Proverbs 16:1-9

People make plans in their hearts. But the LORD puts the correct answer on their tongues. Everything a person does might seem pure to them. But the LORD knows why they do what they do. Commit to the LORD everything you do. Then he will make your plans succeed. The LORD works everything out to the proper end. Even those who do wrong were made for a day of trouble. The LORD hates all those who have proud hearts. You can be sure that they will be punished. Through love and truth sin is paid for. People avoid evil when they have respect for the LORD. When the way you live pleases the LORD, he makes even your enemies live at peace with you. It is better to have a little and do right than to have a lot and be unfair. In their hearts human beings plan their lives. But the LORD decides where their steps will take them.