AFV2020 - Proverbs - 16

16:1  The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, are from the LORD.

16:2  All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirits.

16:3  Commit your works unto the LORD, and your thoughts shall be established.

16:4  The LORD has made all for His own purpose; yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

16:5  Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; though joined hand in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

16:6  By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD men turn away from evil.

16:7  When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

16:8  Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

16:9  A man's heart devises his way, but the LORD directs his steps.

16:10  A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth should not transgress in judgment.

16:11  A just weight and balance are the LORD'S; all the weights of the bag are His work.

16:12  It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

16:13  Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.

16:14  The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

16:15  In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.

16:16  How much better it is to get wisdom than gold, and to choose understanding rather than silver!

16:17  The way of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

16:18  Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

16:19  It is better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud.

16:20  He who handles a matter wisely shall find good, and whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.

16:21  The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

16:22  Understanding is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

16:23  The heart of the wise teaches his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

16:24  Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

16:25  There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof is the way of death.

16:26  The appetite of a laboring man works for him, for his hunger urges him on.

16:27  An ungodly man digs up evil, and his lips are like a burning fire.

16:28  A perverse man causes strife, and a whisperer separates chief friends.

16:29  A violent man lures his neighbor and leads him into a way that is not good.

16:30  He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things; and moving his lips, he brings evil to pass.

16:31  The gray head is a crown of glory if it is found in the way of righteousness.

16:32  He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit is better than he who takes a city.

16:33  The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing of it is from the LORD.