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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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