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