# Proverbs 16

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###### v1 
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh. 

###### v2 
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives. 

###### v3 
Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed. 

###### v4 
Yahweh has made everything for its own end-- yes, even the wicked for the day of evil. 

###### v5 
Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished. 

###### v6 
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil. 

###### v7 
When a man's ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. 

###### v8 
Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. 

###### v9 
A man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps. 

###### v10 
Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth. 

###### v11 
Honest balances and scales are Yahweh's; all the weights in the bag are his work. 

###### v12 
It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness. 

###### v13 
Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth. 

###### v14 
The king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. 

###### v15 
In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain. 

###### v16 
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. 

###### v17 
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul. 

###### v18 
Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall. 

###### v19 
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud. 

###### v20 
He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed. 

###### v21 
The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction. 

###### v22 
Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly. 

###### v23 
The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips. 

###### v24 
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 

###### v25 
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. 

###### v26 
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on. 

###### v27 
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire. 

###### v28 
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends. 

###### v29 
A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good. 

###### v30 
One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil. 

###### v31 
Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness. 

###### v32 
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city. 

###### v33 
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from Yahweh.

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