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16:1  Of man are the preparations of the heart, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
16:2  All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirits.
16:3  Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
16:4  The LORD has made all things by himself, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
16:5  Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; the covenant that he makes, shall not be without chastening.
16:6  By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
16:7  When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
16:8  Better is a little with righteousness than a great number of fruits with injustice.
16:9  The heart of man devises his way, but the LORD directs his steps.
16:10  A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.
16:11  A just weight and balance are the LORD’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 to be established with righteousness.
16:13  Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaks that which is right.
16:14  The wrath of the king is as a messenger of death, but the wise man will avoid it.
16:15  In the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16:16  How much better is it to acquire wisdom than gold! and to acquire understanding is worth more than silver!
16:17  The highway of the upright is to separate himself from evil; he that keeps his way preserves his soul.
16:18  Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
16:19  It is better to humble your spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud.
16:20  He who has understanding in the word shall find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
16:21  The wise in heart is called a man of understanding; and the sweetness of the lips shall increase doctrine.
16:22  Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
16:23  The heart of the wise causes his mouth to be prudent, and with his lips he shall increase doctrine.
16:24  Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and medicine to the bones.
16:25  There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
16:26  The soul of him that labours, labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.
16:27  The man of Belial digs in search of evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
16:28  The perverse man sows strife, and the tale bearer separates princes.
16:29  The evil man flatters his neighbour and leads him into the way that is not good.
16:30  He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things; moving his lips he brings evil to pass.
16:31  Old age is a crown of glory if it is found in the way of righteousness.
16:32  He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city.
16:33  The lot is cast into the lap, but the judgment thereof is of the LORD.