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16:1  To people belong the plans of the heart, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
16:2  All the ways of people are pure in their eyes, but the Lord tests the motives.
16:3  Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.
16:4  The Lord made everything for a purpose, even the wicked for an evil day.
16:5  The Lord detests all who are arrogant; they surely won’t go unpunished.
16:6  Love and faithfulness reconcile guilt; the fear of the Lord turns away evil.
16:7  When people draw favor from the Lord, even their enemies are at peace with them.
16:8  Better a little with righteousness than great profits without justice.
16:9  People plan their path, but the Lord secures their steps.
16:10  A king’s speech is like an oracle; in a judgment, one can’t go against his words.
16:11  Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his doing.
16:12  Kings detest wicked deeds, for their thrones are founded on righteousness.
16:13  Kings favor those with righteous lips; they love words of integrity.
16:14  The king’s anger is a messenger of death; the wise will calm him.
16:15  There’s life in the light of the king’s face. His favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.
16:16  Acquiring wisdom is much better than gold, and acquiring understanding is better than silver.
16:17  The road of those who do right turns away from evil; those who protect their path guard their lives.
16:18  Pride comes before disaster, and arrogance before a fall.
16:19  Better to be humble with the needy than to divide plunder with the proud.
16:20  Those with insight find prosperity; those who trust the Lord are blessed.
16:21  The skilled mind is called discerning, and pleasant speech enhances teaching.
16:22  One who has insight is a fountain of life, but the instruction of the foolish is folly.
16:23  The mind of the wise makes their speech insightful and enhances the teaching of their lips.
16:24  Pleasant words are flowing honey, sweet to the taste and healing to the bones.
16:25  There is a path that may seem straight to someone, but in the end it is the path of death.
16:26  The appetite of workers labors for them, for their hunger presses them on.
16:27  Worthless people dig up trouble; their lips are like a scorching fire.
16:28  Destructive people produce conflict; gossips alienate close friends.
16:29  Violent people entice their neighbors and walk them down a path that isn’t good.
16:30  Those who wink their eye plot destruction; those who purse their lips plan evil.
16:31  Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is found on the path of righteousness.
16:32  Better to be patient than a warrior, and better to have self-control than to capture a city.
16:33  The dice are cast into the lap; all decisions are from the Lord.