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16:1  To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the proper answer of the tongue.
16:2  All a person's ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.
16:3  Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
16:4  The LORD works out everything to its proper end-- even the wicked for a day of disaster.
16:5  The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
16:6  Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD evil is avoided.
16:7  When the LORD takes pleasure in anyone's way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.
16:8  Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
16:9  In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.
16:10  The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth does not betray justice.
16:11  Honest scales and balances belong to the LORD; all the weights in the bag are of his making.
16:12  Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.
16:13  Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right.
16:14  A king's wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.
16:15  When a king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
16:16  How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
16:17  The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
16:18  Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
16:19  Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
16:20  Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.
16:21  The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.
16:22  Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.
16:23  The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.
16:24  Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
16:25  There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
16:26  The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.
16:27  A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
16:28  A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
16:29  A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good.
16:30  Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.
16:31  Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.
16:32  Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.
16:33  The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.