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16:1  A person may have thought things through in his heart, but an apt answer from his tongue comes from the Lord.
16:2  All of a person’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs motives.
16:3  Commit what you do to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
16:4  The Lord has made everything for his own purpose, even a wicked person for a day of trouble.
16:5  Anyone with an arrogant attitude is disgusting to the Lord. Be sure of this: That person will not go unpunished.
16:6  Through mercy and truth, guilt is atoned for, and through the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.
16:7  When the Lord is pleased with a man’s ways, he causes even his enemies to live at peace with him.
16:8  Better a little with righteousness than a large income without justice.
16:9  A person’s heart plans his way, but the Lord makes his steps secure.
16:10  The king’s lips speak for God, so his mouth should not betray justice.
16:11  An accurate balance and scales belong to the Lord. He has made all the weights in the bag.
16:12  It is disgusting for kings to commit wickedness, because a throne is established by righteousness.
16:13  Kings approve of righteous lips. They love a person who speaks upright things.
16:14  The king’s anger is a messenger of death, but a wise person can appease it.
16:15  There is life in the light from a king’s face, and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.
16:16  How much better to acquire wisdom rather than gold, and to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
16:17  The highway followed by upright people turns away from evil. The person who guards his way preserves his life.
16:18  Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit precedes a fall.
16:19  Better to share a humble spirit with the oppressed than to share stolen goods with the haughty.
16:20  Whoever gives careful consideration to a matter will succeed, and the person who trusts the Lord will be blessed.
16:21  A wise heart will be called discerning, and appealing speech increases learning.
16:22  Good sense is a fountain of life for the person who possesses it, but the instruction given by stubborn fools is stupidity.
16:23  A wise heart produces edifying speech. It makes a person’s lips more persuasive.
16:24  Pleasant speech is honey from a honeycomb, sweet to the spirit and healing for the bones.
16:25  There is a way that seems right to a man, but it ends up being the road to death.
16:26  A laborer’s appetite labors for him, because the hunger of his mouth drives him on.
16:27  A worthless scoundrel constantly plots evil, and from his lips comes a scorching fire.
16:28  A perverse man spreads conflict, and a gossip separates intimate friends.
16:29  A violent man entices his neighbor. He leads him on a way that is not good.
16:30  A person who squints his eyes is plotting something perverse. One who purses his lips has completed some evil plot.
16:31  Gray hair is a beautiful crown. It is found on the way to righteousness.
16:32  Better to be patient than to be a hero, better to control your temper than to capture a city.
16:33  Lots are cast into the pouch, but the Lord determines all their decisions.