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16:1  Plans are made in human hearts, but from the Lord comes the tongue’s response.
16:2  All one’s ways are pure in one’s own eyes, but the measurer of motives is the Lord.
16:3  Entrust your works to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.
16:4  The Lord has made everything for a purpose, even the wicked for the evil day.
16:5  Every proud heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured that none will go unpunished.
16:6  By steadfast loyalty guilt is expiated, and by the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
16:7  When the Lord is pleased with someone’s ways, he makes even enemies be at peace with them.
16:8  Better a little with justice, than a large income with injustice.
16:9  The human heart plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps.
16:10  An oracle is upon the king’s lips, no judgment of his mouth is false.
16:11  Balance and scales belong to the Lord; every weight in the sack is his concern.
16:12  Wrongdoing is an abomination to kings, for by justice the throne endures.
16:13  The king takes delight in honest lips, and whoever speaks what is right he loves.
16:14  The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise person can pacify it.
16:15  A king’s smile means life, and his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
16:16  How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is preferable to silver.
16:17  The path of the upright leads away from misfortune; those who attend to their way guard their lives.
16:18  Pride goes before disaster, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
16:19  It is better to be humble with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.
16:20  Whoever ponders a matter will be successful; happy the one who trusts in the Lord!
16:21  The wise of heart is esteemed for discernment, and pleasing speech gains a reputation for learning.
16:22  Good sense is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly is the training of fools.
16:23  The heart of the wise makes for eloquent speech, and increases the learning on their lips.
16:24  Pleasing words are a honeycomb, sweet to the taste and invigorating to the bones.
16:25  Sometimes a way seems right, but the end of it leads to death!
16:26  The appetite of workers works for them, for their mouths urge them on.
16:27  Scoundrels are a furnace of evil, and their lips are like a scorching fire.
16:28  Perverse speech sows discord, and talebearing separates bosom friends.
16:29  The violent deceive their neighbors, and lead them into a way that is not good.
16:30  Whoever winks an eye plans perversity; whoever purses the lips does evil.
16:31  Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by a life that is just.
16:32  The patient are better than warriors, and those who rule their temper, better than the conqueror of a city.
16:33  Into the bag the lot is cast, but from the Lord comes every decision.