GodsWord - Proverbs - 16

16:1  The plans of the heart belong to humans, but an answer on the tongue comes from the LORD.

16:2  A person thinks all his ways are pure, but the LORD weighs motives.

16:3  Entrust your efforts to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.

16:4  The LORD has made everything for his own purpose, even wicked people for the day of trouble.

16:5  Everyone with a conceited heart is disgusting to the LORD. Certainly, such a person will not go unpunished.

16:6  By mercy and faithfulness, peace is made with the LORD. By the fear of the LORD, evil is avoided.

16:7  When a person's ways are pleasing to the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

16:8  Better a few possessions gained honestly than many gained through injustice.

16:9  A person may plan his own journey, but the LORD directs his steps.

16:10  When a divine revelation is on a king's lips, he cannot voice a wrong judgment.

16:11  Honest balances and scales belong to the LORD. He made the entire set of weights.

16:12  Wrongdoing is disgusting to kings because a throne is established through righteousness.

16:13  Kings are happy with honest words, and whoever speaks what is right is loved.

16:14  A king's anger announces death, but a wise man makes peace with him.

16:15  When the king is cheerful, there is life, and his favor is like a cloud bringing spring rain.

16:16  How much better it is to gain wisdom than gold, and the gaining of understanding should be chosen over silver.

16:17  The highway of decent people turns away from evil. Whoever watches his way preserves his own life.

16:18  Pride precedes a disaster, and an arrogant attitude precedes a fall.

16:19  Better to be humble with lowly people than to share stolen goods with arrogant people.

16:20  Whoever gives attention to the LORD's word prospers, and blessed is the person who trusts the LORD.

16:21  The person who is truly wise is called understanding, and speaking sweetly helps others learn.

16:22  Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but stubborn fools punish themselves with their stupidity.

16:23  A wise person's heart controls his speech, and what he says helps others learn.

16:24  Pleasant words are like honey from a honeycomb-- sweet to the spirit and healthy for the body.

16:25  There is a way that seems right to a person, but eventually it ends in death.

16:26  A laborer's appetite works to his advantage, because his hunger drives him on.

16:27  A worthless person plots trouble, and his speech is like a burning fire.

16:28  A devious person spreads quarrels. A gossip separates the closest of friends.

16:29  A violent person misleads his neighbor and leads him on a path that is not good.

16:30  Whoever winks his eye is plotting something devious. Whoever bites his lips has finished his evil work.

16:31  Silver hair is a beautiful crown found in a righteous life.

16:32  Better to get angry slowly than to be a hero. Better to be even-tempered than to capture a city.

16:33  The dice are thrown, but the LORD determines every outcome.