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Proverbs 16:9 (NET)

A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.

Proverbs 16:14 (NET)

A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

Proverbs 16:18 (NET)

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 16:31 (NET)

Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.

Proverbs 16:30 (NET)

The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

Proverbs 16:8 (NET)

Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

Proverbs 16:15 (NET)

In the light of the king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.

Proverbs 16:23 (NET)

A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

Proverbs 16:32 (NET)

Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

Proverbs 16:1 (NET)

The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord .

Proverbs 16:5 (NET)

The Lord abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 16:19 (NET)

It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

Proverbs 16:21 (NET)

The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.

Proverbs 16:28 (NET)

A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.

Proverbs 16:29 (NET)

A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.

Proverbs 16:7 (NET)

When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord , he even reconciles his enemies to himself.

Proverbs 16:10 (NET)

The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

Proverbs 16:24 (NET)

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 16:11 (NET)

Honest scales and balances are from the Lord ; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

Proverbs 16:13 (NET)

The delight of kings is righteous counsel, and they love the one who speaks uprightly.

Proverbs 16:17 (NET)

The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

Proverbs 16:2 (NET)

All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives.

Proverbs 16:3 (NET)

Commit your works to the Lord , and your plans will be established.

Proverbs 16:6 (NET)

Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the Lord one avoids evil.

Proverbs 16:4 (NET)

The Lord works everything for its own ends – even the wicked for the day of disaster.