is the acquisition of wisdom, the attainment of wisdom better than silver!H2896H7069H2451H2742H7069H998H977H370117The road of the upright circumvents evil, and whoever watches how he lives preserves his life.H4546H3477H5493H7451H5341H1870H8104H531518Pride precedes destruction; an arrogant spirit appears before a fall.H1347H6440H7667H1363H7307H6440H378319Better to be humble among the poor, than to share what is stolen with the proud.H2896H8217H7307H6035H6041H2505H7998H134320Whoever listens to a word of instruction prospers, and anyone who trusts in the Lord is blessed.H1697H7919H4672H2896H982H3068H83521The wise-hearted person is said to be discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.H2450H3820H7121H995H4986H8193H3254H394822Anyone who has understanding is a fountain of life, but foolishness brings punishment to fools.H7922H4726H2416H1167H4148H191H20023A wise person's thoughts control his words, and his speech promotes instruction.H3820H2450H7919H6310H3254H3948H819324Pleasant 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.H3426H1870H3477H6440H376H319H1870H419426The appetite of the laborer motivates him; indeed, his hunger drives him on.H5315H6001H5998H6310H40427A worthless person concocts evil gossip? his lips are like a burning fire.H1100H376H3738H7451H8193H6867H78428A deceitful man stirs dissension, and anyone who gossips separates friends.H8419H376H7971H4066H5372H6504H44129A violent man entices his companion and leads him on a path that is not good.H2555H376H6601H7453H3212H1870H289630Whoever winks knowingly is plotting deceit; anyone who purses his lips is bent towards evil.H6095H5869H2803H8419H7169H8193H3615H7451H361531Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is obtained by following a righteous path.H7872H5850H8597H4672H1870H666632Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city.H750H639H2896H1368H4910H7307H3920H589233The dice is cast into someone's lap, but the outcome is from the Lord.H1486H2904H2436H4941H3068


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