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# Proverbs 16 (New King James Version)
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Wisdom Is Better Than Gold
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##### Chapter 16
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###### 1 The preparations of the heart _belong_ to man,
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But the answer of the tongue _is_ from the Lord.
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###### 2 All the ways of a man _are_ pure in his own eyes,
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But the Lord weighs the spirits.
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###### 3 Commit your works to the Lord,
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And your thoughts will be established.
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###### 4 The Lord has made all for Himself,
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Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom.
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###### 5 Everyone proud in heart _is_ an abomination to the Lord;
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_Though they join_ forces, none will go unpunished.
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###### 6 In mercy and truth
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Atonement is provided for iniquity;
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And by the fear of the Lord _one_ departs from evil.
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###### 7 When a man's ways please the Lord,
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He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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###### 8 Better _is_ a little with righteousness,
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Than vast revenues without justice.
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###### 9 A man's heart plans his way,
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But the Lord directs his steps.
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###### 10 Divination _is_ on the lips of the king;
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His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
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###### 11 Honest weights and scales _are_ the Lord's;
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All the weights in the bag _are_ His work.
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###### 12 _It is_ an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
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For a throne is established by righteousness.
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###### 13 Righteous lips _are_ the delight of kings,
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And they love him who speaks _what is_ right.
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###### 14 As messengers of death _is_ the king's wrath,
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But a wise man will appease it.
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###### 15 In the light of the king's face _is_ life,
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And his favor _is_ like a cloud of the latter rain.
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###### 16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
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And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
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###### 17 The highway of the upright _is_ to depart from evil;
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He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
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###### 18 Pride _goes_ before destruction,
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And a haughty spirit before a fall.
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###### 19 Better _to be_ of a humble spirit with the lowly,
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Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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###### 20 He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
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And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy _is_ he.
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###### 21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
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And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
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###### 22 Understanding _is_ a wellspring of life to him who has it.
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But the correction of fools _is_ folly.
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###### 23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
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And adds learning to his lips.
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###### 24 Pleasant words _are like_ a honeycomb,
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Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
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###### 25 There is a way _that seems_ right to a man,
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But its end _is_ the way of death.
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###### 26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
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For his _hungry_ mouth drives him _on._
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###### 27 An ungodly man digs up evil,
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And _it is_ on his lips like a burning fire.
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###### 28 A perverse man sows strife,
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And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
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###### 29 A violent man entices his neighbor,
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And leads him in a way _that is_ not good.
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###### 30 He winks his eye to devise perverse things;
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He purses his lips _and_ brings about evil.
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###### 31 The silver-haired head _is_ a crown of glory,
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_If_ it is found in the way of righteousness.
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###### 32 _He who is_ slow to anger _is_ better than the mighty,
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And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
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###### 33 The lot is cast into the lap,
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But its every decision _is_ from the Lord.
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