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PRO 16:1–16:33 ©

Proverbs 16

16Man may order his thoughts,

but the word on his tongue is from God.

2A man’s life may seem thoroughly pure to himself,

but the Lord weighs the spirit.

3Commit your work to the Lord,

and so will your plans succeed.

4God created each thing for an end of its own,

even the wicked for the day of disaster.

5All the proud-minded the Lord abhors;

assuredly none will escape unpunished.

6By kindness and faithfulness sin is atoned for,

and through fear of the Lord men escape disaster.

7When the Lord is pleased with the ways of a man,

he makes even his foes to become his friends.

8Better a little, with righteousness.

than great revenues with injustice.

9Man plans out his way,

but the Lord directs his steps.


10The lips of the king are an oracle,

and the sentence he utters infallible.

11Balance and scales are the Lord’s,

all the weights of the bag are his work.

12Kings shrink with abhorrence from wrongdoing,

for a throne is established by righteousness.

13Honest lips are a king’s delight;

he loves the man that speaks truly.

14The wrath of a king bodes death,

but a wise man knows how to appease it.

15When the king’s face shines, there is life:

like a cloud of spring-rain is his favour.


16Wisdom is better to win than gold,

and understanding is choicer than silver.

17The path of the upright avoids misfortune;

he guards his life who gives heed to his way.

18Pride goes before destruction.

and a haughty spirit before a fall.

19Better be lowly of mind with the poor

than divide the spoil with the great.

20He that gives heed to the word will be prosperous;

happy the man who trusts the Lord.

21Wise men are called men of insight,

and winsome speech adds to persuasiveness.

22To a wise man is wisdom a fountain of life,

but fools are chastised by their folly.

23A wise mind utters thoughtful speech.

and touches the lips to persuasiveness.

24Winsome words are a honeycomb,

sweet to the soul and healing to the body.

25Many a way seems straight to a man

Which leads at the last to death.

26The labourer’s appetite labours for him,

for his hungry mouth urges him on.

27A depraved man digs a pit of mischief,

while his lips are touched as with scorching fire.

28A false man scatters discord,

and a whisperer separates friends.

29A man of violence entices his neighbour,

and leads him into a hurtful way.

30He who closes his eyes is devising some lie;

He who tightens his lips has concocted some mischief.

31The grey head is a crown of glory,

which is won by a righteous life.

32Patience is better than warrior’s strength,

and to rule o’er oneself than to capture a city.

33The lot is cast into the lap,

but the issue lies wholly with God.

PRO 16:1–16:33 ©

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