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16:1  To mortals belong the plans of the heart, but from Yahweh comes the answer of the tongue.
16:2  All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirit.
16:3  Commit your work to Yahweh, and your plans will be established.
16:4  All Yahweh has made is for his purpose, and even the wicked for the day of trouble.
16:5  An abomination of Yahweh are all who are arrogant of heart; rest assured, he will not go unpunished.
16:6  By loyalty and faithfulness, iniquity will be covered over, and by fear of Yahweh one turns from evil.
16:7  When the ways of a man are pleasing to Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.
16:8  Better is little with righteousness than great income with no justice.
16:9  The mind of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.
16:10  A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.
16:11  A balance and scales of justice belong to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag are his work.
16:12  An abomination to kings is doing evil, for by righteousness the throne will be established.
16:13  The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness, and he who speaks what is upright he will love.
16:14  The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but one who is wise will appease it.
16:15  In the light of the face of the king there is life, and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.
16:16  Getting wisdom: how much better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen over silver.
16:17  The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.
16:18  Before destruction comes pride, and before a fall, a haughty spirit.
16:19  Better a lowly spirit with the poor than dividing the spoil with the proud.
16:20  He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness, and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.
16:21  The wise of heart is called perceptive, but he who is pleasant of lips will increase persuasiveness.
16:22  A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner, but the instruction of fools is folly.
16:23  The heart of the wise will make his mouth judicious, and upon his lips, it will add persuasiveness.
16:24  Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.
16:25  There is a way that seems upright to a man, but its end is the way of death.
16:26  The life of a worker works for him, for his hunger urges him.
16:27  A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips are like a scorching fire.
16:28  A person of perversity will spread dissent, and he who whispers separates a close friend.
16:29  A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way that is not good.
16:30  He who winks his eyes does so in order to plan perverse things; he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.
16:31  A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.
16:32  He who is slow to anger is better than him who is mighty, and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.
16:33  The lot will be cast into the lap, but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.