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Proverbs 16 (New International Version)

Proverbs 16

1 To man belong the plans of
the heart,
but from the LORD comes the
reply of the tongue.

2 All a man's ways seem
innocent to him,
but motives are
weighed by the LORD.

3 Commit to the LORD whatever
you do,
and your plans will succeed.

4 The LORD works out
everything for his own ends—
even the
wicked for a day of disaster.

5 The LORD detests all the
proud of heart.
Be sure of this: They
will not go unpunished.

6 Through love and
faithfulness sin is atoned for;
through
the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.

7 When a man's ways are
pleasing to the LORD,
he makes even his
enemies live at peace with him.

8 Better a little with
righteousness
than much gain with
injustice.

9 In his heart a man plans
his course,
but the LORD determines his
steps.

10 The lips of a king speak
as an oracle,
and his mouth should not
betray justice.

11 Honest scales and balances
are from the LORD;
all the weights in
the bag are of his making.

12 Kings detest wrongdoing,

for a throne is established through
righteousness.

13 Kings take pleasure in
honest lips;
they value a man who
speaks the truth.

14 A king's wrath is a
messenger of death,
but a wise man will
appease it.

15 When a king's face
brightens, it means life;
his favor is
like a rain cloud in spring.

16 How much better to get
wisdom than gold,
to choose
understanding rather than silver!

17 The highway of the upright
avoids evil;
he who guards his way
guards his life.

18 Pride goes before
destruction,
a haughty spirit before a
fall.

19 Better to be lowly in
spirit and among the oppressed
than to
share plunder with the proud.

20 Whoever gives heed to
instruction prospers,
and blessed is he
who trusts in the LORD.

21 The wise in heart are
called discerning,
and pleasant words
promote instruction.

22 Understanding is a
fountain of life to those who have it,

but folly brings punishment to fools.

23 A wise man's heart guides
his mouth,
and his lips promote
instruction.

24 Pleasant words are a
honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and
healing to the bones.

25 There is a way that seems
right to a man,
but in the end it leads
to death.

26 The laborer's appetite
works for him;
his hunger drives him
on.

27 A scoundrel plots evil,

and his speech is like a scorching
fire.

28 A perverse man stirs up
dissension,
and a gossip separates
close friends.

29 A violent man entices his
neighbor
and leads him down a path that
is not good.

30 He who winks with his eye
is plotting perversity;
he who purses
his lips is bent on evil.

31 Gray hair is a crown of
splendor;
it is attained by a righteous
life.

32 Better a patient man than
a warrior,
a man who controls his
temper than one who takes a city.

33 The lot is cast into the
lap,
but its every decision is from the
LORD.

Footnotes:

Proverbs
16:21 Or words make a man persuasive

Proverbs
16:23 Or mouth / and makes his lips persuasive

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