Proverbs_Chapter 16

The calculations in one’s heart care about people. The response of the tongue is due to Jehovah.

All that a person does is considered clean in their own eyes. Only the Lord measures the heart.

Your work shall be entrusted to the Lord, and your plan shall be established.

What the Lord has made is suitable for every use. Even the wicked are created for the day of calamity.

All those who are proud in their hearts are detested by the Lord. Although they joined hands, he was bound to be punished.

Through compassion and honesty, sins are redeemed. Those who fear the Lord are far from evil.

If a man’s actions please the Lord, the Lord will reconcile his enemies with him.

It is better to have more wealth and act unjustly than to have less wealth and act justly.

The heart plans its own path. Only the Lord guides his steps.

The king has divine language in his mouth. At the time of judgment, his mouth must not go wrong.

The just scales and scales belong to the Lord. All the codes in the bag are determined by him.

Doing evil is abhorred by kings. Because the throne is established through righteousness and righteousness.

A righteous mouth is pleasing to the king. He who speaks frankly is loved by the king.

The king’s wrath is like a messenger who kills. But a wise man can appease a king’s anger.

The light on the king’s face gives life to people. The grace of the king is like clouds and rain in spring.

Wisdom is better than gold. Choosing intelligence, brightness, and strength is like choosing silver.

The way of an upright person is to stay away from evil. Those who guard their own path are those who preserve their lives.

Pride comes before corruption, and madness comes before falling.

It is better to be humble in the heart and associate with the poor than to divide plunder with the proud.

Those who keep their precepts will reap benefits. Blessed are those who trust in the Lord.

Wisdom in the heart is called a wise person. Sweet words in the mouth add to one’s knowledge.

A person with wisdom has the source of life. Foolish people will be punished by ignorance.

The heart of a wise man teaches his mouth, and makes his mouth grow with knowledge.

Good words are like beehives, making the heart sweet and healing the bones.

There is a path that people think is right, and it eventually becomes the path of death.

The appetite of a laborer makes him laborious, because his appetite drives him.

The bandits plotted evil, as if their mouths were burning with fire.

Misbehaving people spread disputes. A close friend who spreads rumors.

Raptors tempt neighbors and lead them in the path of evil.

Those whose eyes are tightly closed, those who plan to be eccentric, and those whose lips are tightly closed, achieve evil.

White hair is the crown of glory. In the path of righteousness, one will find it.

He who is not easily angered is better than a warrior. It is better to subdue one’s own heart than to take a city.

Put the signature in your arms. The decision is made by the Lord.