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Prov.|16:1|-|The plans of the heart belong to man,But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Prov.|16:2|-||a|All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes,But Jehovah weighs the spirits.
Prov.|16:3|-||a|Commit your works to Jehovah,And your purposes will be established.
Prov.|16:4|-|Jehovah has |a|made everything for its own purpose,Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Prov.|16:5|-||a|Every one who is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah;|1|Be assured: He will not be unpunished.
Prov.|16:6|-|By |a|lovingkindness and truth iniquity is expiated,And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
Prov.|16:7|-|When a man’s ways please Jehovah,He causes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Prov.|16:8|-||a|Better is a little with righteousness,Than great income with injustice.
Prov.|16:9|-|A man’s heart devises his way,But Jehovah directs his steps.
Prov.|16:10|-|A divine decision is on the lips of the king;His mouth will not transgress in judgment.
Prov.|16:11|-|A |a|just balance and just scales are Jehovah’s;All the weights of the bag are His work.
Prov.|16:12|-|It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness,For the throne is established by righteousness.
Prov.|16:13|-|Righteous lips are the delight of kings,And they love one who speaks right.
Prov.|16:14|-|The wrath of a king is as messengers of death,But a wise man will appease it.
Prov.|16:15|-|In the light of the king’s countenance is life,And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
Prov.|16:16|-|How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold,And to acquire understanding is to be chosen above silver.
Prov.|16:17|-|The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Prov.|16:18|-|Pride goes before destruction,And a |a|haughty spirit before a fall.
Prov.|16:19|-|It is better to be of a |a|lowly spirit with the poor,Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Prov.|16:20|-|He who gives heed to the word will find good,And |1|blessed is he who trusts in Jehovah.
Prov.|16:21|-|The wise in heart will be called discerning,And the sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.
Prov.|16:22|-|Insight is a fountain of life to him who has it,But the correction of fools is folly.
Prov.|16:23|-|The heart of the wise man instructs his mouthAnd adds persuasiveness to his lips.
Prov.|16:24|-|Pleasant words are a honeycomb,Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Prov.|16:25|-||a|There is a way which seems right to a man,But the end of it is the ways of death.
Prov.|16:26|-|The appetite of the laboring man labors for him;For his mouth urges him on.
Prov.|16:27|-|A worthless man digs up evil,And on his lips there is a scorching |a|fire.
Prov.|16:28|-|A perverse man spreads strife,And a whisperer separates close friends.
Prov.|16:29|-|A man of violence entices his neighborAnd leads him in a way that is not good.
Prov.|16:30|-|He who shuts his eyes does so to devise perverse things;He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
Prov.|16:31|-|The gray head is a crown of glory;It will be found in the way of righteousness.
Prov.|16:32|-|He who is |a|slow to anger is better than the mighty;And he who rules his |b|spirit, than he who captures a city.
Prov.|16:33|-|The |a|lot is cast into the lap,But everything it decides is from Jehovah.
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