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16:1  The plans of the heart belong to humans, but an answer on the tongue comes from the LORD.
16:2  A person thinks all his ways are pure, but the LORD weighs motives.
16:3  Entrust your efforts to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.
16:4  The LORD has made everything for his own purpose, even wicked people for the day of trouble.
16:5  Everyone with a conceited heart is disgusting to the LORD. Certainly, [such a person]will not go unpunished.
16:6  By mercy and faithfulness, peace is made with the LORD. By the fear of the LORD, evil is avoided.
16:7  When a person's ways are pleasing to the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
16:8  Better a few [possessions] gained honestly than many gained through injustice.
16:9  A person may plan his own journey, but the LORD directs his steps.
16:10  When a divine revelation is on a king's lips, he cannot voice a wrong judgment.
16:11  Honest balances and scales belong to the LORD. He made the entire set of weights.
16:12  Wrongdoing is disgusting to kings because a throne is established through righteousness.
16:13  Kings are happy with honest words, and whoever speaks what is right is loved.
16:14  A king's anger announces death, but a wise man makes peace with him.
16:15  When the king is cheerful, there is life, and his favor is like a cloud bringing spring rain.
16:16  How much better it is to gain wisdom than gold, and the gaining of understanding should be chosen over silver.
16:17  The highway of decent people turns away from evil. Whoever watches his way preserves his own life.
16:18  Pride precedes a disaster, and an arrogant attitude precedes a fall.
16:19  Better to be humble with lowly people than to share stolen goods with arrogant people.
16:20  Whoever gives attention to the LORD's word prospers, and blessed is the person who trusts the LORD.
16:21  The person who is truly wise is called understanding, and speaking sweetly helps others learn.
16:22  Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but stubborn fools punish themselves with their stupidity.
16:23  A wise person's heart controls his speech, and what he says helps others learn.
16:24  Pleasant words are [like] honey from a honeycomb- sweet to the spirit and healthy for the body.
16:25  There is a way that seems right to a person, but eventually it ends in death.
16:26  A laborer's appetite works to his advantage, because his hunger drives him on.
16:27  A worthless person plots trouble, and his speech is like a burning fire.
16:28  A devious person spreads quarrels. A gossip separates the closest of friends.
16:29  A violent person misleads his neighbor and leads him on a path that is not good.
16:30  Whoever winks his eye is plotting something devious. Whoever bites his lips has finished his evil work.
16:31  Silver hair is a beautiful crown found in a righteous life.
16:32  Better to get angry slowly than to be a hero. Better to be even-tempered than to capture a city.
16:33  The dice are thrown, but the LORD determines every outcome.